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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by canthidium@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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.

Edit: don't know why the photo uploaded sideways. Sorry about that.

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[-] rambos@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Awesome, well done. Im sure your dogs are happy to have you as owner.

Not sure what parts are printed, but Im guessing

[-] canthidium@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks so much! That's makes me happy. It's just me and my buddies and they are my world.

So the container at the top and the shelf are bought. I cut a hole in the bottom of the container and printed a funnel to go in there. The tubes and the gray covers to the feeders are printed. I also printed the colored feet under the feeders to lift them, the chute so the food makes it into the bowl, and you can't see it but there's a brace connected to the frames holding the bowls in place.

[-] rambos@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Wow thats huge, it looks even better now

this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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