After a lot of trial and error, I have a solid set of wheels. I just wanted to post a pic and share what I learned:
1: scooter wheels are necessary - I tried using 9" mountain board wheels at first, too heavy and bumpy. Luckily I located a tinker shop that gave me
all the scooters he had for whatever donation I wanted. I got 4 scooters for $20 all told.
2: a little bit of grinding using a circular grinding bit allowed for a perfect fit of sealed bearings using 1" copper joining piece as a shim. Not
the 1" copper tube, but the cap that fits two 1" pieces together, it is the perfect shim material for the bearings I got. I'm using the original axle
bolts that came with the wheels and I cut aluminum spacers to fit between the bearings. Rock solid.
3: an incoming wave will throw you to the ground if you try to ride through it with wheels.
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