MichaelH, I built this wheelbuilding stand: http://www.chc-3.com/pub/wheel_stand.htm
I am very satisfied with this stand and feel that's it easier to true a wheel with a dial guage. I've only built one set of wheels on this stand but they were laterally accurate to +/- 0.006 inch and radially accurate to +/- 0.008 inch. I also use the WAG-4 Park dish guage and the Park TM-1 tension meter. Both of these tools helped me make better wheels. Boogarich On Dec 26, 4:53 pm, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > I suffered a foot injury last summer, which has gradually gotten > worse, (despite 4 months of medical (in)attention!) and has gotten to > the point where I can not ride and can't walk more than short > distances. This has cut into virtually every activity that requires > standing, and it now looks like it will be at least another 5 or 6 > weeks until I'm back to something like normal. > > So instead of spending free time in my woodworking shop this winter, > I'm thinking about building my first set of wheels, which can be done > sitting down. The first pair will be pretty expensive since I will > not only need all the components, but a truing stand. That's the real > question here - which one. > > My son, who is pretty good at this, but on the other side of the > country, is encouraging me to buy the Park Stand. He claims, that if > the stand is true I wont need the dishing tool. The other option I've > seen on the web is the Minoura, which has the advantage of being about > $130 less than the Park. > > Suggestions and recounts of others experience welcome. > > Michael > Westford, Vt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
