Time to get started. (This is not correct, but I still have to publish the pictures.)
Seemed right.
I used extra fine steel wool to clean the spokes. This may have dulled the chrome a bit, but that's still a part of the look I'm going for.
First set in.(wrong)
Second set(still wrong)
Other side, still wrong.
The boy helps a bit.
The boy helps a bit.
Done, but all wrong.
This should have been my first clue, I couldn't get the spokes to tighten for a long time.
Wheel is finally tight, but look at this. This ain't right.
The spokes should look like this. What my buddy J. calls cross three pattern, not a cross two like I built. I'm glad I still had a good example and pictures, too. I had checked both of them before my first try, but still screwed it up.
This should have been my first clue, I couldn't get the spokes to tighten for a long time.
Spokes are almost through the nipples and the wheel is not tight yet.
Wheel is finally tight, but look at this. This ain't right.
The spokes should look like this. What my buddy J. calls cross three pattern, not a cross two like I built. I'm glad I still had a good example and pictures, too. I had checked both of them before my first try, but still screwed it up.
I had to wrench the thing back apart and re-map the pattern.
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