How to use a trundle wheel

Trundle Wheel

A trundle wheel is a device that is used to measure distances. 

 

Man using a trundle whel

As the trundle wheel is pushed along the surface, the circular wheel rotates.

Every complete rotation of the wheel is 1m, and it causes the red ticker near the wheel to make a click noise for every complete rotation. 

Some of the more expensive trundle wheels will also have a dial counter to measure the distance, so you don’t need to count the number of click noises. 

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