I just realized how great it is that you guys made a way for Joob to exercise without moving (the cat wheel), and a way for her to move without exercising (the rc cat bed)
You should combine the two by putting the car bed on the wheel. Then she could not exercise while not moving. Or put the wheel on the car for Evan-level chaos.
now time to over-engineer(read: Evan-ify) a wheel powered treat dispenser that will auto spit out a treat at a given amount of wheel rotations. Bonus: adjustable to increase the amount it takes to dispense to have Joobs take longer 'runs'
If you do this, make sure to randomize the number of rotations before a reward comes out. Operant conditioning demands inconsistent rewards to establish repetitious behaviors. Right now she has figured out step=treat. But she needs to learn to keep stepping and inconsistent rewards will help with that.
Bonus: Aromatically adjust the amount required for ham to be dispensed. Some factors that could influence that are: - frequency of use - weight of joobie automatically measured in the wheel - camera with AI slowly trained to detect when job us about to stop walking in the wheel and only then dispense ham
I made one of these for a friend's cat and i can say without shadow of a doubt that you want 3, very soft wheels, rather than four or a roller setup. Two keep the wheel in angle whilst the third on the other side makes sure that the wheel's imperfections don't cause it to bump left to right. You'll want ABEC9 ball bearings, so your best bet would be pure silicone, inline 4 skate type wheels, preferably something for trick skating, which has a smaller, yet blunt wheel (doesn't have that tapered edge to it). You should also consider adding a bit more weight and last but not least the camber and toe in/toe out angles, mainly because with a slightly heavier wheel you won't need to have active tracking, it will track itself (much like the belt on a belt sander does due to the crowned wheel at the top).
@@deathventure I think Adam's was actually a bit too frictionless, you need a bit of friction so that cat doesn't just hamster yeet itself by going too fast. Also stopping would be an issue if there's not enough friction and weight. Although Adam's was meant for high speed bengalese who run like crazy speeds. Jubes will never run that fast.
I'm glad to see she is loving the updated wheel! A little piece of advice from your friendly neighborhood vet that has trained many cats: I recommend you only reward her while she is still on the wheel, otherwise she will learn that she gets the "ham" when she hops off. Good luck with the training!
And underneath it could light up the word ham (like in the sign they made before with words) when the wheel makes the noise rotating. And/or something which detects it moving and rings a bell in their office to alert them that ham is needed. 🤣
Joobie really seems to be the center of stage in your latest videos!!! The cat scratch chair, the movable/ driving cat bed/ her throne, the catio and all that!!! Love it😻
I've seen what appears to be rollerblade wheels used in making these cat wheels that also seem to work really well. They have softer rubber, ball bearings, and roll pretty silently.
You know that when someone cares so much for their fur-person that the critter's happiness brings them as much joy as Joobie's happiness brings to Evan and Katelyn, that those are good people. I love how much Joobie means to you guys. ❤
I need y'all to know that "Joobie loves... haaaam!!!" has become a vocal stim for my husband and I xD Like, we just do it back and forth every now and then haha
You know I think Adam Savage (from mythbusters & tested) made a very similar cat wheel. Maybe for version 3.0 you can take some inspirations from it? I think he added a lot of smart improvements to make it less wobbly
this would overcomplicate things a lot (so I think Evan will like this idea) BUT you guys should design some little pulley mechanism that holds the ham (or a cat toy or whatever) on a string, and the more she spins the wheel, the lower the toy goes so that she can eventually actually get to the thing. sort of a carrot-on-a-stick but from the mind of a Mechanical Engineer and it's for a cat...
The metal roller allows the cat wheel to slide side to side. Roller blade wheels would also work as they have better, quieter bearings and grip to hold the cat wheel in place.
