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Originally Posted by asid61

Those Silverthin bearings are pricey (albeit highly convenient)! I know teams that used them way back in the past have gotten sponsored.

I was worried about this. I requested a quote from Silverthin but have not heard back yet. I know the equivalent bearing from VXB is $81.77!

Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss

Can you shed some light on the wheel itself? Also, any chance for the full CAD?

The wheel is to be made from ABS (either on a printer or lathe) and the tread is polyurethane tubing from sun-ray that would be pressed on and bonded with a silicone adhesive like shoe goo. The basic layout and shape of the wheel should be visible in the cross section view.
Here is a link to the CAD. If you need STEP files let me know, and I can put that up too.

Originally Posted by mman1506

Retention Compound (also made by Loctite) should work well. It can fill much larger gaps than threadlock.

I like this idea, but I'm not sure how removable it would be.