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  1. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    Quote: You could still use the drapery motor to open and close a door as long as it's hinged on top, and does'nt wiegh a lot, ie; 15-60 lbs. you'd still hafta figger out a way to "lock them in". If you had a door that was small enough, you could use a LINEAR ACTUATOR. depending on how much...
  2. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    Great peace of mind. We still have the flap door , so we still close THAT over the AUTO door,,,,,,at our convienience,,,,,,,,kinda like double protection! I LIKE it!
  3. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    Don't know if this is dead or not, but I did find an 18 x 12 teflon cutting board and set that up for my auto pop door. It works great, is sorta slippery, and a little thicker (thermally speaking) than steel / aluminum. Using the Drapery Motor from Ebay, and a 28 event timer from Harbor Frieght...
  4. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    I just went to town, looking for either a piece of diamond plate aluminium or a large teflon cutting board. I'm thinking the cutting board, because it's thicker (thermal qualities) and slide easier. I found some 3 sided channel, 1/2 " wide. so all I need is the "door" of either type. For that I...
  5. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    Quote: Yup, I did'nt see it, but I agree!
  6. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    Quote: From stopping a coon from opening the door you can install a small solenoid in the door slide it would activate to open the door and deactivate when the door closed locking the door when the power went off, I found this one on eBay for $3.00...
  7. jafo

    Installed a automatic chicken door

    I bought the Drapery Motor too on ebay, and I got a timer there as well. I guess I got confused about the timer, so I called the manufacturer. I think / thought I needed a timer that would power up to open, then shut off (because if it did'nt shut off, there would be constant power to the motor...
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