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@ghettro
Ok hubs have arrived. I actually went for a different model without the cutouts in the hub flange, as I ended up going for Pillar 1432 bladed spokes which have a 1.0x3.0mm profile which require slotted hubs.
I've never hand slotted hubs before, but it was surprisingly easy and didn't need to remove much material actually, took like about 15-20min per hub. I'm running 24h front and back
All done, the spoke holes are more like teardrop shaped now. Minimal amount of material removed
and it was towards the middle of the hub which isn't doing much structurally
Front wheel laced one half, note the internal nipples. They weren't actually that hard to build with if I'm honest. The downside to these is that they require removal of the tyre and tape to true, however as a symmetrical track wheel only ridden on a velodrome it's pretty unlikely they will need frequent truing.
All done!
