Homemade Wheel Help!!!

[Christapalige]

Hey guys,

So our wheel just broke and we are looking for a replacement for them, but we want this next one to actually last longer then a few months. I was thinking of building our own wheel. I found a cake pan that is 16 x 4 inches of anodized aluminum. Here is the link: http://cooksdream.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=FDPRD164
I would like everyones feedback to see if this is a safe material for them to run on and probably nibble on eventually out of curiosity. If this does work then what else would I possibly need to build the rest of the wheel?

Thanks for your feedback!

 

[Christapalige]

:bump1:

 

[Bosco Lam]

i think it should be safe

 

[momenteller]

If you do a search on here, it will bring up some other threads that can give you some ideas. I don't know if anyone on here has perfected a homemade wheel (safe, quiet, and easy for them to run on). The few threads I've followed, it seems as though the supplies end up running close to what a silver surfer would cost ($50).

Here are a few threads to get you started:

http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19912&highlight=Homemade+wheel

http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17007&highlight=Homemade+wheel

http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21811&highlight=Homemade+wheel

 

[rosa160]

I have a homemade wheel from http://www.chincessories.com/cageaccessories.htm for $22

It actually hasn't been too bad noise wise either, I think the cage makes more noise than the wheel does!