Pros and Cons on using this tool?
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Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Was introduced to this heavy tool recently. It stretches (pushes) the rim inward to tighten spokes. What are pros an cons on using this? We were trying it on and old worn wheel.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Looks like a super-heavy duty wheel ruiner.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
I'm kinda with Scott here.
It may work, but it would have to be done evenly around the whole wheel to keep it true.
Or you'll be making some nice yard art.
It may work, but it would have to be done evenly around the whole wheel to keep it true.
Or you'll be making some nice yard art.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Not good - our "local" wheel wright won't touch felloes that have been "distorted" - after that being done, each spoke must be fitted individually - not economically viable !
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
These work very well but whoever eventually has to respite the wheels will hate you if they do it at all.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Respoke them. Stupid auto correct. Who doesn’t know the word “respoke”?
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Looks to me like it's supposed to push the spoke in toward the hub to allow insertion of a shim. While doing that, of course, it's pulling outward on the felloe. I don't like it. Install new spokes.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
No Steve - it's a "crimper".
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
So it presses the hole against the bad spoke, ruining the felloe for good spokes. I dislike it more than I thought.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Rotted and shrunken spokes can be removed fairly easy by cutting or knocking them out. The metal felloe isn’t meant to be distorted when replacing the wooden spokes. Stretching or shrinking the metal felloe isn’t supposed to happen. Not a good idea to try to do that.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
I respoked, when it came time, was just in aww of early thinking.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
As others have mentioned I would replace the spokes with new strong ones and save that tool for crimping new grommets in a canvas circus tent.
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Re: Pros and Cons on using this tool?
Interesting tool just the same. The maker must not have sold a bunch or we'd see more dimpled felloes.
Thanks for showing this.
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