Designing and 3D printing feeders & accessories

[NameIwish]

One of the issues with port feeders in my climate is the top can get condensation in the top area

INSULATION!
Conical cover?

 

[NameIwish]

a feeding port that keeps food from getting raked out

1/4" wire mesh? maybe even 1/2" wire mesh would serve better. Now how to attach it.

 

[TexasBlues]

i would think there would be an inner lip that overhangs and prevents the food from getting raked up and out. There's probably some designs already that fit that description.

 

[NameIwish]

I just got a PLA filament printer and have started designing and making things

Hey there, how about making something up for me?
I saw this thing you did and realized it was almost 'just what I was looking for.'

If, that is, the walls were even and the opening were simply a flat surface.
The commercial versions are two piece affairs where the lip/flange 'trim' piece fits into the box piece and covers any gap(s) - e.g 'Trimming' things up.
https://www.amazon.com/EFIELD-Pre-a...e+maker+outlet+box&qid=1725733635&sr=8-5&th=1

The little tabs on teh example are there to mount the box to the framing studs - I don't need those in my intended application.

Nor do I actually need the physical part as there is a group in the next town over that has the 3D printing machines (by PRUSA?) and I may be able to get them to run it for me.

Is this possible?

 

[DonyaQuick]

1/4" wire mesh? maybe even 1/2" wire mesh would serve better. Now how to attach it.

Do you mean to cover the feed interface the chickens access through? I've had birds hurt their beaks on 1/2in wire trying to reach through. I don't think wire mesh is a safe material for something where birds will want to get through it.

 

[DonyaQuick]

Hey there, how about making something up for me?
I saw this thing you did and realized it was almost 'just what I was looking for.'
View attachment 3938396
If, that is, the walls were even and the opening were simply a flat surface.
The commercial versions are two piece affairs where the lip/flange 'trim' piece fits into the box piece and covers any gap(s) - e.g 'Trimming' things up.
https://www.amazon.com/EFIELD-Pre-assembled-Outlet-2-Inch-Installed/dp/B08KGL883F/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JpMOTnPBj3AMq89qweYDysazIsa4VzVJYZkP7cCUnb4SAtrGwBeN9eFW4y0iqhUDuK2wd3SUN5eTOxRnuUEWRc5w3ez164Ivl9aWAhEIFX2qt-9oTNgOuJ4lqQlM7g9Py3cvr1I1sx16gCrjTnKzXourbYKaEH5ELxsTmxTP0aKGTQqWGKJrMzpEMAT5y0g-uAuFhyTc1Q4YFfMl-aEd4ftHEVZSrEVFSnmUvQZayaC513Djn1onFeivibmA7d_n4FLKMyv_mOVNIpkpMQcRH9iW9b3SuVUVVFtYhg8Cj8U.tRDLzy0V944veUf2mDgRnFNcqfJgQ-nmjF1eUvWlWtA&dib_tag=se&keywords=ice+maker+outlet+box&qid=1725733635&sr=8-5&th=1
View attachment 3938398
The little tabs on teh example are there to mount the box to the framing studs - I don't need those in my intended application.

Nor do I actually need the physical part as there is a group in the next town over that has the 3D printing machines (by PRUSA?) and I may be able to get them to run it for me.

Is this possible?

Sorry but I don't understand what it is exactly you're wanting shape-wise...and also don't know what kind of thing I'm looking at in the product image either. I'm just designing chicken things in this thread - it sounds like this would not be chicken-realted.

 

[aart]

i would think there would be an inner lip that overhangs and prevents the food from getting raked up and out. There's probably some designs already that fit that description.

Exactly!

 

[DonyaQuick]

So...we shall see with this next. I'm printing a mini version of it right now to see if this weird snap fit plan here will even work.

Mini version with inner snap-clips worked really well...waiting on the big version now.

 

[NameIwish]

Do you mean to cover the feed interface the chickens access through?

I was imagining my portal feeders in the 5G bucket and thinking of putting some mesh inside the bucket under the portal opening

 

[NameIwish]

Sorry but I don't understand what it is exactly you're wanting shape-wise...and also don't know what kind of thing I'm looking at in the product image either. I'm just designing chicken things in this thread - it sounds like this would not be chicken-related.

No problem