[CaTS] ForgetMeNot - 3D Printing: Food dispenser prototype

RE: [CaTS] ForgetMeNot - 3D Printing: Food dispenser prototype

balearicdynamics — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 09:52:14 GMT

Nice Frederick!

About the servo holder. Why not rotating it on a side ? And using the support option ? It is almost normal that this fail without supports. Or there was ?

Enrico

RE: [CaTS] ForgetMeNot - 3D Printing: Food dispenser prototype

ntewinkel — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:15:10 GMT

This is brilliant, Frederick!! (sorry I'm a little (very) late to the party)

I've been thinking and wondering how to best do this but never built anything yet because I was probably overthinking it - I thought I had to build something like a gumball dispenser with a big rotary plate. Your method looks much more build-able!

Have you found it to be reliable? Do kibbles ever get stuck in the valve to give the servo a bad time?

I'll definitely have to try this. I don't have a 3D printer, but I'm sure I can find something to make the flappy part.

ps, the reason for wanting to do this is because Charlie Kat has a habit of eating his food too fast and then barfing it up. Not cool, Charlie Kat! So our mission has been to slow him down - we got a "difficult dish" that makes him work for his food, but it seems like he's mastered that to the point where he can suck his food down too fast too. So right now I have to dispense a little bit at a time throughout the day. They're spoiled!

Cheers,

-Nico

RE: [CaTS] ForgetMeNot - 3D Printing: Food dispenser prototype

shabaz — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:56:23 GMT

Hi Frederick,

This is really cool. I think you could sell these [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-f8c2b0df-405a-4ccc-a409-02c000be7f92/4338.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

Perfect for automated smarties (sweets/candy) dispensers.

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RE: [CaTS] ForgetMeNot - 3D Printing: Food dispenser prototype

mcb1 — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:46:03 GMT

Nice job.

I'm guessing the angled Tee is so you can mount it.

Mark

RE: [CaTS] ForgetMeNot - 3D Printing: Food dispenser prototype

DAB — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:38:03 GMT

Nice update.

It looks like you are using an old carburetor design for you dispenser.

I assume that you are going to take the bar code label off your PVC pipe before finishing the product. [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-f8c2b0df-405a-4ccc-a409-02c000be7f92/contentimage_5F00_938.png:16:16]

DAB