Home made truing stand designs

I use an old pair of front forks and widened them so that I could fit in rear wheels up to 130 mm
although it would go wider.When I do front wheels I just space the difference so the rim ends up in
the middle.The way I make sure the rim ends up in the middle when truing the wheel is to :1]put the
wheel in the stand 2]put a piece of masking tape below the rim across the stand and mark on it where
the centre of the left rim edge is,make sure the valve hole is in line with the edge of the tape.
3]turn the wheel around and do the same again this time you are marking the right side of the rim
centre which has now become the left as you look at it 4]what you should have on the tape are two
lines you now put a line inbetween the two and make up your wheel to that line.You have to make sure
that the points on the edge centres of the rim that you mark on the tape are exactly opposite each
other thats why I say use the valve hole as a guide. This reads more complicated than it is in
practice.When you put the wheel on the bike and its not in the centre adjust the frame not the wheel
would be my advice but hey go your own way

I've been thinking about this recently, since I've just built my first wheel, and want a way to true
it indoors without bringing the bike inside. One problem is that I've never seen a real truing stand
up close. I'm not sure how they handle the different widths of front and rear wheels, but my plan is
to use a single vertical post, welded to a chunk of 2x6 channel, for a stable, heavy base. The post
is a piece of 1" conduit, with a double-thick dropout made from angle iron welded on top, so that
the wheel clamps only on one side. The indicators are the tough part. I'm thinking about magnets
with pieces of welding rod epoxied to them vertically, so the magnets can be placed anywhere on the
base, with the rod sticking up to touch the side of the rim. I'd really prefer to find a simple set
of calipers at Harbor Freight, though, and mount them to the base.

Sheldon's web instructions made it easy to lace up the wheel; but now I want to true it and tension
it, so I can try it out.

Dave Wilson www.davewilson.cc

(Dave Wilson) said:

I've been thinking about this recently, since I've just built my first wheel, and want a way to
true it indoors without bringing the bike inside. One problem is that I've never seen a real truing
stand up close. I'm not sure how they handle the different widths of front and rear wheels, but my
plan is to use a single vertical post, welded to a chunk of 2x6 channel, for a stable, heavy base.
The post is a piece of 1" conduit, with a double-thick dropout made from angle iron welded on top,
so that the wheel clamps only on one side. The indicators are the tough part. I'm thinking about
magnets with pieces of welding rod epoxied to them vertically, so the magnets can be placed
anywhere on the base, with the rod sticking up to touch the side of the rim. I'd really prefer to
find a simple set of calipers at Harbor Freight, though, and mount them to the base.

Use a dial indicator. It makes truing really easy, much easier than listening for the scraping of
metal. Watch the needle and you get a clear picture of what the rim is up to. Forget the precision
issue- the way it makes visible what the rim is up to is great.

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Easy to build a mount and clamp it on the vertical support. A pony clamp is plenty strong. By
flipping the wheel you can check for proper dishing. By turning the mounting bracket, moving
the indicator under the wheel, and putting a small block on the tip, you can do vertical truing
as quickly.

Quoted message said:

Sheldon's web instructions made it easy to lace up the wheel; but now I want to true it and tension
it, so I can try it out.

Dave Wilson www.davewilson.cc

On 19 Jan 2004 07:44:11 GMT, [email hidden] ( Doug Goncz ) may

have said:

What have you seen?

A $10 junk-quality 6/12/18-speed bike from Goodwill, stripped of virtually everything, and attached
to a piece of 2x12 as a base. It can be used on a table or other support. Disadvantage: If you do
both mtb and road wheels, it's hard to find one junker with the ability to accept both types of
wheel. 7, 8 and 9sp wheels are usually easy to drop in if you spread the hangers just a bit. This
also provides a quick check of the dish.

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Do not forget that you will need to dish the wheel. A seperate tool can be used for that. Or even
make one. I have seen ones made from wood that worked rather well. I had a truing stand for a long
time that I bought used from a bike store. It worked great until I lost a part when moving to a
new house.

Steve

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( Doug Goncz ) may have said:

What have you seen?

A $10 junk-quality 6/12/18-speed bike from Goodwill, stripped of virtually everything, and
attached to a piece of 2x12 as a base. It can be used on a table or other support. Disadvantage:
If you do both mtb and road wheels, it's hard to find one junker with the ability to accept both
types of wheel. 7, 8 and 9sp wheels are usually easy to drop in if you spread the hangers just a
bit. This also provides a quick check of the dish.

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Steven Gee) said:

Do not forget that you will need to dish the wheel. A seperate tool can be used for that. Or even
make one. I have seen ones made from wood that worked rather well. I had a truing stand for a long
time that I bought used from a bike store. It worked great until I lost a part when moving to a
new house.

Is it a Park? They'll sell you small parts. I learned this thanks to my serendipitous acquisition of
a mostly-complete set of dropout alignment tools.

Contact them directly.
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dgoncz-<< If so, I would like to put together a reference page linking to all of them, and build a
stand, too, by the way.

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