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Hi Graham. Thanks for the excellent photos and the detailed drawing. I think you’ve answered several design questions around this. I found a couple of videos like this, Calculating bend and setback allowance, that also help to explain how the overall length of the spoke can be calculated...

Yes please - the section lengths and angles would be very useful. I hadn’t thought about the possibility of using an arbor press - great idea (and multipurpose).

Thanks for the update Graham - and to Geoff for his input. I’ll do some prototyping and see where it leads me.

It's definitely an old technique. I remember my father doing this in the 60's, using something like the Eldi tool shown on Jim Langley's website. I've come across other pliers-type tools, but they are difficult to source and seem to be designed for one-off applications. In our workshop we...

Thanks Graham. Geoff previously posted some photos of the tool here. As I mentioned, I want to build a tool for use in a community bike shop and for training/education purposes. I'm happy to comply with any assurances Geoff would require on the use of his IP.

Hi Graham. I wondered if Geoff would provide details of his Kwik Spoke tool design. I’d like to try building one for use in a community bike shop.

Does anyone have a current e-mail address or contact information for Geoff?The cleland-cycles e-mail address gives an error message.