Spoke holes

[Shut Up Legs]

I'm about to start a wheel building project, and noticed that when I insert a spoke nipple into one of the rim spoke holes, that there's a fair bit of space in there. Should I try to fill this space up, or just ensure that I use good quality cloth rim tape?

 

[accountantpete]

Make sure that the spoke length has been correctly measured and doesn't protrude too far out of the nipple and then use a good quality rim tape.

If you are using an adhesive rim tape make sure you pull it taught all the way around so that it doesn't sag into the hole.

 

[Paulus]

When you tighten the spoke, the nipple will not move around in the hole. Always use good quality rim tape.

 

[fossyant]

Velox cloth rim tape is the dogs danglies

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Velox cloth rim tape is the dogs danglies

Yes, I bought some as part of the same CRC order that included the rims .