Originally Posted by
aljohn
I suppose what I was really concerned about was if the spoke was a tad too long the nipple could run out of thread when tightening. Is the thread length standard with all manufacturers (I sense a hollow laugh)?
The only standard is that there is no standard. I carefully select nipples with threads short enough that I can thread spokes up to 2-3mm beyond the top of the head. When I couldn't find these, there were times I'd use a 2mm drill to deepen the skirt (hub end) a bit to get that margin of error.