Oh great idea. Thanks! I'm going to try and put some rubber or something around the wheels for some extra traction. I will start by putting rubber bands around the CDs
The wheels don't spin that easily when I use my finger. My parents keep telling me that I should take the records off and use CD's on all 4 wheels. What do you think?
And thanks for your help so far.
I have bearings like on skateboard wheels for that and my axles are wood. I can get the wheels to spin very quickly while holding it, but when I set it down it won't spin.
Should I try and grease up the bearings?
Thanks
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