OK, here it comes....

What exactly is dishing and why would one need a dishing tool ?? I've been through a couple of wheel builds and didn't use a dishing tool out of the lack of owning one, and was still able to build a true wheel. What is exactly the function of a dishing tool ?.

The procedure I used is to tighten the spokes while checking the horizontal and vertical trueness of the wheel, then flip it round on the truing stand to check if the rim is centre of the spindle.

Am I missing something ??

claude