What modifications have you done that has improved (in your opinion) your truing stand, or made it fun?

To kick off here is my modification done today on my Park tool TS-4. A base made of two layers of 3/4 plywood. It has “clamp ears” so I can move outside when the weather is good. When you have marked the base out, just slide the stand to either side and use the side to draw the curve on the sides. The calliper arm adjuster knob at the front now does not touch the surface the stand sits on (that always annoyed me!). It now weighs a bit more and that adds to the already solid feel of the stand, it now does not move and I like the the pockets at the front to be clear off the surface. Plywood can be slippy on varnished wood so I put a grippy sheet underneath, don’t ask what it came in some packing! I might paint it, or just use it as is, I seem to have too many projects waiting in line, you know how it is!


Clothes pegs are very handy if you have to stop and don’t want to loose the spoke your on!