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Automatic cat feeder and waterer

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The pr0fess0r is cranking away on his automatic cat feeder and waterer, the latest - solving how to get the correct amount of food dispensed - Link.

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Automatic Cat Feeder/Waterer - Link.
VCR Cat Feeder. Liberate a motor from an old VHS deck, attach it to a food chopper, and program the deck's recording timer to fill Fluffy's bowl on schedule. Voila! Your own programmable pet food dispenser. MAKE 03 - Page 98.

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Posted by: ryansturmer on May 23, 2006 at 7:52 AM

Hey, neat! It's me! Does anybody know what the heck that mechanism is called? The one that gathers material until the lever overcomes the weight and then it's dumped, using the weight as a restoring force? I was looking for information about these mechanisms online, but I don't know what they're called.

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Posted by: SpaceMooseMasterOfTime on May 23, 2006 at 10:34 AM

Man, I hate to break it to you because your gizmo is cool, but ain't no cat on Earth gonna get near that thing once it's seen it in operation.

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