Originally Posted by
repechage
I do not like unsupported nipples at the end.
I like them filled with the spoke.
sure, plenty of wheels get built or were built decades ago, I have a bike that the original wheels were built with spokes 2-3 mm too short.
I took them apart and will rebuild with longer.
308 vs 305, high flange 36, 4x as originsl.
not my fav, but the holes in the hub are "set"
You speak the truth. A wheel I built once lost a spoke right at the head of the nipple. Filling the head is a good idea.