I already had a spoke wrench. So, I purchased a Park Tension meter(IMO the most important tool a clyde wheel builder can own). On the DeepV build I traded a bottle of wine for use of a local shops truing stand. But, they've since closed there doors. So, for this pair it was a supported frame with a scale rubber banded across the stays/blades, judicious use of brake pads and flip flopping the wheel to achieve dish. No doubt this took far longer than if I had a truing stand, but, it's not an exercise I anticipate doing frequently. The DeepV has about a thousand miles on it so far and hasn't required even a look at the spoke wrench. Let's hope the 585's replicate this pattern.

Given the issues I was having with the LBS', the fact that the DeepV is going well and that several of my cycling friends have suffered similiar issues and are impressed with what I've produced, I suspect the purchase of a truing stand and dishing tool aren't far off. There's already a small list of clients if I decide to offer my services.

It just amazes me that a guy (me), albeit a completely OCD engineer, with little experience and a few pages of internet instructions can produce results that the mechanics at 3 different LBS' could not. That said, the time it required me to get the tensions balance to +/- < 5% was more than a shop could have economically invested and still made any money. I hope that with just a little experience, that time would be significantly reduced. But, it still takes time and patience.

I didn't return the lesser rim for a number of reasons. It had been ordered from CRC in Ireland and the shipping would have been prohibitive.Tthe variation is probably well within what DT would consider normal or acceptable and may not actually affect the actual bead bed. It is at the welded seam. It is most likely the result of grinding/machining the weld joint and not actually affecting tyre roundness. I can't be sure on this as the tyres are less round and true than the wheels.