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Right, so we have a date now we need a list. It's a week tomorrow for those who want to go for the 17th. So you don't have long to get hold of your spokes. Get yourself a 3.2mm spoke key, that's the black one. That's the most important tool. I usually do the whole process on the truing stand but you can just as easily do it in your lap or on the floor.
I think I'll do it in a similar way to my yoga and web design classes - a short demo and then let you get on with it. Come round and help then show you a bit more. I can explain theory and interesting asides as we go along while you have something to engage you rather than just sitting and listening.
I'm only going to cover the 3-cross pattern in detail as it's the one that is most commonly used. Other ones such as radial, crow's foot, and 3-leading 3-trailing maybe at another session.
We can take turns with the wheel truing stand and the spoke tensiometer.
I've updated my wheel site with my new address which you'll find here:
http://yogarup.com/wheels/contact
Attending Arup's wheel building workshop:
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