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The LBS dug out an old, laminated, yellowed spoke length chart. They keep it rolled up in a cardboard tube. It’s poster sized, sort of like a state highway map that shows distance between any two places. I’m too dumb to figure it out. They tried to help me with this chart but I told them it was...

I think the drive side had larger spokes, I’m going to use hub washers there. Also, the hub originally wasn’t laced in a normal way. The key spoke determines which way the hub is twisted to do the first set of cross spokes. The wear pattern shows the spokes heading in the opposite direction as...

I got the spokes right finally after playing musical spokes. The hub is centered, the spoke tension is good and the spokes end at the bottom of the nipple slot. The proper length is 275 x 266.5 cm. I couldn’t get the whole side to cross using 266. Perhaps if I put in the spokes on the opposite...

They are both sides flush with the nipple screwdriver slot. Nothing sticks out the nipple and no threads show on the other. Nice and tensioned but not centered right in the rim. It’s too far off to use the way you mentioned. I plan to try that when I use the 270 and 276 combo. If this isn’t...

Like I said I tried to tension it. Spoke length is off. You can’t move it over enough even if the spokes stick out and are hardly in on the other side. It’s way off. Dished the opposite side of a road bike wheel. Here is the result of the prowheelbuilder calculator. I already tried 267 and it’s...

My measurements are right. None None of the spoke length calculators give you a consistent answer. The hub is too weird. Never had a problem like this before. My measurements are right. Here 8 spoke hub holes on each side.

I got one of these. No baskets, someone might steal it for the baskets.

Here is my result using the spoke calculator that Wildcat uses. It’s wrong for sure. I already tried 267mm spokes and their way too short to cross. Seems like 270mm might be right for the left side as they cross and end out correct in the nipple. Most f my calculators that I used had in the...

Thanks, I never would have figured that out. I’ll try it.

K is 117mm.

It’s almost two inches dished the wrong way, tension won’t bring it back. It needs the correct spoke length, which is illusive. The spoke tension chart indicates that this size wheel needs more tension than other 26 inch wheels, both sides. The spokes are tightened to the correct depth and off...

The hub I’m using has very different R and L diameters and flange thicknesses right and left. I think that’s why I get different calculations. The hub may not fit modern calculators very well. The front hub spoke calculators with the same size flanges right and left didn’t give me much...

The spoke calculations were off. The hubs not centered in the rim. I tried shorter spokes on the drive side to try and pull the hub over but they wouldn’t cross, too short. I ordered longer spokes for the non drive side to see if I can push the hub over. What a pain.

Camp Toivo was built on leased timber land so you don’t want to build anything too good as your lease may expire. The Urho room is built on a trailer frame so it can take it to another hunting place if the lease goes away. The rest is built on the ground with old stumps still there. Dirt sorta...

Then there was the old couch at Camp Toivo, da deer camp. Three generations slept on it. We got a different one, much nicer, at the university auction. After installing it and testing it we decided to burn the old one. Pow, pow pow, ————. All dat ammo dat fell from trousers over tree generations...

I’m not kidding, the best way to get rid of rattle cans is to blow them up in a fire. Very entertaining. Pieces like the top, bottom or fragmented sides do occasionally fly out of my pit. Twenty foot max debris field so far. I like to burn 3-5 at a time. Day vary in clock when day koh boom.

Throw many plugged up rattle can ones in da raging inferno fire pit, go away, hear when day go boom.

That’s what I figured when I was thinking about doing this. I appreciate everyone’s input, ideas and photos. It’s inspiring. I’m not getting much done as we’re not currently living where my shop is. This place has almost no tools. I had a hard time finding a hammer here for another project. I...