Originally Posted by
Dan Burkhart
Bending a spoke to get it into position is not a problem as long as you don't put a sharp kink in it. I've bent spokes nearly into a semi circle to get them into place when replacing broken ones, and they straighten right out with tension.
Dan, I suspect you might be misreading the intent of the quoted post. He's referring (I think) to the problem of a short run, hub to rim, where weaving introduces too much bend. You see the same problem on 1x builds when the cross is too close to the hub.
This is why I rarely weave spokes when building on motor hubs.