Originally Posted by
gearbasher
I really don't care if my TM-1 is calibrated or not. When I bought it, I checked the readings of the only "professionally" built wheels I've ever owned. I then built my wheels using that value. After 5 or 6 sets of wheels, I just check the value on the ones already built and use that number for my next set. I couldn't tell you Kgf on any of my wheels. But, I rarely break spokes and my wheels stay true.
Sure, and for most who build wheels for their own use probably good enough.
For those of us who produce hundreds of wheels per year, we need to be a bit more obsessive.