Floatwheel ADV Snap-On Wheel Mount (Fangs Style)

This part is my original design and was designed directly on the CAD model provided by Tony from Floatwheel.

The goal was to solve a problem I ran into while moving around with the ADV - it's heavy, uncomfortable to carry by hand, and honestly pretty annoying to walk into a store with.

This solves that by adding a snap-on wheel mount ("fangs"-style) that lets the board roll instead of dragging or awkwardly carrying it. It also doubles as protection for nose dives while riding.

But the interesting part is how much iteration went into making it actually work.

The first versions broke. Then they cracked. Then they almost worked… and eventually this version came out of a lot of real-world testing and small tweaks.

Some of the things that went into the design:

• A dedicated flex zone so it can snap on/off without destroying itself

• Reinforced structure to handle real impacts (not just look good in CAD)

• Tuned snap fit (tiny changes like 0.1mm actually matter here)

• Smooth transitions to avoid stress cracks over time

I tested multiple versions, including intentionally stressing and trying to break them, and this version is solid, reliable, and repeatable.

Printing notes (important!):

• Designed for ASA (recommended)

  • PETG can work as well, but will break on big impacts

• HIPS works well as support material

• Print orientation matters (see images)

• Use high wall count (I printed it with 8 wall loops)

• Infill (see images for reference):

  • sparse infill pattern: Gyroid

  • Bottom section should be solid (just increase the "minimum sparse infill threshold" to a large number)

  • Middle section 60%

  • Upper sections 40%

• Keep cooling low (or none at all) for better layer bonding

Wheels notes:

• The wheel hole is 5mm (a regular m5 screw fits just right), it's length should be ~40mm 

• The wheel size should be 5x25x9 (5mm hole x 25mm outside diameter x 9mm wide)

Fit is intentionally snug. Depending on your printer/material, you might want to slightly adjust scale or tolerances. Also, every handle is a bit different, and a 0.5mm difference can affect the snap feel, so experiment if you need to :)

Also - try to avoid removing it by smacking it off 😅 (learned that the hard way). Firm pressure is better than impact.

If you end up using it, improving it, or breaking it in new and creative ways - I’d love to hear about it.