My main response to @zootsuit would be (as someone who’s tried to build a fair few wheels over the last dozen years, but have got stuck in that going round in circles thing a few times)...
You’ve got a pretty wobbly starting point at tensioning: when you make changes to lateral true, only work on a few spokes (max 4, say) to improve the three of the worst bulges, not necessarily perfect them. Then go to the three worst on radial. Then back to lateral, etc. The temptation to overwork one process is large, and gets you chasing your tail.
It’s like an attitudinal shift. You’re working toward straightness as you go. It only appears at the end.
@Skülly
My main response to @zootsuit would be (as someone who’s tried to build a fair few wheels over the last dozen years, but have got stuck in that going round in circles thing a few times)...
You’ve got a pretty wobbly starting point at tensioning: when you make changes to lateral true, only work on a few spokes (max 4, say) to improve the three of the worst bulges, not necessarily perfect them. Then go to the three worst on radial. Then back to lateral, etc. The temptation to overwork one process is large, and gets you chasing your tail.
It’s like an attitudinal shift. You’re working toward straightness as you go. It only appears at the end.