Glad you liked it! I was going to try a monologue / elegy over the top but - after a rough cut montage edit I thought that (moving) pictures tell a thousand words ;-).
DEFINITELY! It's such a safe space for me; I find it very zen, and a consistent way to experience Csíkszentmihályi's Flow State...(don't worry folks, I can't pronounce his surname either!)
Awesome vid Ryan! Very meditative. Just something that may be helpful to you..brass is commonly alloyed to lead, which ain't good for the human body..at all! The PK Lie truing stand, whilst beautiful, contains quite a lot of lead in those brass knobs etc. Might be wise to wear gloves when you're using the brass parts..over time, lead does very much accumulate in the body with repeated exposure, since it is a 'heavy metal.' Cheers!
@@RyanBuildsWheels It would indeed be interesting to see what PK Lie say about this. Truth is though, the only way to really know is to buy a lead testing kit and use it on the brass parts. I remember a long while ago reading a study done on workers that regularly came into contact with brass, they did indeed have raised levels of lead in their bodies. Not something to be anxious about, but just worth considering. For myself, if I owned one of those lovely stands, for sure I would be using gloves. Cheers Ryan.
I've been VERY happy with my morizumi over the years and feel that it's two 'stage' (cutting and threading are seperate) operation means simpler setup and maintenance; I've not had enough experience on a Phil Machine but they're very well thought of too and maybe a tad faster as they cut and thread as one operation. In my new workshop I'm renovating a 2nd hand Kowa right now; thus far I still very much prefer the Morizumi
Sorry ;-)! I'll feature the P&L Lie truing stand in a future video but...suffice to say [...all of my...] wheels are pretty damned straight! On the truing stand that you see; each of the those marks either side of zero are 0.025mm...that's 1/4 the width of a human hair, I work to tolerances of 0.1mm lateral (side to side) and 0.2mm radial (in and out) in any direction as a bare minimum on fresh rims; often achieving much better than that as routine. It's worth taking into account though that the real 'craft' of wheelbuilding lies not only in how straight a wheel is; tension balance is arguably (...well I'd say scientifically proven...!) MUCH more important than a wheel being dead true; because it affects spoke fatigue life; but that's a topic for another day ;-).
" Like It a Lot"...Thinking of building silver Blunt 35 rims, on silver Hope Pro 5 hubs, and DT Revolution spokes, but like 28 spokes, but can´t seem to find the rims anywhere, what are your thoughts on 28/32...Regards from DK :-)
Right on! Drop me a line via email and I’d be happy to help and advise! If you’re uk based then I actually have a custom order coming Velocity in a few weeks: I may well be able to help out with the rims 👍🏻🔥
Nice Video and cool workshop... 🤙🤙
Glad you enjoyed it; my best yet I daresay! More to come :-).
Beautifully filmed Ryan 👍
Merci Beaucoup! (Sent from St Malo, France!)
A very soothing and satisfying watch 👍
Thanks!
It's a beautiful thing for sure.
I just love wheelbuilding; it brings such peace.
Zen and the Art of Wheelbuilding!
'...Motorcycle Maintenance' is one of, if not, my all time favourite book; a very important text!
I'm thankful for the parallel :-).
Love it 😀
I'm glad!
Nicely made video. Gives a good overview of the process, and the tools involved.
Glad you liked it! I was going to try a monologue / elegy over the top but - after a rough cut montage edit I thought that (moving) pictures tell a thousand words ;-).
Something very relaxing about wheel building 😊
DEFINITELY! It's such a safe space for me; I find it very zen, and a consistent way to experience Csíkszentmihályi's Flow State...(don't worry folks, I can't pronounce his surname either!)
Nice video Ryan!
Really starting to focus on composition and quality; it was a good excercise :-D!
Awesome vid Ryan! Very meditative. Just something that may be helpful to you..brass is commonly alloyed to lead, which ain't good for the human body..at all! The PK Lie truing stand, whilst beautiful, contains quite a lot of lead in those brass knobs etc. Might be wise to wear gloves when you're using the brass parts..over time, lead does very much accumulate in the body with repeated exposure, since it is a 'heavy metal.' Cheers!
Oof! A good point indeed! I may follow this up with them: I’ve been touching this truing stand for over a decade now 😉
@@RyanBuildsWheels It would indeed be interesting to see what PK Lie say about this. Truth is though, the only way to really know is to buy a lead testing kit and use it on the brass parts. I remember a long while ago reading a study done on workers that regularly came into contact with brass, they did indeed have raised levels of lead in their bodies. Not something to be anxious about, but just worth considering. For myself, if I owned one of those lovely stands, for sure I would be using gloves. Cheers Ryan.
Beatiful video❤❤❤. Its a Morizumi threading machine? Did yoy recommend that one over cyclo, kowa or Phillwood? Thanks
I've been VERY happy with my morizumi over the years and feel that it's two 'stage' (cutting and threading are seperate) operation means simpler setup and maintenance; I've not had enough experience on a Phil Machine but they're very well thought of too and maybe a tad faster as they cut and thread as one operation.
In my new workshop I'm renovating a 2nd hand Kowa right now; thus far I still very much prefer the Morizumi
@@RyanBuildsWheels thank you so much Ryan! I really appreciate it!
nice
Thanks
I was hoping to see how straight the wheel is...
Sorry ;-)!
I'll feature the P&L Lie truing stand in a future video but...suffice to say [...all of my...] wheels are pretty damned straight! On the truing stand that you see; each of the those marks either side of zero are 0.025mm...that's 1/4 the width of a human hair, I work to tolerances of 0.1mm lateral (side to side) and 0.2mm radial (in and out) in any direction as a bare minimum on fresh rims; often achieving much better than that as routine.
It's worth taking into account though that the real 'craft' of wheelbuilding lies not only in how straight a wheel is; tension balance is arguably (...well I'd say scientifically proven...!) MUCH more important than a wheel being dead true; because it affects spoke fatigue life; but that's a topic for another day ;-).
" Like It a Lot"...Thinking of building silver Blunt 35 rims, on silver Hope Pro 5 hubs, and DT Revolution spokes, but like 28 spokes, but can´t seem to find the rims anywhere, what are your thoughts on 28/32...Regards from DK :-)
Right on! Drop me a line via email and I’d be happy to help and advise! If you’re uk based then I actually have a custom order coming Velocity in a few weeks: I may well be able to help out with the rims 👍🏻🔥