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...