These ones also good for larger nipplesJust came across this nipple assembly tool on AliExpress.
I have the Unior model and they are about $40+
Might be worth giving this a try for anyone who is interested for under $10.
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Maybe my expectation has been warped by other nipple-driving tools, but I found this bouncy type pretty underwhelming. The nipple-gripping spring is good for deep-profile rims where a "normal" expanding nipple-gripping screwdriver won't fit, but loses the plot when it comes to threading the nipples on to a consistent depth.Just came across this nipple assembly tool on AliExpress.
I have the Unior model and they are about $40+
Might be worth giving this a try for anyone who is interested for under $10.
5.58AU $ |Nipple Removal Insertion Tool | Nipple Tool Spokes | Bicycle Spokes | Bicycle Nipple - Bicycle Spoke - Aliexpress
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There is something not quite right about this picture, the tool appears to have gone through the rim!Just came across this nipple assembly tool on AliExpress.
I have the Unior model and they are about $40+
Might be worth giving this a try for anyone who is interested for under $10.
5.58AU $ |Nipple Removal Insertion Tool | Nipple Tool Spokes | Bicycle Spokes | Bicycle Nipple - Bicycle Spoke - Aliexpress
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There is something not quite right about this picture, the tool appears to have gone through the rim!
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I love it for the initial grabbing of the nipple from the nipple tray and inserting into the rim without falling into the cavity but only good for about 6 turns until the spring gripper touches the end of the spoke.
Yes, this is normally the case.
Yes and front wheel will be higher tensions on brake side.
Cheers guys, muchas gracias. Now I pray it doesn't implode from shoddy building on the first ride.
At the moment dirt works seem to have the best range and price locally.
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Ahh, yep that'll work. Much appreciated.At the moment dirt works seem to have the best range and price locally.
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If you can get it cheap I reckon it would be a really handy addition to the tool box for emergency repairs. Not sure I would build a whole wheel out of spokes threaded with it though
They can be tightened and loosened by hand... WTF, nek minnit, "dad your spokes are loose too"
Looks like all the added drying agents, in your old boiled linseed, have volatiled their way into your atmosphere.Big story/theory.
So, I have a bit of an issue here.
When I started building wheels around 2008-2009, I bought myself a bottle of Linseed oil as spoke prep/lube/locker and it had worked 100% for many years with probably 30+ wheelsets built in the 14yrs.
Every time I went to use it, it was a struggle getting the cap off the bottle as it had 'dried' and locked the lid on. It used to always have dried linseed gunk around there too... and the little 'piss pot' I use for dunking the spokes in was always dried HARD.
In the past few years, I'm getting ready for a fight with the lid and it twists off smooth as.... Didnt think much about it.
About a year ago #2 son comes to me and tells me his spokes are loose... hmmm, strange and I tension the wheel. Then #1 son's rear wheel, I tension it too.
I have relaced about 5-6 rears in the past 2 years so didn't think much about it.
Derby at x-mas (a month ago) #1 says his spokes are loose, #2 feels his and they are also loose
So I have 3 rear wheels to tension and try and lock with Loctite Thread locker before we even ride a bike in St Helens.
We get home to Adelaide and loose spokes again on all 3 bikes.
So my theory is Linseed oil looses it drying ability over time, my 14yr bottle no longer dries and locks the spokes.
The little 'piss pot' I use to dip the spokes in - is semi wet with Linseed oil with a jelly like cover over the top and its open to air, not dry as it used to be.
I now have the task of rebuilding some wheel sets.
#1 sons Nextie Premium 29 XC race wheelset (loose)
#2 sons Nextie Premium 29 XC race wheelset (loose)
#1 sons rear DT swiss enduro wheel (loose)
#2 sons rear WTB enduro wheel (loose)
My Nextie Deviate wheelset (rear loose, front ok but it has been built with the same shitty oil)
My Nextie Transition Spur wheelset (rear coming loose, front ok but it has been built with the same shitty oil)
10 wheels in total.
No idea the approach to take just yet, I may try loosening each nipple by 10-12 turns and dripping the new 'Improved drying' Linseed oil I got from Bunnings today on the threads
If anyone else has another theory on this, let me know but I'm pretty sure this is whats going on.
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The lid stays tight on the bottle when not being used and the little bit I pour into the piss pot gets returned to the big bottle.
I've never even thought about it
Just move onto Lanotec. Never dries out and has similar tacky properties.Looks like all the added drying agents, in your old boiled linseed, have volatiled their way into your atmosphere.
I never knew boiled linseed wasn't boiled at all.
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