The Wheel:
Wheel Components:
- (1) 5/16 x 3" hex bolt
- (4) 5/16 x 18 hex nuts
- (1) 5/16 x 18 wing nut
- (3) 5/16 x 1-1/2" fender washers
- (3) 1/4 x 1" hex bolts
- (3) 1/4 x 20 hex nuts
- Fidget spinner, I already had this on hand but you can find them cheap on Amazon (to remove the middle portion of the fidget spinner, simply pry it out with a flat head screwdriver, if you can't do it by hand, this is where your 5/16 x 3" hex bolt will go)
I bought all of my nuts/bolts/washers at Sutherlands and spent about $5, since I already had the fidget spinner, this project ended up costing me $15.00. Now, in the video tutorial you will notice that his is on a stand made of PVC pipe. I really liked the looks of that because you could tell it was a homemade project, and that just seemed cool to me. We ended up forgoing the PVC pipe though and mounting it directly to the cage. To do this, all I had to do was measure where I wanted the wheel to end up and drill a 5/16" hole on the back of the cage.
Now Teddy has all sorts of room in his 2 story condo. I was worried that Teddy wouldn't like it, because the wash basin I bought has a slight taper to it. Rest assured though, he loves it and was on it all night. We had a silent spinner before, which isn't exactly silent but I will say it was more quiet than our homemade wheel. Still I like the looks of it and it's so much easier to clean since it's all one smooth surface. All in all, I would rather pay $15-$20 for our homemade version than the $40 store version. This was so easy to do, if you are even thinking about trying it for yourself...you should!
It looks a little shaky here with my son spinning it, but it looks a lot more stable with Teddy on it. We will try to update a video of him on the wheel soon!
More detailed video:
**Sorry for the confusion, in the video I say 5/8, I mean 5/16**
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