Originally Posted by
daveed
Yes. The longish nipples thread up beyond the spoke threads, making it difficult (for me, in any case) to judge tension as I true the wheel (I've since un-tensioned the spokes). Would switching to shorter brass nips for this project make sense?
No, if the spoke is protruding beyond the end of the nipple, it means the spoke is too long. Changing the nipple length will not fix this.