I only use and recomend stainless (and usually used DB ones) with brass nipples. last set of wheels I had built they gave me a deal on spokes at $1 ea.
On my personal wheels if they are fairly low milage and no spoke issues I would certainly reuse them.
Not to hijack your thread but I am trying to do something similar, but I am trying to figure out how find a hub to match the one I am removing from the wheel. Is there a website I can possibly find some measurements on hubs or do I have to ask seller/vendor to measure?
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