Yay ! Another episode of "Cat bribery, with Evan and Katelyn". :D Every time that cat wheel has been in shot, I've thought that it would be a pretty simple add on piece to mount a couple of tube uprights and a cross bar to the back of the base, then use that to mount a cat toy to dangle at the 3 or 9 o'clock position. You might even be able to get full on sprinting footage of Joobie with that setup.
the little hop in the wheel... runs a few paces and looks to Katelyn for ham... Then realised it moved easier and jumped back in... runs. It was soooo cuuuute !! I really should make things for My cat Miav... he is the same age as Joobie.
man ,I've been watching you guys for so long ,and yet it's still amazes me how much you do just for your cat... like I have three cats and a dag, and the most they get, is a perch wherever they please. a catio and free will for the most part
you can add in a degree or two of slope to the rollers and it will force the wheel to press on one side more than the other. It seems like it would increase a lot of friction but as it stays on one side and not bouncing/wobbling it will overall make things smoother.
I've only seen your original build video, plus this one. I like the idea of using the table saw outfeed support rollers, which have good bearings that will take a lot of use. When I looked at the "side" rollers and the way they're mounted, I couldn't help but think that a couple of small improvements might be possible. (What can I say? I'm an engineer). Idea #1 would be to have some slightly better casters, or even simply roller bearings fitted into a "U" shaped piece of steel bar stock. Those would wear a lot better, and perhaps also be a bit quieter. Thinking about that some more, I then wondered if you could mount some kind of ball or roller-bearing side wheel in a way that had a spring, or springs between the wheel holding frame and the wooden base. Four light springs, slipped over four bolts with washers and Nylock nuts would do the trick. So would a common gate hinge, which would require only one spring, with the bearing mounted on the outer side, and the inner part screwed or bolted to the base. I can visualize it, but RUclips has no way for me to show you a sketch. But I think you could work out the kind of device I'm thinking of. An alternative possibility is to make the distance between base and cat wheel rim adjustable. One easy way would be to use some 1/4"/6.3mm threaded rod with an adjusting knob on the inside. You might eve be able to combine that with an "in-between" spring, so that the side roller stays in contact regardless of variations in the cat wheel edge and position. To mount that into the wooden base easily, you could use some fittings (available at all big-box hardware stores) that have a center hole treaded for a machine screw (such as threaded rod), with that set into a piece of steel perhaps 1" - 1-1/4" square, tat has "prongs" on each corner. To attach them, you simply drill a hole in the base big enough to take the center (threaded) tube, then fix the square steel plate to the wood by tapping it into the wood until the pointed "prongs" are firmly seated. These are cheap and readily available. Depending on what bolts you have on hand, you might dispense with the section of threaded rod and just use a long-ish 1/4-20 UNC machine bolt that adjusted the side-to-side clearance when turned. To keep that fixed, you could use a drop of blue LocTite or go the 'budget' route and put a couple of drops of nail polish on the threads. Works fine for light loads. You've probably had many other ideas and many other suggestions of all kinds, and if you've looked at the very expensive commercial versions you'll see other ideas, such as a low-speed motor that starts turning the cat wheel - slowly - when the cat(s) jump on. Some cats don't like that - having the 'floor' start to move under their paws spooks some cats instantly. I saw a cat wheel with multiple rings connected as a spiral at a cat show, but for upwards of $6000, and weighing easily 500 pounds, it didn't seem very attractive. Anyhow, endless variety once people start thinking up new ideas. Thanks for posting the original video, and this follow up. I have only one question arising from the original build. From your video, it looked like you were squeezing adhesive into a groove on one rim on top of the metal drum, with the groove in te wood facing down. Maybe it was camera angles or perhaps I wasn't watching closely enough, but why not have the wooden ring on the table, with the glue slot facing up? I'm sure you had a reason (if that's how you did it) but I can't see the advantage to the "inverted" assembly. Just curious. I will probably be building one myself in the near future. Many thanks.
