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@Lukemdfree
Dude... My job is building wheels. You don't need a stand.
Step one: remove tires and tubes.
Step two: buy two zip ties and a ruler.
Step three: place wheel in fork/dropouts.
Step four: attach zip ties and ruler with tape, ruler for up/down (roundness) and zip ties for left/right (lateral trueness)
Step five: true away, rotate the zip ties in for closer contact, move ruler up/ down fo closer contact.
Step 6: accept that 1mm is good enough for any purpose.
Don't spend 100 pounds on a stand. If you want a really stable wheel buy a tension meter and learn to true properly. It will take a while.