Originally Posted by
Moose
Why build your own wheels? To save money? For the enjoyment? Necessity? I don't see how footing the bill for a decent truing stand doesn't enhance any of those reasons, unless you want to also feel the sense of accomplishment achieved from creating your own tool for the job. To create a tool that is as capable as the TS-2 or the like, in a home brewed fashion , is cost prohibitive unless you have your own machine shop.
I've made 3 different stands, at a total cost of about $30 (including $20 for 2 dials), and all of them are at least as easy to use and more accurate as a TS-2. The only downside is that they take a little time to set up. To make a TS-2 as accurate as mine, I'd need to add a dial, and the set up time for that would be about the same as what I do now. And at my skill level, I think I need the dial. Obviously, if I had to get 20 or 30 wheelsets out the door every week, I might have a different opinion about what tools I need.