Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Huh?
You're going to have to explain that one because I think it's crazy. My normal wheelbuilding process is to stick my thumbnail into the last spoke thread and spin the nipple until it my thumbnail stops it. Fron there it takes maybe 4 full turns to bring the wheel up to tension.
I agree. There's no reason to see threads because the nipple has about 2mm of unthreaded length to hide the threads anyway. To me, the ideal length can almost hide the threads before I start bringing up the tension.