Sunbeam S7 - ongoing project

[Semper Gumby]

That is going to be so cool when it is done!  

I must stay away from such things.  Right now BSAs are hooking my inner child.  

[Darwin_R65]

Well last week i painted a rim and centre hub on the Sunbeam and decided to have a go at respoking it.

Had a quick look at the old rusted out rim for a guide and then set to work confident on the direction of the spokes.

Somehow I failed in translation.

The spoke pattern on one side was correct as they are short and don't cross, but the other side I completely stuffed the pattern.

Undid all the spokes on that side and this time with the old rim sitting right beside me i tried again.

I got the pattern right but somehow the spoke heads don't sit flat. Not sure what i did wrong, but have decided for my own mental health to put it away for a week and attack it next weekend. Definitely feeling my wrists today after all that work on the spokes last night.

John

[Ed Miller]

I haven't tried wheel building yet, though when I can afford it I would like some alloy wheels and stainless spokes for my Triumph.  It looks really intimidating.  I have an article by John Healey, but it's specifically for Triumphs like mine.  

Where did you find the spokes?  I wonder if they came with the wrong bend angle; they're not all the same.

[fastcataz]

Looks like the pattern is still a bit off...

[Darwin_R65]

Fastcataz, yes the photo is the evidence of my failure the first time.

Ed, the spokes came with the bike when I got it, just they were in a plastic bag, not installed in the wheel. I believe they came from stewart Engineering in the UK which deals in only sunbeams. There is only two spokes, short and long. I'll need to telephone Stewarts in the UK and talk with them.

My wrists were sore for two days after this job, and I haven't finished yet.

John

[Semper Gumby]

Make sure you get the offset right.  (Does the Sunbeam have an offset on its rims?)

Really pretty bike.  I can't wait to see the finished product.  If I ever came across a rotter and a couple of boxes, I would be hard pressed not to buy it.