Radial spoke building w/pictures
Quote from MNLonnie on February 27, 2021, 4:15 pmSo my new bike (1881 Columbia) needs some spokes and after talking to a spoke builder we determined I can't buy them because they need to be built while on the wheel so here is my project. First you cut the old spoke in half to get it out. Then take this extremely fancy tool that I made and clamp one end of the new spoke in it and peen it down just right. Next cut the spoke to length and slide the ferrule on and slip the spoke through the rim. Now put the fancy clamp back on the other end of the spoke and peen it down to sit inside the rim. Once that's done just screw the ferrule into the hub and boom, one spoke done and 69 to go. Should keep me busy until the snow melts in a couple months. I also need to make a few of the ferrules that go into the hub but that's way easier than the spokes.
So my new bike (1881 Columbia) needs some spokes and after talking to a spoke builder we determined I can't buy them because they need to be built while on the wheel so here is my project. First you cut the old spoke in half to get it out. Then take this extremely fancy tool that I made and clamp one end of the new spoke in it and peen it down just right. Next cut the spoke to length and slide the ferrule on and slip the spoke through the rim. Now put the fancy clamp back on the other end of the spoke and peen it down to sit inside the rim. Once that's done just screw the ferrule into the hub and boom, one spoke done and 69 to go. Should keep me busy until the snow melts in a couple months. I also need to make a few of the ferrules that go into the hub but that's way easier than the spokes.
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