Wheel building & axle stand?

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Finally got around to lacing the GT380B front wheel. Even with the videos I managed to lace the inners wrongly, twice (two different patterns which looked fine but did not allow the outers to drop to the rim anywhere sensible).
Not begin truing but have a spare axle & if not a Workmate, a pair of axle stands will be fine.
Cheers for the guidance - it’s a great feeling even getting this far. Mr Wylde did actually send me the correct spokes :-)
(Annoyingly my phone won’t allow me to attach a picture?...but a tablet does!)
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It is mind bending when you do these for the first time. I still have to look at another wheel as a pattern :lol:
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canaletto5 wrote:It is mind bending when you do these for the first time. I still have to look at another wheel as a pattern :lol:
That’s what I did Kev, I took some photos of both wheels before I cut them out.
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
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I've got a set here to do for myself at the moment, I'm just gonna leave them in pieces 'till we're completely shut down :(
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PaulD738 wrote:
canaletto5 wrote:It is mind bending when you do these for the first time. I still have to look at another wheel as a pattern :lol:
That’s what I did Kev, I took some photos of both wheels before I cut them out.
^^^^This 8-)
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In my case I had a bit of an excuse, in my that front wheel on my 380 wasn’t a genuine 380 wheel. The lacing pattern is completely different. However, I’d taken pics of the 550B wheels before selling it & that proved very helpful.
Mike
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rodent wrote:
PaulD738 wrote:
canaletto5 wrote:It is mind bending when you do these for the first time. I still have to look at another wheel as a pattern :lol:
That’s what I did Kev, I took some photos of both wheels before I cut them out.
^^^^This 8-)
Is this the end of the world as we know it :lol:
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canaletto5 wrote:
rodent wrote:
PaulD738 wrote:
That’s what I did Kev, I took some photos of both wheels before I cut them out.
^^^^This 8-)
Is this the end of the world as we know it :lol:
I'm in Victoria........maybe :( :)
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I managed to do it ok, I think. A bit of fun, too.
Thanks for advice chaps!
Cheers Mike
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^^^^ 8-)
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