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Old 02-26-24, 08:40 AM
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FBinNY 
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Originally Posted by BTinNYC
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And don't drop a nipple inside the rim...like I did. Took longer to get it out than it did to lace the rim.
A trick to building deep section rims.

Use a wooden toothpick in a pin vice to pick up nipples and spin them a few turns onto the spokes. Note, it might be necessary to break the tip off if it goes in too deep.

FWIW, I use this method 100% of the time because my fat fingers are unsuited to lacing wheels.
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