Originally Posted by
FBinNY
I have a first generation Phil machine, and have never had a problem picking up thread when cutting 3mm or more from spokes. Of course, if you trim 8mm off a 10mm thread, the risk of not picking up the remaining 2 threads increases, but even in the worst cases, I damage less than 1 out of 100 spokes.
I've had others tell me their Phil machines were capable of this too, but far more that say the opposite. Maybe precision of setup, or operator skill?