Originally Posted by jur
I want to relace my front wheel radially, but I'm a cheapskate who does not want to buy 36 new spokes. I'd rather cut the existing spokes shorter and cut new thread on them. Time-consuming perhaps, but that's what hobbies are for.
Can I use a normal thread cutter, or are spoke threads rolled?
Normally they are rolled on a threading machine. Phil Wood makes one for 3 kilobucks. Hozan has a light duty one for $100. I've used neither.