Peter Clinch, Medical Physics IT Officer, wrote:
wrote:

...
Should I be telling him anything like "extra tight please"?

No, there's a right tension and going beyond it doesn't help....

Herr Jobst Brandt claims that tension spoke wheels should have the
spokes tightened to the limit of the rim's ability to stay true [1]
while statically unloaded to maximize lateral strength of the wheel.
However, Herr Brandt's sock puppet detractor, "jim beam", insists this
will lead to premature fatigue cracking of the rim.

[1] Beyond which it elastically deforms into a "taco" or "potato [2]
chip" shape.
[2] "potatoe" for DePauw University political science majors, class of
1969.
--
Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley