Originally Posted by
Old Fat Guy
What rims, how many holes and what cross?
Ditto. Muttley, you left out critical information.
FWIW, I've used Damon Rinard's Spocalc:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/spocalc.htm for years and years with no problems whatsoever. I've built some pretty whackdoodle wheels, too... with my fleet of recumbents I rarely build a "normal" wheel.