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right wheel building wizards.
building a front wheel and it's been a while so i'm out of practice so to speak (i.e, I'm struggling even more than the last few times i've done this).
wheel is 2 cross, 32 hole.
all my trailing spokes have an extra 2mm of thread showing, and are 'tighter' than the leading spokes that are baggy with the equivalent thread showing, and about the same tightness if you tightened them much more (a good 4mm of thread)
what the fuck have I done wrong? It's an ambrosio excellight rim so the eyelets are all centered.
been getting frustrated and randomly tightening spokes thinking it will solve itself... maybe better left for another evening I think : /