Home made spoke wrench....

[tireater]

I lost my spoke wrench and want to true a wheel today...Has anyone made their own...?
I was thinking about putting a notch in the end of a 3/8" extension...

[oldhippie765]

should work. i've always used a vaco brand ajustable wrench it's only about 3" long.

[bagga]

i use a 1/4" open end wrench.

[tireater]

I tried that...It is VERY sloppy and I was afraid it would round off ss nipple...

[bigblock6912]

did you try a metric?

[tireater]

I confess...I do not have teeny metric wrenches...I will measure it and see if I need a new metric tool...thanks...

[bigpete1]

do you have a local dirt bike shop they usually have them on hand .thanks pete

[choseneasy]

 Spoke wrenches are really cheap and they speed up truing.

[tireater]

I'll check a dirt bike shop in the morning....thanks...

[HDRDR]

tireater

You have more problems than I would want Just asking, are you one of the folks that just have bad luck?

Ride Safe

Al

[tireater]

Actually I am a com. sea urchin diver and work less than 100 days a year...I don't really believe in luck...
I ride it, break it, fix it, repeat endlessly...Twisting 3 crankshafts is not bad luck...It is just a chitty product....Period...

[HDRDR]

I am a pearl diver and never had a problem so far

[tireater]

Are we talking about aunt Pearl...?

[Panzer]

 I dove for apples on Halloween. 

[texaskatfish]

Best spoke wrench??

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(sorry - couldn't resist)

[byoodah]

Does anyone know where to pick up a wrench for the large diameter spokes? I'm running radial laced fat spoke wheels.
I'm also curious as to checking the tension. Not sure the tappingand listening method will work with these.
Byoodah

[EagleFTE]

Byooda, Not sure how big the spokes are but Rowe Products makes a six in one wrench for various sizes.  It costs about $5.00 and is also sold under the Drag Specialties label at many bike shops.