Now that the ham wheel is perfected I would absolutely LOVE if you guys made that cat hamster ball for her so she could be a tiny little void wrecking ball like you mentioned in the original ham wheel video. Love you guys keep up the amazing work 🥰
I absolutely love your little Joobie ham call. I also love all the stuff you guys do for your kitty because I would also absolutely do these things for my cats given the chance.
So cute! Since my cat passed away last year, and my landlord in the apartment I moved to doesn't allow pets, I've been living vicariously through you guys as Joobie owners. ❤
Maybe the ultimate solution is to use rollerblade wheels with the softer wheel material and high ABEC rating. It would make it quieter too which she might love.
I would like to suggest what I think should perform better is to use longer shafts and have the wheel run on it's wood rims. It would provide a wider footprint width wise for stability. You shouldn't need extra guides on the sides if the idler wheels have a grooved surface to keep the drive wheel centered and a low source of friction as the idlers rims should have very little actual contact. Like how train wheels on rails work. The larger the diameter of the idler wheels, the less energy lost in the wheel:idler ratio and the less sticktion. As wheels are gears with infinite teeth. You have a very large gear driving very small gears so it is trying to spin them at a high rpm. Plus wrap the idlers with a rubber band to give the contact patches some give. Like the rubber bands wrapped around bandsaw wheels. Just my two cents.
Roller blade wheels work very well also. Our Ferris Cat Wheel uses them and they are pretty quiet. Our Bombay would lay waste to Joobie's wheel as he runs VERY fast. :)
Bait stick attached to the wall high enough to keep it rolling. There are bearings that go all directions that would hold the drum still. The wheels cause drag.
Why am I not surprised that the creation of a purported "cat exercise device" will likely actually lead to the cat gaining weight from all of the persuasion/reinforcement treats? She's got you guys completely under her paw!
to make it better you should make the rollers as small as possible to create less friction (less drag) and make the wheel convex so it auto centers it self. i work as a mechanic and work allot with belds and they have the same. the convex roller auto centers the beld in a degree.
Wheels for skating would work pretty much perfectly to get the least amount of resistance. Only small point of contact and they do have bearings, softer and maybe wider ones would stick to the loop so it doesn't fly off. It would need just right kinda bolts to use them as pins to attach them correctly.
That cat has you two very well trained. 😆 Kidding. Well, not really but the wheel is an impressive build if you guys did that yourselves. The mods did the trick. You guys are clever and devoted to your pet which I can identify with. Thanks for the entertainment and info.
Loved the upgrade and to fix the wobble for good I believe you have to align the wheel and to do that I think you could get two sticks and either end and shim the bolts until all four corners are level.
You need to use rollers on the side to keep the wheel from shifting left to right. That way you have a roller to handle the weight and a free wheeling roller that will not add any friction to the roller as it keeps the wheel from shifting left to right.
Would you guys consider doing an update on your creations for her? Like what she still uses and what you do with stuff that isn't used (if there is anything unused, which would make me sad)?
You guys might like a guy named Tim Hunkin. He used to do a great show on the BBC called, "The secret life of machines," where he would break down and dissect and cover the history of common machines and appliances. Like washing machines, televisions radios and automobiles. What's cool is that he was an artist by trade and they would always wrap up the show with some chimera-like sculpture made of the parts of the machine they covered in each episode. The reason why I bring him up is that he now has a channel on youtube and just had an episode of his current segment, " The secret life of components: bearings." He's an old pro of complex and technical crafts and sculptures and just has the most charming and sweet British charm about him. Honestly, I'm not sure if you would like his experience or his character more. Which is why I think you'd like him in general, his show's a lot like yours in that way. =D
Aw, it's so funny when pets have learned "doing x gets me food!" Like my sister's puppy: when she sees you've got food, plunks her little rump down and wags her tail. "Look how good I'm sitting! Don't I deserve food?"
You guys need to add an "arm" connected to the base on the wall side that reaches up and into the center of the circle where you can "clip" a chunk of ham dangling just out of reach - a "carrot on a stick" type of thing to get Joobie to exercise on her wheel in her own!!😂😂
I don't know why you think full contact is a good idea. Skateboard wheels would have been a better choice, because the tyres would reduce the noise and let it sit firmly. You also need ball bearings on the sides.
