Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
I might well do so. In your opinion, would filing the slot on the hub be a safer work-around than trying to reduce the diameter of the spoke from 2mm to 1.8mm?
Based on my machinist experience, it would be less risk of overall failure to file the slot in the hub rather than removing metal from the spoke.
BUT, the hub is one-of-a-kind. The spokes, you can buy more of. If it were my wheel, I might even try taking some original spokes from the left side (if they are not a different length) and putting them on the right, then remove some material from the new spokes and fit them on the left where they will experience less strain.
Just an idea, not sure if it would work or not. Often as not, rear wheels are built with the same length spokes on each side, just screwed in different amounts into the nipples.