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@Mrpickles07
I am making a fully autonomous cat food feeder for my cat that precisely dispenses the food the right amount at the right time of day
@Mrpickles07
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I worked for six hours and finally got the mechanism to work and completed 90% of the 3d model
I finally got most of the 3d modeling done and did some test prints with the new food safe filament I got
I did some testing with the mechanism and I confirmed that the mechanism does work (I think)
I started the first print today and hopefully it works 🤞(it’s ten hours long)
@Mrpickles07
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Automated cat feeder
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Today I stared on my first project, an automated cat feeder.
At first I thought of making the dispensing mechanism was just a door that opened and closed but the problem with that was it wasn’t precise enough and would likely get jammed. So I went for a different approach, a rotating wheel that could dispense the cat food in measurable increments.
I also did all the measurements for the dimensions of the cat feeder so everything would fit in place.
I also did a lot of research on food safe filaments and what kinds of motors to get to make the product actually function.
I am really happy with the work I got done today and hopefully by the next devlog I will have the majority of the mechanism working.