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I just realized how great it is that you guys made a way for Joob to exercise without moving (the cat wheel), and a way for her to move without exercising (the rc cat bed)
hahaha... Joobie's gotta have options!
She always has the option to move without moving.
You should combine the two by putting the car bed on the wheel. Then she could not exercise while not moving.
Or put the wheel on the car for Evan-level chaos.
Cats have such a special day when then have suspended limitations like this.
Balance 😌
now time to over-engineer(read: Evan-ify) a wheel powered treat dispenser that will auto spit out a treat at a given amount of wheel rotations. Bonus: adjustable to increase the amount it takes to dispense to have Joobs take longer 'runs'
I JUST posted a very similar comment before reading this😂😂😂
haha that would be great!
A simple metal strip on the wheel and proxy sensor to an Arduino controlled flap on a box. X amount of rotations gives a treat
If you do this, make sure to randomize the number of rotations before a reward comes out. Operant conditioning demands inconsistent rewards to establish repetitious behaviors. Right now she has figured out step=treat. But she needs to learn to keep stepping and inconsistent rewards will help with that.
Bonus:
Aromatically adjust the amount required for ham to be dispensed.
Some factors that could influence that are:
- frequency of use
- weight of joobie automatically measured in the wheel
- camera with AI slowly trained to detect when job us about to stop walking in the wheel and only then dispense ham
there really is nothing that compares to that little mew she does after you go "joobie loves!!!"
one of our favorite noises!
It's like she's saying "ham!!" 😂
Hahaha.. 🤠🤠
I made one of these for a friend's cat and i can say without shadow of a doubt that you want 3, very soft wheels, rather than four or a roller setup. Two keep the wheel in angle whilst the third on the other side makes sure that the wheel's imperfections don't cause it to bump left to right.
You'll want ABEC9 ball bearings, so your best bet would be pure silicone, inline 4 skate type wheels, preferably something for trick skating, which has a smaller, yet blunt wheel (doesn't have that tapered edge to it).
You should also consider adding a bit more weight and last but not least the camber and toe in/toe out angles, mainly because with a slightly heavier wheel you won't need to have active tracking, it will track itself (much like the belt on a belt sander does due to the crowned wheel at the top).
Good call, a 3-legged stool is always stable.
I expected the inline skate wheels, but I didn't think about 3 being better than 4.
Adam Savage on Tested modified a cat wheel for his friend years ago using high end skate wheels as well and it was super smooth.
@@BarqueCat2 3 points form a plane. That's why a 3 legged stool will never rock.
@@deathventure I think Adam's was actually a bit too frictionless, you need a bit of friction so that cat doesn't just hamster yeet itself by going too fast. Also stopping would be an issue if there's not enough friction and weight. Although Adam's was meant for high speed bengalese who run like crazy speeds. Jubes will never run that fast.
I'm glad to see she is loving the updated wheel! A little piece of advice from your friendly neighborhood vet that has trained many cats: I recommend you only reward her while she is still on the wheel, otherwise she will learn that she gets the "ham" when she hops off. Good luck with the training!
Joobie needs a cardboard sign on the wall behind the wheel that says "will run for ham"
haha that would be great!
And underneath it could light up the word ham (like in the sign they made before with words) when the wheel makes the noise rotating. And/or something which detects it moving and rings a bell in their office to alert them that ham is needed. 🤣
Or “ham is love, ham is life”
.. Hook up a small generator that lights it up ..
"Ham Sweet Ham"
Joobie really seems to be the center of stage in your latest videos!!! The cat scratch chair, the movable/ driving cat bed/ her throne, the catio and all that!!! Love it😻
It's her birthday month so we're doing lots of Joobie projects!
