OOPS What have I dont - Wheel Building

[john_aero]

I have a brand new rear rim - still in the box - if you would like to make me an offer? pm me?

got a front and rear for 160 pounds total so thats done me

 

[blanc]

Well done, will you post a pic? How was trip?

 

[john_aero]

Well done, will you post a pic? How was trip?

got to clean them up and get tyres swoppe dover 1st

 

[Jonnie Boy]

hub running in around 0.006" max flatness

as long as rim not over buckled which i dotn think it is, then will go as follows

1 - set rim on machine in a FREE STATE position

2 - build hub into wheel with spokes as they are all same lenght so offset is semi pre determined.

3 - find exact offset measurement i lost (if anyone has wheel off and want to check the drop height for me be great.)

4 - run 2 dials on hub and 2 dials on rim,

5 - with table slowly turning measure the true position of the hub and rim

6 - if all ok then tighten opposite spokes keeping eye on position and off set.

7 - flip over and do same on tother side.

sounds complicated? well we (we as in my machinist) do this every day on aircraft parts so he is very confident that if we get 2 hours free with no interuptions can easily get it all together

Proper!

Didnt think it'd be rocket science! Yaaa booo to the naysayers!

 

[Packer]

very chep. just postage killer from ireland

Try these folk http://www.interparcel.com/

I think that they cover the whole of Europe and I've found them very competitive in the past.

Otherwise some Tosser must be going back and forward between the two islands.

 

[john_aero]

onto bike shop there and got chatting as he changed my tyres over. he built 1 before said had no probs.

offset preset on hub. just torque em up correctly and as long as rim not buckled then its piss easy

said gets impossible if rim is damaged, twinsed or dinged as getting them true hard.

but when good nick said very easy do it