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28Ca8149 · 03-01-2018, 11:33 AM

Take a flat iron 16" long ,1" wide ,3/8" thick drill 5 , '3/8" holes one inch apart toward the middle of the flat iron .I bent a 90 degree bend at one end to hold it from sliding off the hub . Place the wheel flat on a table. Place the flat iron on the wheel from the hub to the rim .Make a bolt 7/16" , with a hook to hook on a spoke ,and threads at the other end about 3" long for pulling up the spoke .With the flat iron being this long you can slide it up and down to hook on the spoke at different locations without having to change the bolt to another hole. Easy to work with

slammin · 03-01-2018, 11:43 AM

Sounds interesting. Photos?

Ruth · 03-01-2018, 11:51 AM

Yes, pictures please. I love homemade tools.

Jim M · 03-01-2018, 12:14 PM

I NEED one bad. My spokes are not good and very difficult to find good used ones. New ones break the bank. Look forward to some pics! Thanks sooo much for sharing.

Chris Haynes · 03-01-2018, 01:38 PM

Bent spokes usually mean a bent rim. Or at least an out of true rim. There is more to consider than the look of the spoke.

ronn · 03-01-2018, 01:45 PM

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J Franklin · 03-01-2018, 02:31 PM

I use a slide hammer with a hook on the end.

wrndln · 03-01-2018, 03:48 PM

I do what J Franklin does, slide hammer with hook - work well. Double kinked spoke are hard to make straight.
Rusty Nelson.

leo · 03-01-2018, 03:56 PM

This may sound too simple but I straightened spokes on my 1930 coupe wheels with a ball peen hammer and a flat piece of steel about 4 X 4 inches square and 1/4 inch thick. I just backed the spoke with the steel plate and used the hammer to work around the spoke until it was straight to the point where I could not notice any bend. Probably very unscientific but I found the spokes very easy to work.

1930-Pickup · 03-01-2018, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Franklin

I use a slide hammer with a hook on the end.

Me too

03-01-2018, 11:33 AM	#1
28Ca8149 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Alberta CA Posts: 109	I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes Take a flat iron 16" long ,1" wide ,3/8" thick drill 5 , '3/8" holes one inch apart toward the middle of the flat iron .I bent a 90 degree bend at one end to hold it from sliding off the hub . Place the wheel flat on a table. Place the flat iron on the wheel from the hub to the rim .Make a bolt 7/16" , with a hook to hook on a spoke ,and threads at the other end about 3" long for pulling up the spoke .With the flat iron being this long you can slide it up and down to hook on the spoke at different locations without having to change the bolt to another hole. Easy to work with

03-01-2018, 11:43 AM	#2
slammin Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fruita, CO Posts: 281	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes Sounds interesting. Photos?

03-01-2018, 11:51 AM	#3
Ruth Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Glide, Oregon Posts: 1,336	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes Yes, pictures please. I love homemade tools.

03-01-2018, 12:14 PM	#4
Jim M Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sebastian, FL Posts: 479	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes I NEED one bad. My spokes are not good and very difficult to find good used ones. New ones break the bank. Look forward to some pics! Thanks sooo much for sharing.

03-01-2018, 01:38 PM	#5
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes Bent spokes usually mean a bent rim. Or at least an out of true rim. There is more to consider than the look of the spoke. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

03-01-2018, 01:45 PM	#6
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,784	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I use a large pipe wrench......................

03-01-2018, 02:31 PM	#7
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes I use a slide hammer with a hook on the end.

03-01-2018, 03:48 PM	#8
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,159	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes I do what J Franklin does, slide hammer with hook - work well. Double kinked spoke are hard to make straight. Rusty Nelson.

03-01-2018, 03:56 PM	#9
leo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 734	Re: I made a simple tool for straiteng spokes This may sound too simple but I straightened spokes on my 1930 coupe wheels with a ball peen hammer and a flat piece of steel about 4 X 4 inches square and 1/4 inch thick. I just backed the spoke with the steel plate and used the hammer to work around the spoke until it was straight to the point where I could not notice any bend. Probably very unscientific but I found the spokes very easy to work.