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check if the cones are tight after adjusting them with the wheel in the frame. rock the wheel side to side from the tyre to get enough leverage, if there is no play, and the locknuts are tight enough, then you are dandy. there may be no play but the locknuts not tight enough so when you tighten the axle they unscrew a bit. tighten the axle evenly on each side.
sometimes the cones come loose when tightening down the locknut - you just have to practise to get it right. and make sure you tighten the locknut enough.