George, Just to clarify - this stand is not my idea - I found this site and decided to build it: http://www.chc-3.com/pub/wheel_stand.htm
The credit for designing this stand go to Chuck Connell, Bedford MA. I do not use a cork (or piece of wood) at the end of the dial guage effector. The metal tip works fine. BTW, the dial guage and magnetic base was about $35 at Harbor Freight Tools. Boogarich On Dec 30, 1:27 pm, George Schick <[email protected]> wrote: > Very clever! And I imagine that if someone had extra space available > they could build this configuration right into the top of their > workbench. Just a bit of curiosity, though, why didn't you just set > up the dial gauge so that the contact point rubs directly against the > wheel instead of using that chunk of wood? You can get those gauges > with rounded tips on the contact point that would not affect most > rims. > > On Dec 30, 2:01 pm, Boogarich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > MichaelH, > > > I built this wheelbuilding stand:http://www.chc-3.com/pub/wheel_stand.htm > > > I am very satisfied with this stand and feel that's it easier to true > > a wheel with a dial guage. I've only built one set of wheels on this > > stand but they were laterally accurate to +/- 0.006 inch and radially > > accurate to +/- 0.008 inch. > > > I also use the WAG-4 Park dish guage and the Park TM-1 tension meter. > > Both of these tools helped me make better wheels. > > > Boogarich > > > On Dec 26, 4:53 pm, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I suffered a foot injury last summer, which has gradually gotten > > > worse, (despite 4 months of medical (in)attention!) and has gotten to > > > the point where I can not ride and can't walk more than short > > > distances. This has cut into virtually every activity that requires > > > standing, and it now looks like it will be at least another 5 or 6 > > > weeks until I'm back to something like normal. > > > > So instead of spending free time in my woodworking shop this winter, > > > I'm thinking about building my first set of wheels, which can be done > > > sitting down. The first pair will be pretty expensive since I will > > > not only need all the components, but a truing stand. That's the real > > > question here - which one. > > > > My son, who is pretty good at this, but on the other side of the > > > country, is encouraging me to buy the Park Stand. He claims, that if > > > the stand is true I wont need the dishing tool. The other option I've > > > seen on the web is the Minoura, which has the advantage of being about > > > $130 less than the Park. > > > > Suggestions and recounts of others experience welcome. > > > > Michael > > > Westford, Vt- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
