Originally Posted by
FBinNY
That said, your approach using washers creates more problems that it solves.
1- nipples have hemsipherical (or conical) heads so they can comfortably sit at an angle to follow the line of the spokes (side to side, forward to back). You probably will have a very tough time finding washers strong enough not to split, and/or which won't induce high local stresses on the rim.
Thanks for response.
I've tested spoke nipples without the spacers and the cheap rim does not allow any angle for the spoke nipple other tan straight angle (90 degree) to the rim, its just a hole drilled trough center of the rim, no grooves, no roundness around.
This leads me to think that it would not make any difference if i use single 1mm washers, even bending washers would not do anything as rim surface is flat.