DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[mlowen]

OK, so not my invention, I copied it from this guy's autodoor design, I fell in love with the latch system the moment I saw it a year ago.

So I needed a latch for the pop door on my coop partition that worked from 6 feet away and this fit the bill perfectly, it operates with a rope.
Got it built a couple days ago and it worked great on the bench, installed it today and am thrilled.

Should have made the frame taller, this is the same pop door frame on another part of my coop that has a different latch system.
But this part of the coop is for junior birds so it'll work fine.

Simple mechanisms like this are just my favorite things!!!

Nice!

 

[perchie.girl]

OK, so not my invention, I copied it from this guy's autodoor design, I fell in love with the latch system the moment I saw it a year ago.

So I needed a latch for the pop door on my coop partition that worked from 6 feet away and this fit the bill perfectly, it operates with a rope.
Got it built a couple days ago and it worked great on the bench, installed it today and am thrilled.

Should have made the frame taller, this is the same pop door frame on another part of my coop that has a different latch system.
But this part of the coop is for junior birds so it'll work fine.

Simple mechanisms like this are just my favorite things!!!

I saw this same one some where too..... EGGcellent exicution AART....

deb

 

[aart]

Quote: Yes I linked it....this guy's autodoor design....thanks!

 

[KDK1]

Quote:
Thanks aart, just a little redneck ingenuity. Actually, I saw it a few years ago on youtube, but when I went to build it, I couldn't find it again. I just went by what I remembered so I can't take all the credit.

 

[aart]

Quote: My Dad would've called it Rube Goldberg.

 

[Blooie]

Not much of an invention - and someone probably already posted this but I'm too lazy to go back through them all and find it. Therefore, I'm begging forgiveness in advance for any toes I may trod upon! It got a little warm here today,and it was the sunniest day we've had in months, something we weren't expecting yet. The chickens were hanging out at the coop entrance trying to escape the sun. We needed a quick shade cover for the run. Hadn't bought anything yet for it - the spirit was willing but the wallet was weak. So in a pinch we grabbed a roll of landscape fabric we had in the garage and tossed it over the top. Used little baby clamps to hold it down, and the girls (and Charlie) were quite happy to come back out and play.
We shouldn't need to do much when the trees fill out - the run and coop are in an area where I normally can't grow much because of the shade cast by the trees. But it's nice to know that until then, we have a solution that's inexpensive and can be moved from spot to spot as needed. If it rips, it can still be used in the flowerbeds, right?


I took these shots before I took them off for the night - just before sunset when the natural shade comes from the west. So I probably won't need to use them often once Spring really finds Wyoming.

 

[perchie.girl]

Not much of an invention - and someone probably already posted this but I'm too lazy to go back through them all and find it. Therefore, I'm begging forgiveness in advance for any toes I may trod upon! It got a little warm here today,and it was the sunniest day we've had in months, something we weren't expecting yet. The chickens were hanging out at the coop entrance trying to escape the sun. We needed a quick shade cover for the run. Hadn't bought anything yet for it - the spirit was willing but the wallet was weak. So in a pinch we grabbed a roll of landscape fabric we had in the garage and tossed it over the top. Used little baby clamps to hold it down, and the girls (and Charlie) were quite happy to come back out and play.
We shouldn't need to do much when the trees fill out - the run and coop are in an area where I normally can't grow much because of the shade cast by the trees. But it's nice to know that until then, we have a solution that's inexpensive and can be moved from spot to spot as needed. If it rips, it can still be used in the flowerbeds, right?


I took these shots before I took them off for the night - just before sunset when the natural shade comes from the west. So I probably won't need to use them often once Spring really finds Wyoming.

Necessity is the mother of invention.... Why dont you go a head and leave them up for now surely there are going to be a few hot days before the leaves come out. they will also be nice for rainy days too.....

deb

 

[Blooie]

Necessity is the mother of invention.... Why dont you go a head and leave them up for now surely there are going to be a few hot days before the leaves come out. they will also be nice for rainy days too.....

deb

I do believe I'll do that, my friend!

 

[Beekissed]

OK, so not my invention, I copied it from this guy's autodoor design, I fell in love with the latch system the moment I saw it a year ago.

So I needed a latch for the pop door on my coop partition that worked from 6 feet away and this fit the bill perfectly, it operates with a rope.
Got it built a couple days ago and it worked great on the bench, installed it today and am thrilled.

Should have made the frame taller, this is the same pop door frame on another part of my coop that has a different latch system.
But this part of the coop is for junior birds so it'll work fine.

Simple mechanisms like this are just my favorite things!!!

I had put one on my hoop coop when I built it a couple of years back and it is in the back of the coop but can be opened and closed in the front of the coop....but mine's not as pretty as yours. I just used scraps of tongue in groove flooring and plywood, drilled a hole at the top and attached nylon cord. In really damp weather mine can get a little "hung" in the upward position due to swelling of the plywood a smidge.

 

[chickkrzi]

So a aart what are you using to pull open the door?