where to buy a spoke threader?

[Daniel J Méssem]

does anyone know where I can buy a spoke thread rolling machine?

 

I just need one okay!

 

tired of having to order spokes

[johanpre44]

I think you will be making a lot of money of you get a tool like this. Most LBS' don't have one.

 

I know Phil Wood makes one (https://www.philwood.com/products/tools/spokemach.php). There is a couple of dealers in SA (see their web site). I expect that this is a very expensive machine (quick Google search revealed a price of about $3k ~R30k!).

 

Johan Bornman also had a post about such a machine (https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/99032-my-latest-and-greatest/), not sure if he is still active on the hub (think he left SA a while ago), but you can maybe send him a PM to get more details.

 

Good luck with the hunt for this tool.

[Daniel J Méssem]

was thinking about something like this

http://www.amazon.com/Hozan-Spoke-Threading-Machine-C700/dp/B000C3F5LY

 

not sure how good the dies are, and thats what counts - cound make my own machine if I could get hold of the right rolling dies

[johanpre44]

Seems like you should be able to get the Hozan Threading "head" separately:

http://www.hozan.co.jp/cycle_e/catalog/C700.html.

 

Do you build wheels?

[Daniel J Méssem]

Seems like you should be able to get the Hozan Threading "head" separately:

http://www.hozan.co.jp/cycle_e/catalog/C700.html.

 

Do you build wheels?

will probably look at that if I cant find anything locally

 

yep, build wheels

[Soufflé]

Seems like you should be able to get the Hozan Threading "head" separately:

http://www.hozan.co.jp/cycle_e/catalog/C700.html.

 

Do you build wheels?

Regularly uses my Hozan C700. Stock generic spoke lengths for 26, 27.5 & 29". Cut to length and re-thread to required depth. Works like a song.

[Daniel J Méssem]

yeah thats what I'm looking for - where did you get it?

[Soufflé]

yeah thats what I'm looking for - where did you get it?

UK +-R3000

[Daniel J Méssem]

ever had to replace the dies?

 

thinking about getting this part

http://m.ebay.com/itm/331414224224

 

and then machining the rest of the contraption myself...

[Soufflé]

ever had to replace the dies?

 

thinking about getting this part

http://m.ebay.com/itm/331414224224

 

and then machining the rest of the contraption myself...

Those dies are made from real hard steel. Never, yet, had to consider replacing. When doing a build of the rest, note critical alignment of spoke with centre of die

[David Marshall]

The expensive ones are the Phil Wood, Morizumi from Wheel Fanatyk (the one Johan has), The Cyclus from Germany and the Kowa from Japan.  I have the last which landed at around R25000-00 (Yen 210,000), so you need to build quite a few wheels to justify it. I worked on the Morizumi which is also a superb machine.  For building the odd wheel and replacing spokes the Hozan type are fine but can be time consuming if you have to cut a lot of spokes.

 

Here is the Kowa

 

[Daniel J Méssem]

The expensive ones are the Phil Wood, Morizumi from Wheel Fanatyk (the one Johan has), The Cyclus from Germany and the Kowa from Japan. I have the last which landed at around R25000-00 (Yen 210,000), so you need to build quite a few wheels to justify it. I worked on the Morizumi which is also a superb machine. For building the odd wheel and replacing spokes the Hozan type are fine but can be time consuming if you have to cut a lot of spokes.

 

Here is the Kowa

 

I only really build wheels for myself and friends, so would definitely go for the cheaper one

 

nice to see the tools guys, thanks for sharing!

[Daniel J Méssem]

Those dies are made from real hard steel. Never, yet, had to consider replacing. When doing a build of the rest, note critical alignment of spoke with centre of die

ah, useful advice, that machine looks pretty rigid, guessing that the shaft is solid and has almost no play in the machine?

[Soufflé]

Sort of "boer-maak'n-plan"

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[Daniel J Méssem]

Sort of "boer-maak'n-plan"

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drill direction changes pretty quickly!

[The Guy in Pink]

yeah thats what I'm looking for - where did you get it?

Amazon

Hozan Spoke Threading Machine C700

$140.00

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