Rebuilt my old wheel...finally!

[migrantwing]

I finally got around to rebuilding an old front wheel from my old Carrera TDF. All is true
laterally, radially and dish. I guess I could spend a little more time getting the radial true even better, but it's within 1mm.

I'm sure someone will notice an error, so I decided to post a couple of pics:

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Valve hole at 12 o' clock


Valve hole at 6 o' clock

Thanks to the few people that helped via comments, especially @Spoked Wheels for his help and advice

 

[MontyVeda]

you built it in the bathroom!

 

[migrantwing]

you built it in the bathroom!

Hahahahaha! Yeah! It took me so long to rebuild these wheels, it saved me moving from the loo so I was always there when Nature called

The bathroom has white tiles, thought the wheels and spokes would show up better

 

[MontyVeda]

Good effort by the looks of it. I've been meaning to attempt a wheel build myself but haven't got round to it yet. How long did it take? And did you invest in one of those tension gauges or just do it all by eye & ear?

 

[migrantwing]

Thank you, @MontyVeda!

The wheel had been sitting here for a few weeks with the first 8 spokes in (32 spoke wheel) but yesterday I had the urge to finish it.

The lacing of the wheel took about 20-30 mins. The whole process took about 1.5-2 hours. I guess with more confidence and practice it would be possible to build a wheel within an hour.

All eye and ear, mucka. I didn't use any fancy gadgets. I plucked the spokes with my finger for tension and just used an old fork upside down in a Black and Decker Workmate to true radially and laterally. Dishing was the most difficult part for me as I had to keep flipping the wheel around in the forks. I used a cable tie and a tape measure to get the dish right. I'll probably invest in a dishing gauge, or make one myself out of some plywood/fibreboard.

 

[migrantwing]

In hindsight, I think certain tools and gauges would help to save time and to get possibly more accuracy, but I'm within say .7-1mm of radial and lateral true and dish. Plus the fact that the rim is a little warped and the spokes/nipples have seen better days. I'm sure a brand new rim and spokes/nipples would make life a lot easier...and the whole process a lot quicker.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Thank you, @MontyVeda!

The wheel had been sitting here for a few weeks with the first 8 spokes in (32 spoke wheel) but yesterday I had the urge to finish it.

The lacing of the wheel took about 20-30 mins. The whole process took about 1.5-2 hours. I guess with more confidence and practice it would be possible to build a wheel within an hour.

All eye and ear, mucka. I didn't use any fancy gadgets. I plucked the spokes with my finger for tension and just used an old fork upside down in a Black and Decker Workmate to true radially and laterally. Dishing was the most difficult part for me as I had to keep flipping the wheel around in the forks. I used a cable tie and a tape measure to get the dish right. I'll probably invest in a dishing gauge, or make one myself out of some plywood/fibreboard.

Well done!!!

The time is pretty good but you shouldn't worry too much, it's not a race the biggest satisfaction comes from the wheel performing well and lasting long. Speed is not important when you are learning.....

The fifth spoke on the left seems to be a little over tensioned

 

[migrantwing]

Well done!!!

The time is pretty good but you shouldn't worry too much, it's not a race the biggest satisfaction comes from the wheel performing well and lasting long. Speed is not important when you are learning.....

The fifth spoke on the left seems to be a little over tensioned

Thank you, sir

Indeed. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Damn it! I knew there was something

 

[biggs682]

i have set myself a challange of respoking an old wheel i have sat in the garage all the spokes are rusty so going to cut them out 1 by 1 and replace with new and see whats happens , so give me 6 months

 

[migrantwing]

i have set myself a challange of respoking an old wheel i have sat in the garage all the spokes are rusty so going to cut them out 1 by 1 and replace with new and see whats happens , so give me 6 months

We expect an update by Spring 2016

 

[swee'pea99]

Well done! Looks nice & round! (I'm not kidding either...I thought one of my spare wheels felt a bit odd when I rode it for the first time in an age recently, which was strange, because it ran through the brake blocks arrow-straight. Then I suddenly realised that while it was spot on, left to right, the actual shape had gone a bit, well, egg-shaped. And apparently that's a lot harder to fix. So I did the manly thing - put it back in the shed.)

 

[migrantwing]

Well done! Looks nice & round! (I'm not kidding either...I thought one of my spare wheels felt a bit odd when I rode it for the first time in an age recently, which was strange, because it ran through the brake blocks arrow-straight. Then I suddenly realised that while it was spot on, left to right, the actual shape had gone a bit, well, egg-shaped. And apparently that's a lot harder to fix. So I did the manly thing - put it back in the shed.)

Thanks, @swee'pea99

Haha! I'd have done the same not so long ago. The time came to face my fears and true 'er up

 

[blackgoff]

I finally got around to rebuilding an old front wheel from my old Carrera TDF. All is true
laterally, radially and dish. I guess I could spend a little more time getting the radial true even better, but it's within 1mm.

I'm sure someone will notice an error, so I decided to post a couple of pics:

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Valve hole at 12 o' clock

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Valve hole at 6 o' clock

Thanks to the few people that helped via comments, especially @Spoked Wheels for his help and advice

Well done ! it's a not much rated achievement this, as I once done it and was similarly pleased - smiles all round / high 5's

 

[Gravity Aided]

i have set myself a challange of respoking an old wheel i have sat in the garage all the spokes are rusty so going to cut them out 1 by 1 and replace with new and see whats happens , so give me 6 months

Sounds like my method.

 

[migrantwing]

Well done ! it's a not much rated achievement this, as I once done it and was similarly pleased - smiles all round / high 5's

Thank you, @blackgoff