I think they said it's Joobies birthday month so that's why they've been doing lots of joob projects😻
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 thats so sweet. happy birthday to Joobie!
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 Happy birthday Joobie! 😺
Wait until they have kids!
I've seen what appears to be rollerblade wheels used in making these cat wheels that also seem to work really well. They have softer rubber, ball bearings, and roll pretty silently.
I imagine Joobie saying "What now?" every time you come back in the house from the garage with that tone of expectation in your voices.
I was thinking that rubber roller skate wheels would be a good option too. They would be quiet, and have bearings in the wheels that spin a while.
Far better than steel rollers really.
I was think the wide skate board ones. Quite too and should last a life time since a cat significantly lighter than a person.
Joobie: *takes 6 steps*
Katelyn: "she was really going on that"
😄😄😄
compared to 2 steps at a time that was a marathon! 🏃♀️
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 I know but it was too funny to me how you said it!! Love watching you both and Joob!
You know that when someone cares so much for their fur-person that the critter's happiness brings them as much joy as Joobie's happiness brings to Evan and Katelyn, that those are good people. I love how much Joobie means to you guys. ❤
I need y'all to know that "Joobie loves... haaaam!!!" has become a vocal stim for my husband and I xD Like, we just do it back and forth every now and then haha
You know I think Adam Savage (from mythbusters & tested) made a very similar cat wheel. Maybe for version 3.0 you can take some inspirations from it? I think he added a lot of smart improvements to make it less wobbly
The love you two have for your floor baby is so amazing to witness.
Evan: "A nice, sturdy shaft."
Me: "You are not that type of channel."
And yet they added music and a pink filter… seems like as the years go on they are now “that type of channel”
He also mentioned wanting to "go to bed" at 8:13pm and gave Kaitlyn a look... Just saying 😶
@@aleset6273 Ah dear they ARE "that" channel no?
well, it's the second channel, so who knows
Two words:
"Ham Pocket"
There's just something about the way Katelyn does that ham call. I absolutely love it. It's so cute.
I’m pretty sure it’s ponyo reference, it’s adorable
Ok I need a joobie in my life. The "Joobie ***LOOOOOVES***" and then the little "haaaaam" from her is literally my favourite things.
1:29 "A nice, sturdy shaft."
E&K Out of Context. You know what to do.
You guys are such good pet owners! Giving your cat so many enrichments and toys and seeing her enjoy them is just amazing!
this would overcomplicate things a lot (so I think Evan will like this idea) BUT you guys should design some little pulley mechanism that holds the ham (or a cat toy or whatever) on a string, and the more she spins the wheel, the lower the toy goes so that she can eventually actually get to the thing. sort of a carrot-on-a-stick but from the mind of a Mechanical Engineer and it's for a cat...
Yes, and also hook it up to the power grid to power the self-cleaning litter box.
Pro tip:
- Metal on wood is noisy.
- Hard plastic on wood is ok.
- Softer plastic/rubber wheels on wood is great!
Omg I love it! Now the Supervisor can properly exercise, with ham breaks of course :)
The metal roller allows the cat wheel to slide side to side. Roller blade wheels would also work as they have better, quieter bearings and grip to hold the cat wheel in place.
Yay !
Another episode of "Cat bribery, with Evan and Katelyn". :D
Every time that cat wheel has been in shot, I've thought that it would be a pretty simple add on piece to mount a couple of tube uprights and a cross bar to the back of the base, then use that to mount a cat toy to dangle at the 3 or 9 o'clock position. You might even be able to get full on sprinting footage of Joobie with that setup.
So proud of Joobie! It looks like she moves much better on the wheel now
the little hop in the wheel... runs a few paces and looks to Katelyn for ham... Then realised it moved easier and jumped back in... runs. It was soooo cuuuute !!
I really should make things for My cat Miav... he is the same age as Joobie.
