Mark Buswell asked:
>Is there such thing as a spoke screwdriver? This would basically be
>a standard slot screwdriver with a small channel to accomodate the
>end of a spoke.
>
>I'm trying to UNbuild a set of wheels. Unfortunately, when I try to
>loosen the nipples with a spoke wrench, the spoke turns too. So
>instead of the nipple screwing off the spoke, it just torques the
>spoke. I'd like to avoid snipping.
I made one of these years ago by cutting a notch in a medium-quality flat-blade screwdriver. A really good screwdriver will be too hard for easy hacksawing.
Edward Albert wrote:
>This is the tool I have always used for wheel building.
>
><http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=335569593034&d=single&c=
>Tools&sc=Wheel-and-Rim&tc=Nipple-Drivers&item_id=BR-ND1>
Tha'ts the very opposite thing, has a protrusion to fit into the nipple, rather than a notch to clear a projecting spoke.
I sometimes use one of those too, though when I was building wheels regularly, I used a re-ground Phillips bit in an electric screwdriver.
Sheldon "http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuilding" Brown
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