| - Two 24 inch
diameter pre-cut plywood or particle board circles to be the
sides of the wheel after using a drill and jig saw to cut out
the 1-3/4 inch center holes and access spaces (see sketch
below), plus as an option, two empty 6 oz. cat food cans with
both the tops and bottoms cut out could be glued and/or nailed
to the inside of the 1-3/4 inch center hole of each wheel side
to reduce wear
- Two 1/2 inc diameter by 12 inch long
wooden dowels to be glued and nailed in place between the wheel
halves near the axle to stabilize the center of the wheel
-Seven feet of 12 inch wide small gauge rat
wire or other suitable material to be glued and stapled around
the edge of the wheel as the running surface
- Four 12 inch long aluminum carpet strips
or other aluminum braces to be evenly spaced and attached over
the rat wire around the edge of the wheel between the wheel
halves (see sketch)
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