Wheel building/truing (2 videos)

[migrantwing]

Watched these on YouTube the other day and, whilst not professionally shot and not technical like so many other videos, thought them to be very down to earth and extremely explanatory. More so than most.

Front Wheel:



Rear Wheel:

 

[Spoked Wheels]

I had seen those videos before.

I think you are better off following Roger Musson's book. There's so much more information there that it would be difficult to explain in a couple of videos.

Watching these type of videos can be useful too to get a general idea how the whole thing come together.

 

[migrantwing]

I had seen those videos before.

I think you are better off following Roger Musson's book. There's so much more information there that it would be difficult to explain in a couple of videos.

Watching these type of videos can be useful too to get a general idea how the whole thing come together.

I agree that Roger Musson's book is brilliant. I've also looked through a copy of Jobst Brandt's book and Gerd Schraner's book for more information and differing outlooks. Musson's seems to be the simplest to follow.

I simply put these videos up as I thought them very informative when it came to the radial/lateral true of a wheel and their relative effects on each other, something that a lot of information/videos don't look into.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Roger Musson explains a method from start to finish and it does it very well. Jobst Brandt's book is excellent too but I found too much information when I was trying to build my first wheel. I ca now read it and enjoy wheel building from his point of view but it's like a process of understanding of why people do things the way they do, and how to build a wheel that will give a long service life. Roger Musson explains that too but with a little extra knowledge one can design other than 32 spokes wheels if you like

 

[migrantwing]

I agree with your comment about Jobst Brandt's book being overloaded with information, much the same as Gerd Schraner's book. I looked through the Schraner book last night and was put off with too much information.

I have gone back to Roger Musson's book now

That is something I'd like to look into at a later date, different number of spokes and patterns etc.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Jobst Brandt's book is excellent and it does have an area that teaches the steps to build a wheel, I just think Roger Musson book is better at teaching the steps

I did read Gerd Schraner's book too..... I just like to learn how people do things