If you use an old spoke as you have been doing, It will work a bit easier if you grind down the first few threads on the spoke to a slight taper. It makes putting the nipple on your tool a bit easier, and when you unscrew your tool from the nipple it makes it easy to remove the tool. HTH, MH
Last edited by Mad Honk; 05-08-20 at 05:41 PM.