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Sorry Douglas, I only know how to beat a snowflake straight.....
Those spoke jobs are another story.

Doug, I don't have time now to type it out. Do you still have my phone number? I can explain it far better by voice. You will be surprised at just how easy it is to fix a spoke rim ding.

If you catch me at a bad time, I will tell you and we can connect later. I will have time today, but it will be dicey.

Darn Duane, 1,000 RAID Hard Drive failures later and all I have is your email - which could even be wrong now. lol

How about you PM me the number and then email me one day when you are free for a few minutes and I can call then? I will PM you now with my particulars if you, like me have had such things lost in the shuffle too. I know you well enough to know if you say you don't have the time right now, YOU MOST CERTAINLY DON'T! Look for my PM; this is no hurry up job as there is much to do on really no current budget yet and I am going to have a move to make as well. I am hopeful during said move I can find the "safe place" I put all of those blueprints for the early, early bikes so I can get that info to you as I am confident that stuff is really a find (manufacturing blueprints for repair tools and original tooling for /2's and earlier seems rare in my book If I recall, even pre-War stuff too...) AND it should go some place where such things could be archived - not a cost or price thing, (as I wish to donate it to your collection anyhow) a legacy deal if you know what I mean. Look for my PM Sir and many thanks!

Kind regards,
Douglas

PM sent Duane, email me and we can co-ordinate a time that is best for us both. Also this will allow both of us to avoid telephone fees as mine happen to be free AND not miss one another, at 25, you are far too busy for that stuff right???

I need to run now for a bit anyhow.

73,
Douglas KD8PNH

Thank again Duane, after a cursory look at equipment, I am quite sure I'll be using a press (which lucky for me I have an ideal one available) rather than a vise - which is OK, I have plenty of time. My bend is nothing like you see in the OP's post - more of a flat spotted area. with a wheel and tire like that, this SWB will go into a death wobble on its centerstand!

Spokes are going to have to go anyway - I am assuming they and the hub should be MIA for the procedure anyway, but was having such a wonderful time speaking with you again since it has been so long, I forgot to inquire! Again glad to hear everything and everyone there is doing so well and I'll take your other advise to heart. Thanks again Sir!

Warm regards,
Douglas

For a typical dent in a rim, one can fix it without removing the tire and tube.

Using a hydraulic press is better in that it gives greater control, or at least you can read the pressure as you press. I would prefer to not use an arbor press, as I like to go slowly and a vise allows that, while the arm may get tired of pressing on the arbor press.

Hmm, yeah I may be restricted in my tools this would be hydraulic and I figured I cold put a small amount of pressure and work my way through getting it where it needs to be - time is not a factor for me in this. Still curious if I should do this with the wheel completely assembled or not (spokes and hub) - there are two schools of thought I can dream up each pointing different directions - most point down the road of leaving it together; bigger PITA, but less likelihood of messing the rim up worse and it is a pretty good flat spot if I recall - just not quite as long as the OP's. I'll take a pic of it soon and post it here... Don't think there is much or any deviation in the width or the rim at all. (At least that is one less thing to mess with unless I mess that up in the process.

Thanks again Duane for your patience and attention,
Douglas