Originally Posted by miamijim
Some people have 'crimped' nipples in the past...
EEK! Man, I've only done that to use them as cable-ends
Why do people insist on chemically locking the nipples to the spoke? A properly tensioned wheel is never going to loosen up. Ever.
I'm with you -- lube over lock.
Originally Posted by miamijim
Jim....2,000 plus wheelbuilds and counting....very slowly
Wow, you're nearly at 100x as many as me (two dozen-ish)
I've got another one coming up next week though

(White Ind. eno-eccentric -- yummy)