Consoleman - What side of town are you on?
We can probably come to some sort of way to make sure I get my stuff back and you can borrow the equipment. I have a truing stand and a spoke tension meter. I have done a couple of wheels and re-trued all my wheels, but when it was time to make my own from scratch it was only going to save me 15$ and postage, so I just ordered it from them. Someone might have a trick for tensioning, but I usually have to re-true and recheck tension until it balances out.