[CR]Park Tool trueing stand

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From: "Mark Greven" <sailormark40@hotmail.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:47:20 -0700
Subject: [CR]Park Tool trueing stand

Don, I guess things haven't changed much since I was building wheels in a high-end Schwinn dealerhsip in the early 70's. That stand looks exactly th e same as the ubiquitious 'Schwinn Approved' one in the shop, even the ch rome.

I understand your thoughts about the crudely stamped indicator arms. What I did back then, was that I filed down the contact surface edges square, and rounded the edges lightly. Then I took a just cut a couple small stri ps off a bleach bottle and glued them on the surface, and over the edges. I filled the 'L' with both pieces, and heated the plastic to be pliable around the edges facing outwards. Next , held it down with 3 small pieces of metal, front and sides for a perfect heat-formed molding. I then simp ly glued the 4 pieces on with Ye Olde Testor's Model Cement.

No more 'screeching rims' looking for a wobble or a hop. The real reason I did this, was I'd built myself a set of Fiamme Red labels that were gold anodized (STILL looking for one more, BTW! hint, hint) and I didn't wan t the steel scratching my rims. It worked beautifully. After all, it's ou r fingers and eyes that do the trueing in my opinion, not our ears. If th at's the case, then you need to re-think your wheel setup procedures.

For something more permanent, I'd suggest small thin blocks of Delrin (Ac e hardware item) and possibly either epoxy or PVC cement.

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