While I’m waiting for a new hub, spokes and cranks to build a new 36er wheel, I made this wheel lacing jig with what I had laying around in my shop. Made it tall enough to allow spokes to dangle without hitting ground, so I can load hub 9 at a time. Haven’t decided whether to put the key spoke one hole to the left of the valve hole or two holes to the right. Probably one hole to left, since this will be built on a non-disc hub, which can be switched directions, which also means leading spokes can become trailing spokes and vice versa.
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I use this, compatible for any wheel size
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This is good info as I am looking to build a 32 wheel. Are you building the wheel non disc for a reason? Are you going brakeless or a different type of brake set up?
Unigeezer‘s jig is for lacing, the instrument you use is for trueing (so, for the next step).
No need such complicated tool to build a wheel, I have built over 50 wheels …
You‘re correct.
But if it makes life easier… And if someone finds pleasure to rig it up, why not?
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Made a quick tutorial for a 3x, 36 hole wheel build. I inadvertently referred to the third set as the fourth set, but I pinned a comment that it should have been referred to as the third set.
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No, it’ll be a KH Spirit outboard disc brake.
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Yep. I just rotate it as I go. Easy peasy.
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I have been digesting as much wheel building content as I can. I just finished my 32 wheel build that’s for my night fox frame from cotterless to a disc brake isis hub. I built it and trued it 2 nights ago only to learn i needed to dish the wheel. I did that this morning and trued the wheel again . I was successful and test rode it today. I still need to install the rotor and brake components.
It can be a pain, especially if you don’t do it regularly. But that pride when you’ve finished and ride your own wheel… Feels kinda good, eh?
Yep
Today I laced a hub quick’n’dirty using @UniGeezer’s video guide. Worked perfectly. I feel like it took 5 minutes to watch the video and 5 minutes to lace. Many thanks. The wheel was just laying on my legs while sitting relaxed in the garden. Sorry, no jig.
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