First off - thanks to everyone on this board! With all of the help and advice I found here, my son finished 1st in his division and first overall! I can't tell you how proud he was of himself! It was truly a priceless moment so once again THANKS!!!!
Given I was helped so much, I will attempt to pay it forward some but anyone feel free to correct me if I got it wrong!
Whitaker717 - The wheel bore prep was by far the scariest part about this. I have the Q-Tips from John which measured .0975 with the digital caliper. They were a very tight fit. I read elsewhere on the forum that you want less than .1 but greater than .097. I couldn't imagine using anything over .098. I used the hand drill as everyone suggested and put a small piece of blue tape on the chuck so I could keep track of the revolutions/average speed. I slowly ran the drill and slid the wheel over the q-tip stalk. It does go, but lots of squealing. I moved it back and forth on the stalk for about 25 revolutions which came in a tad under 20 seconds give or take just to give you an idea of the speed I ran it at. I used a different stalk for each wheel. I don't have anything to compare my results to, but it definitely worked for me.
Hope this help you - good luck!
