Back a couple of years ago, I lucked out on a facebook marketplace post. Someone was selling an unassembled 3D printer kit, that was tatty and had missing parts………Woo!
I did a 30 mile detour on my voyage home from Wales and grabbed it. excitedly pulling all the bits out of the oversized, filthy box and….Putting them into a rather smaller, cleaner box for a couple of years whilst not doing much with it.
Well, today, that £40 investment paid off.
by hacking a chunk off the 8mm threaded rod, using a few bolts and washers, and a quick mod using a spare Hama-beads square that we had lying around, I was able to fix the broken hamster wheel!
or, in other words, I’ve massively over-engineered a fix by butchering a 3D printer (kit).
On the plus side, I’ve a happy hamster AND saved £2.87 by not needing to buy a new one!
Also, It’s gotten me thinking….HAMSTER STATISTICS.
How fast can they go?, how far do they run?
I’ve just picked up some of these – Hall effect sensors
i’ve already a handful of Arduinos and Raspberry pi’s. ………..
