Have you seen those cool old-time 'Tube Feeders' ? Well, here's a new twist on an old idea

[Bangarang64]

Cool would love to see it! I assume the tray is PVC also? And isn't there a cone inside??

Hey Aart,

The tray is plastic, and there is an inverted funnel on the inside which disperses the feed evenly. The cylinder is mounted on a threaded rod, so turning it raises and lowers it to adjust the flow of feed into the tray. Thanks for asking questions!

 

[aart]

Quote: Pic from the top, so I can see the inside?

 

[Bangarang64]

Pic from the top, so I can see the inside?

Not much to see, but here ya go. The cylinder is 10" tall. There is a nut welded on to the bottom horizontal bracket. Turning the canister raises and lowers it, adjusting the gap at the bottom.

 

[aart]

Quote: Ohhh OK...I am just insatiably curious about how things work. This is a nice design!

So there's 2 horizontal brackets?
I assume that threaded rod goes thru the bottom of the tray?
The cone is not shown in this pic?

 

[Bangarang64]

The cone is not shown in this pic?

You're right! the cone is not in this feeder, this is one we set together to test the parts. The inverted funnel was left out. There are two brackets, with a welded nut on one of the brackets. The second one is there to prevent the canister from wobbling. There is a hole in the bottom of the tray i which the threaded rod goes through.

 

[aart]

Quote: Great design and fabrication!
If cylinder is 8" the tray looks like 12"?
I really like the depth of the tray, should significantly cut down on spilling and billing out....it looks to be about 2" deep.

 

[Bangarang64]

if you're talking about diameter you are correct. Yeah i experimented with shallower trays (looks better!) but the deeper ones prevent a lot of the spill over.

 

[snowwhitejen]

I would love to have one of these. Are you still making them?

 

[Bangarang64]

I would love to have one of these. Are you still making them?

I sure am. I'm actually finishing up one for a friend now!

 

[snowwhitejen]

I sure am. I'm actually finishing up one for a friend now!

AWESOME! what is the process to order one?