Ughhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[greywuuf]

Why did you guys not warn me to engage my brain before starting this project ?

or maybe I am doing something wrong.

Anyway just laced a big wheel onto a completed hub/axle and either 20" bikes are not standard, the wheel width really messes with me or I am doing something way wrong.

5.5" wheels with 2" washer hubs welded to the axle at the outside dimension of the wheel result in spokes a good 10mm too long. ugly situation.

gonna have to regroup

Dan

[Radical Brad]

When you started the crossed spokes, you went one hole too few, that's all.

I have laced 15 inch car rims using spokes from a 20 inch wheel and a 24 inch wheel, and both sizes work. Haven't tried, but I would bet even 26 inch spokes would be fine.

Brad

[greywuuf]

six empty spaces between the neighbour to the left, I can try again with a wider spacing but I am getting into the nearly 180 degree to each other range now.

[greywuuf]

just tried it again, went 8 spokes between neighbour to the left, ie: the tenth spoke is the neighboring spoke. better but I still have the entire nipple extending above the rim all the way around when they are threaded on like 3 turns.

Dan

[Radical Brad]

Are you using a rim smaller than 15 inches?

Brad

[greywuuf]

I don't think so only set of 14"'s i have ever owned are still on the car.

near as I can measure across the center approximating where the inner bead is

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/3776142419_a8f3f35078.jpg

the problem (these are screwed down flush)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3425/3776947854_b5877f3fc8.jpg

[Radical Brad]

What I see in your photo is exactly right, just keep turning the heads 2 revs at a time. My car wheels look like like that as well when the spokes first go in. As the crossing spokes pull at each other, things will work out...

http://www.lucidscience.com/temp/carrim.jpg

You could always cross further and skip another hole as well.

Brad

[greywuuf]

hmmm I have some thread left but the spokes are all ready flush with the top of the nipples I guess i will try it but it seems kinda loosish still,

Thanks for looking and the encouragement

Dan

[Radical Brad]

It will work out, even if you have to remove the crossed spokes and push them over one hole.

Looking forward to the final product!

Brad

[greywuuf]

I don't think so. I tried to cross one more and I was actually trying to bring them across the hub they were at such an angle.

here is the basic problem. Long spoke is from a kids 20' wheel with 28 spokes. Short spokes I just salvaged were from a kids 20" wheel with 36 spokes.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3783247340_447bc9a179.jpg

Gonna give it a shot with the shorter ones which by my estimation are still 20 mm to long