Category Archives: Projects 2

Swapped out MDF for plywood door.

We are up to Version 3.0 Has some problems… the right frame side was slightly bowed :-( To discover that I had to lay the complete chicken door on a level surface and then gently press down on all four … Continue reading →

In the last session we decided to use the wi-fi valve mounting hardware and here we are making a new frame for the smaller 3mm MDF door using the previous chicken door. The new door will slide inside the previous … Continue reading →

Table router adapted with a jig to rout the V-grove.

With the door and frame assembled we can now start working out how to mount the water valve with a string connection to the top of the door – new ground.

We have reached a project milestone :-) Tomorrow we can start working on connecting the Wi-Fi Valve to the top of the door via a cord or simply string. The chicken door opener can be controlled from my Samsung J7 … Continue reading →

For this session we are up to the point where the frame sides and the bottom (base) have been screwed together with the door sliding nicely up and down. In the next session we will fit the frame top and … Continue reading →

Preparing to route the side frame channels but things came to a abrupt halt – false start! Got held up with a router table problem! Back after lunch… we are going to route channels in the frame sides. I haven’t … Continue reading →

In this session we are assembling the frame.            

With the smart valve setup and operating we can start making the actual door that will slide up and down inside a frame. After rummaging through my limited timber supplies (so damn expensive these days) this should get us started.