I'm so proud of her! ❤️ Happy birth month Joobie!
thank you!
man ,I've been watching you guys for so long ,and yet it's still amazes me how much you do just for your cat... like I have three cats and a dag, and the most they get, is a perch wherever they please. a catio and free will for the most part
you can add in a degree or two of slope to the rollers and it will force the wheel to press on one side more than the other. It seems like it would increase a lot of friction but as it stays on one side and not bouncing/wobbling it will overall make things smoother.
The test spin just makes me think Wheel of Fortune 😂
or the big wheel on The Price is Right :)
@@lauranolastnamegiven3385 Yes that Too!!!
I've only seen your original build video, plus this one. I like the idea of using the table saw outfeed support rollers, which have good bearings that will take a lot of use. When I looked at the "side" rollers and the way they're mounted, I couldn't help but think that a couple of small improvements might be possible. (What can I say? I'm an engineer). Idea #1 would be to have some slightly better casters, or even simply roller bearings fitted into a "U" shaped piece of steel bar stock. Those would wear a lot better, and perhaps also be a bit quieter. Thinking about that some more, I then wondered if you could mount some kind of ball or roller-bearing side wheel in a way that had a spring, or springs between the wheel holding frame and the wooden base. Four light springs, slipped over four bolts with washers and Nylock nuts would do the trick. So would a common gate hinge, which would require only one spring, with the bearing mounted on the outer side, and the inner part screwed or bolted to the base. I can visualize it, but RUclips has no way for me to show you a sketch. But I think you could work out the kind of device I'm thinking of.
An alternative possibility is to make the distance between base and cat wheel rim adjustable. One easy way would be to use some 1/4"/6.3mm threaded rod with an adjusting knob on the inside. You might eve be able to combine that with an "in-between" spring, so that the side roller stays in contact regardless of variations in the cat wheel edge and position. To mount that into the wooden base easily, you could use some fittings (available at all big-box hardware stores) that have a center hole treaded for a machine screw (such as threaded rod), with that set into a piece of steel perhaps 1" - 1-1/4" square, tat has "prongs" on each corner. To attach them, you simply drill a hole in the base big enough to take the center (threaded) tube, then fix the square steel plate to the wood by tapping it into the wood until the pointed "prongs" are firmly seated. These are cheap and readily available. Depending on what bolts you have on hand, you might dispense with the section of threaded rod and just use a long-ish 1/4-20 UNC machine bolt that adjusted the side-to-side clearance when turned. To keep that fixed, you could use a drop of blue LocTite or go the 'budget' route and put a couple of drops of nail polish on the threads. Works fine for light loads.
You've probably had many other ideas and many other suggestions of all kinds, and if you've looked at the very expensive commercial versions you'll see other ideas, such as a low-speed motor that starts turning the cat wheel - slowly - when the cat(s) jump on. Some cats don't like that - having the 'floor' start to move under their paws spooks some cats instantly.
I saw a cat wheel with multiple rings connected as a spiral at a cat show, but for upwards of $6000, and weighing easily 500 pounds, it didn't seem very attractive. Anyhow, endless variety once people start thinking up new ideas. Thanks for posting the original video, and this follow up. I have only one question arising from the original build. From your video, it looked like you were squeezing adhesive into a groove on one rim on top of the metal drum, with the groove in te wood facing down. Maybe it was camera angles or perhaps I wasn't watching closely enough, but why not have the wooden ring on the table, with the glue slot facing up? I'm sure you had a reason (if that's how you did it) but I can't see the advantage to the "inverted" assembly. Just curious. I will probably be building one myself in the near future. Many thanks.
7:24 Juby ran, so she gets ham
That is the best rhyme I’ve ever heard
Now that the ham wheel is perfected I would absolutely LOVE if you guys made that cat hamster ball for her so she could be a tiny little void wrecking ball like you mentioned in the original ham wheel video.
Love you guys keep up the amazing work 🥰
My cat watched this with me, and when she saw joob get ham, she came over demanding treats when the ham call was repeated.
