On this page, you find all links to the posts of this project.
- Part 1 – Print the gearbox and base plate
- Part 2 – Assemble the gearbox
- Part 3 – Enclosure parts and rotary table platform
- Part 4 – Lids and front panel
- Part 5 – Turntable and back panel
- Part 6 – The input panel board and the knob
- Part 7 – The sensor board
Posts

How to Print the Turntable Platform
When I wrote part 3 of the pet feeder series, I did not expect the light transmission issues of this ...

Comparing Five Turntable Platform Revisions
To solve the problem with light inference, I tested five different revisions of the turntable platform. For each revision, I ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 7)
The seventh part of this series is all about the sensor board. It hosts the position sensor and four fill ...

Adding a Light Barrier using Epoxy
As you read in my last post about the pet-feeding device project, there was an issue with the fill sensors ...

Project Update: New Stepper Motor Driver
In this short update, I will talk about the improved stepper driver for the pet-feeder device. While working on the ...

Pet Feeder – Position Sensor Tests
I worked on testing the sensor board. The first tests I did were about the position sensor. Recap Let me ...

Pet Feeder Update
A short update about the progress with the sensor panel and photos of the final input panel board. I assembled ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 6)
The sixth part of this series is all about the input panel. We will talk about the layout of the ...

Input Panel – Request for Comments
I am currently working on the input panel board for the pet-feeding device. You are invited to review the board ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 5)
In the fifth part of this series, we print the turntable and talk about the back panel of the enclosure ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 4)
This is the fourth part of the series. In this part we insert the insets in the previously printed parts, ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 3)
In this third part of the series, we print three panels for the enclosure and the rotary platform. If you ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 2)
In this part, we assemble the gearbox. It is the second part of this series. If you missed the first ...

Let’s Print a Cat/Pet Feeding Device (Part 1)
Do you own a 3D printer and would like to start a complex and challenging project? Then let's print a ...