lacing wheels

I regrettably picked up some rims from eBay and when they arrived looked to match up to the old ones. But after starting to build the wheel I noticed that the taper on the spoke nipples isn't sitting flush with the rim. I'm pretty sure this means I have the wrong rim but I'm looking for a...

I regrettably picked up some rims from eBay and when they arrived looked to match up to the old ones. But after starting to build the wheel I noticed that the taper on the spoke nipples isn't sitting flush with the rim. I'm pretty sure this means I have the wrong rim but I'm looking for a...

Trying to lace a wheel....no clue how. Using fong brothers how to at http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/12/how-to-lace-a-wheel-from-scratch/. I can't see a longer head, or shorter head, but rather a different angle. In the pic , I'm using the one on the left as the inner...or the first part...

I have a 21" rim I wanna lace to my xs hub. It a 64 spoke rim and hub. I just need some guidance I'm doing this. Can anybody explain this to me? Every shop I asked in Austin doesn't lace wheels they send them out. I wanna learn to do it myself not pay someone to.:confused: