Wheelbuilding questions tips and ponderations

[doctor-bond]

Every now and then I build a wheel, but infrequently enough that it’s back to school each time. Am going to store some links here and ask a few questions from the collective wisdom which I know is on here.

Fave spoke calculator is EDD: Leonard EDD spoke calc
Fave tutorial is Sheldon: Sheldon’s Wheelbuild

So, this time I’m doing a 26” Dynamo front, 36 hole. It has quite high flanges equating to 255mm spokes for 3x.
Question: I’m assuming 3x, but are there any thoughts on doing something different for this set up? Lightness is not of consequence; strength, reliability, comfort is.

Oh and ACI butted are spokes of choice.

 

[foz]

3x is probably OK, although if the flange is very large then it can screw up the angles a bit, if that's the case then 2x might be better, but 255m spokes in a 25" rim should not be a problem. 3x is also pretty standard, works well in most wheels, and is easy to do. I've built my last few sets of road wheels with 3x rear and 2x front, just because...

 

[EightBallFlyer]

Every now and then I build a wheel, but infrequently enough that it’s back to school each time. Am going to store some links here and ask a few questions from the collective wisdom which I know is on here.

Fave spoke calculator is EDD: Leonard EDD spoke calc
Fave tutorial is Sheldon: Sheldon’s Wheelbuild

So, this time I’m doing a 26” Dynamo front, 36 hole. It has quite high flanges equating to 255mm spokes for 3x.
Question: I’m assuming 3x, but are there any thoughts on doing something different for this set up? Lightness is not of consequence; strength, reliability, comfort is.

Oh and ACI butted are spokes of choice.

Go for it.
I too look at Sheldons site, and also the Park Tool videos on YT are very good viewing, with a link to their preferred spoke length calculator.
I've done 7 wheel builds now, and even found a tool on eBay, for rolling my own threads on to the spokes that I've cut down to re-use.
With your dyno hub, I took a non disc, older type Shimano Nexus hub, out of my 26" EB wheel, and laced it into 700c. It worked out OK, by cutting down the standard, longer, 700c front wheel spokes and taking my time lacing and truing. It was 2x, on a 36h hub.
Good luck.