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Thats pretty amazing really. When the wheel is laced and the spokes are tensioned that finger joint is pulled together by the tension of the wheel which helps it stay put for sure, the front wheel had 2 broken spokes when you got it, so the wheel was not fully tensioned, but any remaining tension on the spokes was helpful to keep that finger joint tight over the years, but 120 plus year, stored "outside" for how many of those years, thats impressive workmanship!
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Inset washer makes this sound like a top quality rim. Washers are a tiny detail taken for granted until faced with a task like this. My 1930s Torrington nipples have a much narrower head than current nipples, finding washers that do the trick is a challenge.
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There are several types available at the link below, but I also have no idea what a wood rim nipple washer looks like!
https://www.wheelbuildingparts.com/p.../niplewashers/
https://www.wheelbuildingparts.com/p.../niplewashers/
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Congrats, that bike is crusty in a good way and absolutely beautiful.
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There are several types available at the link below, but I also have no idea what a wood rim nipple washer looks like!
https://www.wheelbuildingparts.com/p.../niplewashers/
https://www.wheelbuildingparts.com/p.../niplewashers/
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I always build my sturmey wheels with washers on the elbows of the spokes!
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The Sapim washers are good. Different enough from hardware store washers it would be worth the ticket. For the oval cupped variety I have a small stock of 1940s Raleigh washers that are just about same. For the small brass washers shown at link there is no point. Hardware washers are same and cheap in bulk. Which brings up another point. Current production spokes have longer elbows than old ones. A washer between spoke and hub flange may be required. But it varies. Some old hubs have thick chunky flanges even in steel. For Sturmey or steel FB definitely washers required.
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Is that ^^^^^^ the coaster brake mechanism, inside the hub?
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Next stage in this project is lacing up with spokes/nipples. First, I ordered a set of cheapy 14ga spokes with just a guess on length, knowing they would be too long but would only serve the purpose of my practice and splash at relacing, this being my first. Next, I could measure for proper length on spoke and nipple before the order.
The rear 36h would be laced in a cross-3 pattern (over, over, under). Front is a 32h cross-2 (over, under). Both laced up nicely in that pattern. I really like the x2 pattern on the front that gives a star-like appearance.
Here is the front mock-up:
The rear 36h would be laced in a cross-3 pattern (over, over, under). Front is a 32h cross-2 (over, under). Both laced up nicely in that pattern. I really like the x2 pattern on the front that gives a star-like appearance.
Here is the front mock-up:
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If you measure the diameter of the rim in 2 or 3 places and average your measurements you should be able to get an ERD that is within a millimeter, the hub dimensions are easy to measure, those numbers can then go right into any spoke length calculator.
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Only the rear coaster hub, marked “Atherton” patent 1907. From my research it shows to be one of the earlier coaster hubs. There is no anchor lever, it anchors in the dropout via index blocks. This was an intriguing era to bicycle history.
Front hub has no markings.
Front hub has no markings.
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also metric washers- slightly different dimensions and of AN quality.
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Yes, spoke calculators are handy but with a thick wooden rim it’s a bit more complicated. I’ll go local, buying single spokes until it fits. What also complicates things is the nipple must be a minimum of 3/4” or 19mm which is todays maximum and not available most places (though few offer them). Also, spoke thread lengths 122 years ago were far more generous in length than today.
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I think you can add all the threads you need to spokes with a hozan thread roller, I have not used one though, but there are videos on youtube which show how they work. Not cheap though.
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