Hi All,during the re-build of my Shadow wheels, the problems of spoke clearence have arisen.I have got off lightly,being able to insert all spokes twixt back of drum/spoke flange OK (just).I did however run across the problem of the inner spoke heads fouling the outer spokes on the outside of the spoke rings.I am using 8/10 butted on the rear wheel, and have had to resort to grinding substantial flats on one side of the inner spoke heads to achieve clearence, (about 1/4-1/3 of the head had to be removed).
The problem is this: I ground the flats on the inner spoke heads,10 off, sprocket side, no problem. I then ground the corresponding flats on the inner spokes of the other side of the wheel,but had to grind the opposite side of the spoke head, i.e. the flat ground at 5 o`clock as against 7 o`clock. It did not occur to me at this stage that i had spoked the two sides of the wheel as a "mirror image", rather than the same pattern turned through 180 degrees,(which would have meant that all 20 inner spokes would have been ground the same side to achieve clearence). This has made me wonder whether I have spoked one side of the wheel wrongly(spokes back to front)?? Does it matter? I can respoke that side of the wheel with the spokes replaced the "correct"? way, but the flats ground on those 10 inners will then be 180 degrees out-and they will have to be ground again, but given the amount already ground off-possibly scrapped.Any observations from those wise in the art of wheelbuilding-have I messed up?(Stop laughing at the back!) Cheers, Bob.
The problem is this: I ground the flats on the inner spoke heads,10 off, sprocket side, no problem. I then ground the corresponding flats on the inner spokes of the other side of the wheel,but had to grind the opposite side of the spoke head, i.e. the flat ground at 5 o`clock as against 7 o`clock. It did not occur to me at this stage that i had spoked the two sides of the wheel as a "mirror image", rather than the same pattern turned through 180 degrees,(which would have meant that all 20 inner spokes would have been ground the same side to achieve clearence). This has made me wonder whether I have spoked one side of the wheel wrongly(spokes back to front)?? Does it matter? I can respoke that side of the wheel with the spokes replaced the "correct"? way, but the flats ground on those 10 inners will then be 180 degrees out-and they will have to be ground again, but given the amount already ground off-possibly scrapped.Any observations from those wise in the art of wheelbuilding-have I messed up?(Stop laughing at the back!) Cheers, Bob.