Originally Posted by
carpediemracing
I'd use nipple washers. The washers are there to let the nipple turn without grinding away the aluminum rim. Makes for much smoother truing at higher tensions. As a bonus, if you use aluminum nipples, you won't grind away the nipple either.
Most shops will either have them or be able to get them. I think DT makes them.
The (brass) eyelets on eyelet'ed (sp?) rims serve the same purpose.
cdr
Any other ideas about sourcing? I've tried multiple LBS and have dug deep on the internet; DT, Sapim, Wheelsmith, etc., all the usual suspects. Closest I could get is a catalog listing with notation, "out of stock".
I readily found some spoke washers. Not the same thing as my need.