Photos and article on Shimano's wheel-building machines

[Tim McNamara]

In article <[email protected]>,
Tom Sherman <[email protected]> wrote:

> "jim beam" wrote:
> > [email protected] wrote:
> >> Michael Johnson writes: ...
> >>> I would expect that to be the case also. It's friction in the
> >>> threads caused by a) high tensile force and b) lack of
> >>> lubrication that causes spoke wind-up. Using a spoke thread
> >>> compound combats wind-up by lubricating the threads during
> >>> tensioning and truing.
> >>
> >> Lubrication helps reduce wind-up but at higher tension, windup,
> >> especially on tightening, is caused by torque proportional to
> >> thread pitch diameter and slope (thread pitch).
> >
> > you're confused. high friction and zero tension causes windup.
> > high tension and no friction does not cause windup. get your facts
> > straight....
>
> Patent this frictionless interface, and great riches will be yours!

I see that the mr. beam and his delusions of adequacy have returned to
grace us with unwisdom and erroneity.