Wheelbuilders ............ Is this statement true ?
12-07-14 | 06:20 PM
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IMO Locktite is to wheel building as plastic wood is to cabinetry.
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Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
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12-07-14 | 06:50 PM
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Hmmm... I suppose I've always trued using all of the spokes. Especially when truing and getting out hops. I do have a wheel on a folding bike that it seems as if I just look at a spoke, and it breaks at the nipple... perhaps it is time to rebuild from scratch, but maybe I'll think of NDS truing on it.
The author also seems to encourage using locktite. I've seen a few comments on the web, but it just seems to me like it would be a bad idea.
The author also seems to encourage using locktite. I've seen a few comments on the web, but it just seems to me like it would be a bad idea.
12-07-14 | 06:51 PM
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12-07-14 | 07:21 PM
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Does the script call for you to have a very attractive assistant wheelbuilder?
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12-07-14 | 07:46 PM
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WOW! I didn't realize that I was trying to pass myself off as an expert. I will be more careful how I phrase my opinions.
What I was trying to say is that John Neugent, the author of the article, does not seem as wacky when you read the article as he seems if you just read that one PP posted by the OP.
Rephrased my wording in my post #12 above.
I can't afford to offend you guys, as you're my ace in the hole if I run into problems.
What I was trying to say is that John Neugent, the author of the article, does not seem as wacky when you read the article as he seems if you just read that one PP posted by the OP.
Rephrased my wording in my post #12 above.
I can't afford to offend you guys, as you're my ace in the hole if I run into problems.
I was surprised the way the article was written, because I'd recognized the name.
However, when you use terms such as only, always, never etc., paraphrasing isn't an issue. This isn't Inside Edition with Debra Norville.
All we have is words and sometimes pictures to communicate with on these forums. Accuracy matters.
12-08-14 | 04:45 AM
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12-08-14 | 06:51 AM
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12-08-14 | 08:26 AM
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Exactly right. My late father, a skilled craftsman in another field used to say, there's the right way, the wrong way, and my way. And my own saying is there is always more than one way to excoriate the feline.
Oh, and in keeping with the spirit of the later posts, Merry Christmas to all.
Oh, and in keeping with the spirit of the later posts, Merry Christmas to all.
