Originally Posted by
SquidPuppet
This has been my exact problem. I build 36h 3x. When I twist the hub clockwise, I'm always guestimating the correct angle of how the spoke exits the flange. I know it's not radial, and I know it's not 90 degrees. It's a ballparkish kinda thing. Of course after 18-24 spokes I can always tell..........

Compare it to an existing wheel and get someone else to "eyeball it" before you commit maybe?