Massive wheel building jigs

I’ve got a new project on the go, but it’s going to involve building some whopping wheels in a carbon 36er variety.

Are there any wheelbuilding jigs that are tall enough?

or, will I be building Tazjig.. the new, all singing wheel buildy tool for niche monkeys based on an old leg caliper, a welders vice, some organic beard oil and 3 bits of precision bodged OSB?

Any help much appreciated

And if anyone is at the reiver next April, feel free to stroke my thingie and take it for a ride

Modern Park stands will take a 29er + tyre easily (longer arms than the older stands). Is that not enough? If not Park make an extension piece for older stands to allow a 29er+tyre to fit, if you added one of those to a newer stand I’d imagine there would be enough space.

excellent, my older park, wont take my 29+ wheels with tyres on and the rims are going to be bigger than that as the rim ERD is 755mm.

The newer ones with extension, might just squeak it

precision bodged

Oh I like this phrase. I do it a lot!

I made myself the Roger Musson wooden jig, it’s great – a better design than metal ones I’ve used because the gauges are “free” so quick to move, plus the wood makes hearing the tone of the spokes easier.

Anyway, waffle aside, you could easily make it slightly larger.

I also built that and now have a Park TS2.2. While I made good wheels with the Musson jig I prefer the Park one now. Being able to dish while initial tensioning is done is nicer and the easy to move gauges on the Musson stand are also easy to knock. Park jig is also more stable.

if you’ve got a bike to put it in, I’d just be using the fork/frame and a couple of zip ties as a jig. Not the most scientific but works fine for a one-off

Definitely not worth buying a new jig just for building the one wheelset.

Either modify your current jig (if it’s cheap to do so) or as above. Use the frame and fork. If you’re not a fan of bodges Park and Unior do frame/fork fit truing guides. Or check AliXpress for a number of cheap solutions.