Front drum wheel to respoke

Please,
I am starting to respoke the front 1968/69 drum hub with stock 19x40 rim.
I need to know if the rim must be laced in the center of the hub or the rim has an offset (like rear hub).
Thank you.
Piero

If its front !! then the rim needs to be central to the forks (not the hub) !.. Set your hub up appropriately on the axle with correct spacers/washers/packers, what ever is required to centralise hub to forks (or wherever it lands with textbook parts) , then lace rim to C/Line of forks.

Then the rear rim is laced to the same C/Line as the front rim..

olChris said:

Then the rear rim is laced to the same C/Line as the front rim..

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I wish you hadnt said that,cue Captain Obvious in 5 .. 4 ... :lol:

olChris said:

If its front !! then the rim needs to be central to the forks (not the hub) !.. Set your hub up appropriately on the axle with correct spacers/washers/packers, what ever is required to centralise hub to forks (or wherever it lands with textbook parts) , then lace rim to C/Line of forks.

Then the rear rim is laced to the same C/Line as the front rim..

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Hi and thank you.
I know what you said, but i need to send out the wheel to respoke (of course without forks!).
So if i could know the offset i can say to the man that will respoke the wheel.
Thank you.
Piero

Time Warp said:

olChris said:

Then the rear rim is laced to the same C/Line as the front rim..

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I wish you hadnt said that,cue Captain Obvious in 5 .. 4 ... :lol:

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Is it a wrong or misleading statement re C/Lines ???...... I'm not quite sure what your eluding to with "Captain Obvious"

pierodn said:

olChris said:

If its front !! then the rim needs to be central to the forks (not the hub) !.. Set your hub up appropriately on the axle with correct spacers/washers/packers, what ever is required to centralise hub to forks (or wherever it lands with textbook parts) , then lace rim to C/Line of forks.

Then the rear rim is laced to the same C/Line as the front rim..

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Hi and thank you.
I know what you said, but i need to send out the wheel to respoke (of course without forks!).
So if i could know the offset i can say to the man that will respoke the wheel.
Thank you.
Piero

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Well IMO, be assure that nobody here will specify an exact measurement. Because each bike/frame is different and nobody knows (what suits your frame/bike)... All i can suggest is mount the hub complete in the forks and "somehow" measure or determine where it "sits" in relationship to the forks.. for example, is it central? is it 2mm to one side or the other? etc etc.
Where you can, and if possible "shim/adjust" the hub central to the forks so that you can at least say to the re-spoker , "it has to be central" or this or that.. So at the end of the day you get what you asked for... There is no definative answer to your original question.... I am open to being told im wrong, so lets wait and see if there are any other suggestions!

I'd respoke the wheel myself (not a black art) and true the wheel to the fork centerline while mounted in the forks. Buchanan's sells the spokes and spoke wrench. It's worth learning how to do. I do all of my wheels.

pierodn said:

I know what you said, but i need to send out the wheel to respoke (of course without forks!).

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Piero,
I'm sure you are quite capable of doing this job yourself, if you wanted to?

L.A.B. said:

pierodn said:

I know what you said, but i need to send out the wheel to respoke (of course without forks!).

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Piero,
I'm sure you are quite capable of doing this job yourself, if you wanted to?

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Hi Les,
Thank you for your confidence.
I am almost capable of doing this job.a
I finished just now with the two 1969 Rocket 3 respoked and the wheels turn very well.
But, buy two sets of stainless spokes costs about $ 250 (180 euros) shipping included.
In Italy there is a great mechanic (he worked for "Gilera" Arcore) that for 70 euro each wheel respokes very well with stainless spokes and nipple "Alpina".
That's why I prefer to do this job to others, saving money and time (which is the most valuable asset).
Ciao.
Piero