| Re: DIY base for Minoura Workman Pro
On Feb 13, 9:14 am, "* * Chas" <verktygj...@aol.spamski.com> wrote:
> "Ozark Bicycle" <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote in message
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> > On Feb 12, 9:49 pm, "Ron Ruff" <rruffrr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > On Feb 12, 11:49 am, "Ozark Bicycle"
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> > > <bicycleatel...@ozarkbicycleservice.com> wrote:
> > > > The "self centering" feature is kinda useless, but no more so than
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> > > > same feature on the TS-2. An alignment guage ("dishing tool") is a
> > > > must for precision work.
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> > > This is the thing that makes me think that your frame is a fine truing
> > > jig unless you are making wheels for someone else.
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> > I guess "fine" is in the eye of the beholder; yes, you can true a
> > wheel in your frame, if you don't mind the PIA factor. Having done
> > this sort of thing in the distant past, I would never want to do it
> > again (the pronouncements of certain self-appointed internet bicycle
> > gurus not withstanding). If you do this sort of thing regularly, even
> > a modest truing stand makes life far more pleasant. At least that was
> > my experience when I obtained a used (old, original model) Minoura
> > truing stand way back ~25 years ago.
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> > > Eyeball the center
> > > (dish) and it is good enough. All you need is a decent spoke wrench.
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> > When I said the self-centering feature is "kinda useless", I meant
> > that in a relative way: even the Minoura makes centering the wheel
> > easier than does a bike frame, especially for a rear wheel. My comment
> > re: an alignment guage was aimed at the goal of getting the wheel
> > centered to within ~1mm and doing so in a reasonable time frame.
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> > > It is a nice stand you made, BTW.
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> > Thank you!
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> You made a portable "truing" stand which is what you set out to
> accomplish.
Yes, that was the goal: a truing stand for use "in the field". That is
why I removed the vertical guage from my Minoura: it's presence made
it impossible for the stand to accept wheels mounted with anything
other than the narrowest of tires (a necessity for "quicky" truing
during a simple tune up, etc.). I found that a simple piece of tubing
mounted between the lateral truing indicators works well as a vertical
indicator when necessary and is quicker than replacing the Minoura
supplied vertical guage.
> I use mine to get wheels to within .010 (.25mm).
You mean in lateral runout?
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> If I were going to be building wheels on a regular basis I'd get a Var or
> Park stand.
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I've never used the VAR; I can recommend the Park TS-2, but with the
reservation that an alignment guage is needed for precision work,
despite the "automatic centering" feature.
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