HAMSTER WHEEL
I used to have a dog named Einstein, he was a good friend. He is now
living with my parents since I now live in a dorm. In order to fill
the void of not having a pet I recently purchased a dwarf hamster. The
girl at the pet store told me the hamster was nocturnal, but I had no
idea what the meaning of that was. My problem was that the dumb
hamster ran on is wheel in the middle of the night while i was trying
to sleep. The reason for this is the low cost engineering of the
wheel. The support and bearing system was previously composed of a
simple cantilever shaft and a plastic housing. Below is a picture of
the old shaft. So in order to quiet down the hamster i modified the
wheel so that it ran on a bearing. The new system is composed of a
flange bearing bolted to the wheel with two round plates. An Allen
bolt, some flare washers and a butterfly nut served to secure it to the
cage. In this particular situation i took care of my problem.
By: Heraclio Hernandez
