Submitted 1 year ago by canthidium@lemmy.world to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
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My automatic dog feeders work great but only hold enough food for a few days so I designed and printed a funneling system and a resovoir to hold the entire bag so all I have to do is fill the resovoir when I get a new bag. Works great.
So your are automatically refilling the automatic food dispensers?
Yep feederception.
You should make this into a smart appliance , responding to posts on mastodon or lemmy , this way it’s fedderated feeder feeding fluffy dudes’ food.
who feeds the feeder’s feeders?
I hear he’s working on a funneling system for that as well.
What brand is that water reservoir/bowl? I haven’t gotten one yet because I don’t like how the ones I’d seen all just look like a cheap plastic box but I really like the look of the one you have.
It’s super nice. You just twist the tank off and fill it from the bottom. And it holds a lot. I refill it around every 2 weeks. Had it for years.
How often do you clean it? Seems like that would be more hassle than refilling the feeders lol
But what about the water? I need to see a connection to a water line with a float to turn in when low! Stat!
Nicely done! One of the most satisfying parts of having a 3D printer is being able to conjure up a solution out of nothingness.
I've got a wopet feeder for my cat and would kill for the STLs for the legs and chute lol (but please ofc don't feel obligated to share them free or otherwise). Same reason as you, so I can have it dump into a puzzle feeder.
Anyway, amazing work, any chance a guy can obtain some of your STL files?
Awesome, well done. Im sure your dogs are happy to have you as owner.
Not sure what parts are printed, but Im guessing
This is glorious. I really can’t wait to get a 3d printer, love this kind of problem solving
You have inspired me… I only have 1 dog so it should be a bit easier. I even have thr same food container you have, Costco special. It would be nice to just fill the container and forget about it.
This is awesome!! Nice work!
rImITywR@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Now you need a bigger feeder to keep your automatic feeder feeder topped up.
canthidium@lemmy.world 1 year ago
LMAO, i seriously thought about doing some kind of crazy rube goldberg setup for it. I’m still contemplating running a water line to the water dispenser so it’s always topped off too.
FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
You should. My best friend hates adding water to his keurig machine. So he designed a float and such, mailed me the tank lid and components with a diagram of how they should fit. I designed and built the rack that fits on the lid and mailed it all back to him. Works like a charm.