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@Piccylawn
^ what he said^
cold setting is no biggy, 5mm each side is quite a lot for that gauge steel though. the longer the wood the better, and you'll have to bend it quite a way to get the stays to relax 5mm further out. definitely respace the hub as slim as pos 1st! rest your wood where the stays meet, cushioned with a small towel, (i.e. not levering against the dropouts) this makes dropout alignment really easy as you'll be tweaking them both inwards just a tad, (big adjustable spanner and careful eyeballing does the job)