I absolutely love your little Joobie ham call. I also love all the stuff you guys do for your kitty because I would also absolutely do these things for my cats given the chance.
this is a great update and I'm cheering for Joobie in training for the marathon ♥
So cute! Since my cat passed away last year, and my landlord in the apartment I moved to doesn't allow pets, I've been living vicariously through you guys as Joobie owners. ❤
Maybe the ultimate solution is to use rollerblade wheels with the softer wheel material and high ABEC rating. It would make it quieter too which she might love.
Happy birthday Joobie! 🥳 And I'd love to see you guys make a stream about her on her birthday.
her meow melts my heart each time
YAAAAAY! Upgrade success! Happy ham marathons, Joob!
I love Katelyn's "ham" call. You guys are too cute when it comes to making things for Joob.
I knew it won't be simple as soon as Evan said it's going to be simple 😁It's rolling so much better now!
I would like to suggest what I think should perform better is to use longer shafts and have the wheel run on it's wood rims. It would provide a wider footprint width wise for stability.
You shouldn't need extra guides on the sides if the idler wheels have a grooved surface to keep the drive wheel centered and a low source of friction as the idlers rims should have very little actual contact. Like how train wheels on rails work.
The larger the diameter of the idler wheels, the less energy lost in the wheel:idler ratio and the less sticktion. As wheels are gears with infinite teeth. You have a very large gear driving very small gears so it is trying to spin them at a high rpm. Plus wrap the idlers with a rubber band to give the contact patches some give. Like the rubber bands wrapped around bandsaw wheels.
Just my two cents.
she seems to actually use it! Wow! i wondered about her progress on it since 2 years ago! good job joobah! happy birthday!
Oh yay, I was sad when you said in a video that she barely uses it. If it can be her fun place now, she and you will be so happy!
I absolutely love the HAM call! ^u^ and I love joobies reaction! soo cute!!! joobie is super cute! she deserves all the ham!
Joob is so cute she even responds to the ham call it’s adorable
you two make me happy
Happy Birthday Joobie!!
You never, if rarely, see RUclipsrs update a build making it better/right. Thanks guys.
Roller blade wheels work very well also. Our Ferris Cat Wheel uses them and they are pretty quiet. Our Bombay would lay waste to Joobie's wheel as he runs VERY fast. :)
So much Joob content lately, I'm so happy
1:30 We LoVe A NiCe AnD StUrDy ShAfT!! 😏😏
Happy late furday Joob Joob. Also your hoomans did a phenomenal job on fixing the wheel. ❤🥰
Joob is gorgeous!
she got on it by herself at the end!!! my heart!!
The lengths some cats will go to to train their owners is quite impressive!
yay! you guys are so cute with your kitty. I have one that looks just like her, he is a love and meows at me too! great fix!
Bait stick attached to the wall high enough to keep it rolling. There are bearings that go all directions that would hold the drum still. The wheels cause drag.
Beep boop, beep boop to you guys too ♥️♥️♥️
This is the first video I've seen of you guys but man are you adorable. Also your cat taught you how to fetch her ham on command, impressive kittie!
Literal spit take when Evan said the shaft thing 🤣🤣🤣Thanks for the smiles!
Adam Savage (Mythbuster fame) upgraded a cat wheel with high quality skateboard wheels… thought that you were going that way hehe.
Nice upgrade tho 😊
Why am I not surprised that the creation of a purported "cat exercise device" will likely actually lead to the cat gaining weight from all of the persuasion/reinforcement treats? She's got you guys completely under her paw!
an absolute delight from start to finish. top tier cat
UP VOTE FOR THAT EK IN THE BACKGROUND!!!! HELL YEAH 💯 🐈 WHEEL IS COOL TOO
Yay! Joob got in by herself!! You guys rock as fur parents!
to make it better you should make the rollers as small as possible to create less friction (less drag) and make the wheel convex so it auto centers it self. i work as a mechanic and work allot with belds and they have the same. the convex roller auto centers the beld in a degree.
