12/31/2023 0 Comments Diy bird feeder rain guard![]() LINK.ĭisclaimer/Safety: I have suggested using certain processes and chemicals which should be adapted to the competence of the teacher/class. Truly, the later is fine for 99% of your needs at School. ( LINK).ģD Printer - I own a £1500 printer, and a £185 Ender 3. ![]() Welding Rods - useful as they are pre-cut and solder well. Tin Snips - better than scissors, for cutting thing metal sheets, tin cans, etc. Soldering Iron - can be basic electronics iron, but for joining larger metal pieces, this 100W Iron is more effective. Sheet Metal, Sheet Plastic, Metal Coat Hangers, Pipes, Wire, Mesh, Springs, Nuts & Bolts, Rivets, Silicone Mastic, Epoxy Glue, Super Glue, Hot Melt Glue, Tin Cans, Recycling Bin stuff, Thrift Store 'junk', etc. Glue Gun, Pliers, Hacksaw, Scissors, Hammer, Screwdriver, Bandsaw, Drill. However, I can suggest a few things which might be worthwhile to invest in. Where possible, I have used readily available items like coat hangers, tin cans, plastics bottles, and even recycling left out on 'Bin Day' collection. If you know anything about public schools, you'll know budgets are often tight, so I also wanted to show that this project could be done very cheaply using recycled materials, and basic tools. Thanks also to Natural History Museum for their kind advice around all things Squirrel.Īs mentioned, I started this project considering how Schools could teach this as part of the D&T curriculum. Props and thanks to Chris Notap for his support, and kind use of some of his designs. This is an exploration of how to really understand the anatomy of a Squirrel's Jaw/Skull, such to take inspiration as to how to stop it getting 'purchase' on the nuts as easily.Cons: Can be 'cracked' by a squirrel, but not that easy to gobble up nuts.The Slip-Slider (how to make a slightly better version of the average bird feeder by making it hard to hold onto). Cons: Likely to be 'figured out' or 'cracked' by Squirrels over time.The Up-Cycler (how to build a pretty good feeder, from recycled/up-cycled materials. Cons: Less bird friendly and expensive.Ģ.The Fortress (how to build a truly squirrel proof bird feeder). I hope you enjoy this project, and whether you doing this as a teacher, or just for your own amusement / satisfaction - please share your highs and lows here, in Comments. ![]() This Instructable will show you how you might make a more Squirrel-Resistant Bird Feeder ('Squirrel-Proof' being pretty tricky!), and to try to lay out a case as to why want to use this as an opportunity to teach Design & Technology students about the iterative design process at Schools.more on this later, but yes, I am serious.įor all the mischief of squirrels, and the bad press the Grey variety have right now, I personally still admire their acrobatic skill and cognitive power to get the nuts with the same dedication of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible! This makes them a perfect 'pseudo-client' to interrogate student's designs without mercy, and like all good design adventures, this took me to some fun places with technology, such as 3D scanning a skull on my phone. If you like Birds, and feeding them nuts in bird feeders - chances are you are not a fan of Squirrels, who will boldly rock up and gorge themselves on all the nuts - and seem to view the typical bird feeder with about as much trepidation as Arnold Schwarzenegger views a 'tight' jam jar lid - no problemo - in seconds they are in!
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