Auto cub feeder DIY

[jacree2022]

Working on designing an auto cub feeder that is controlled by my apex. Will hold enough to feed twice a day for 6 days or 1 time per day for 12 days. First round of parts are 3d printing currently. I will not post the wasted time on all the design parts before today unless someone wants to see the entire process including mis measurements, mis alignments, all the failures lol. Pictures to come later today. Thoughts or ideas welcome!!

 

[kboogie]

I can’t wait to see it.

 

[jacree2022]

 

[kboogie]

I see the general concept behind your design. Is it safe to assume you are using a stepper motor for the rotation? Also, how are you going to handle refrigeration? Your design has me interested in the insulation properties of different filaments. Something to research when I have free time.

I was going to build a slurry-based feeder. I have an old table top ice maker that I can uses its parts for cooling.

 

[jacree2022]

I’m going to use one of these

 

[jacree2022]

The idea isn’t to keep them completely frozen somewhere in the upper 30’s is the hope. Water will flow down thru the barrel and into a melt chamber with a mesh in it to completely thaw and break apart.

 

[jacree2022]

I see the general concept behind your design. Is it safe to assume you are using a stepper motor for the rotation? Also, how are you going to handle refrigeration? Your design has me interested in the insulation properties of different filaments. Something to research when I have free time.

I was going to build a slurry-based feeder. I have an old table top ice maker that I can uses its parts for cooling.

Just a standard dc motor. For filament a tpu with light infill would probably insulate ok