Wheels for skating would work pretty much perfectly to get the least amount of resistance. Only small point of contact and they do have bearings, softer and maybe wider ones would stick to the loop so it doesn't fly off. It would need just right kinda bolts to use them as pins to attach them correctly.
I love how the wheel looks 😍
I love seeing you guys make things for Joobie!
That cat has you two very well trained. 😆 Kidding. Well, not really but the wheel is an impressive build if you guys did that yourselves. The mods did the trick. You guys are clever and devoted to your pet which I can identify with. Thanks for the entertainment and info.
Happy Birthday Joobie!
Loved the upgrade and to fix the wobble for good I believe you have to align the wheel and to do that I think you could get two sticks and either end and shim the bolts until all four corners are level.
You need to use rollers on the side to keep the wheel from shifting left to right. That way you have a roller to handle the weight and a free wheeling roller that will not add any friction to the roller as it keeps the wheel from shifting left to right.
It runs so much better! The only thought I had was maybe rollerblade wheels? Seems like they would be really smooth and maybe quieter.
Would you guys consider doing an update on your creations for her? Like what she still uses and what you do with stuff that isn't used (if there is anything unused, which would make me sad)?
You guys might like a guy named Tim Hunkin. He used to do a great show on the BBC called, "The secret life of machines," where he would break down and dissect and cover the history of common machines and appliances. Like washing machines, televisions radios and automobiles. What's cool is that he was an artist by trade and they would always wrap up the show with some chimera-like sculpture made of the parts of the machine they covered in each episode.
The reason why I bring him up is that he now has a channel on youtube and just had an episode of his current segment, " The secret life of components: bearings." He's an old pro of complex and technical crafts and sculptures and just has the most charming and sweet British charm about him. Honestly, I'm not sure if you would like his experience or his character more. Which is why I think you'd like him in general, his show's a lot like yours in that way. =D
You guys sound like such proud parents when Joobie used the wheel more 😂
"Joobie loves.." ' h a m '(meow)
So cute🥰
Happy birthday Joob!!
Lol such a spoiled kitty! You guys are too funny. Your love for Joob is adorable ☺️
Aw.. She looks just like out cat. It takes so little for her to make our hearts melt. Like, all it takes is a little "mmrr!"-noise or a headbutt. 🥲💕
The shot where the camera pans to Joob, and she's just peaking from behind the sofa, is one of the cutest things I have ever seen.
The joob has trained you so well 😊😊
Man I was so glad to see this update. This was by far my favorite project
I love how you guys treat Joobie....I love Joobie as she reminds me of my one kitty I had a long time ago. Keep on including Joobie in your videos.
joob is my spirit animal. also happy birth month :’)
Aw, it's so funny when pets have learned "doing x gets me food!" Like my sister's puppy: when she sees you've got food, plunks her little rump down and wags her tail. "Look how good I'm sitting! Don't I deserve food?"
Evans laugh was so cute!! Around like 4:19-4:20 something like that . Hehehe!
Oh man, that brought me so much joy! Yay for you guys (and the Joob).
I love how quick she reacts to "Joobie Haaaam" .... such a good girl!
katelyn: Joobie ran so she got the ham .
now thats a phrase of determination to workout .. 😅
You guys need to add an "arm" connected to the base on the wall side that reaches up and into the center of the circle where you can "clip" a chunk of ham dangling just out of reach - a "carrot on a stick" type of thing to get Joobie to exercise on her wheel in her own!!😂😂
Joobie is so cute 😍 and so spoiled (nothing wrong with that) ☺️ also happy birth month Joobie 💙
5:28 the laugh of CHAOS
I don't know why you think full contact is a good idea. Skateboard wheels would have been a better choice, because the tyres would reduce the noise and let it sit firmly. You also need ball bearings on the sides.
I learned in this video Joob has trained Evan and Katelyn very well!