Looking for the Wi-Fi Chicken Doors?

Stay tuned... over the next few days I will be catch-up posting the Wi-Fi chicken Doors.

Oh... and my Wi-Fi Bird Feeder.

I'll be back...

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Demo

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Painting 2

Still have a few things to do including installing door sill guards and add some trim on the inside of the chook run door. Having said that we are already working on changing the timber doors to metal.

Chicken annex door - standing in the annex looking out.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Painting 1

We are painting the frames and surrounding areas that need a touch up.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Upgrade 1

Yesterday we did the cookie sheet upgrade to external annex door. Today we are doing the same upgrade to the internal chook run door.

Removing the door frame.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Echo Show Demo

This video shows how the wi-fi chicken door can be controlled via the Smart Life app on Amazon Echo Show.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - First time for chooks

 

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 11C Final

 Assorted videos as I built the box frame around the door.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 11B

 Finishing the install with some testing videos up next.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 11A

 The wi-fi chicken door is installed and working - yay

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 10B

After gathering the tools we need went out to start installing the chook door and then... the heat got to me!

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 10A

Construction photos showing the main components and configuration of the device via the Alexa app on my Samsung J7 Pro phone.

For testing am using my 14" band saw to secure the actuator mechanism (wi-fi valve)

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 9B

 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 door which is now the new doors frame - confusing!

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 9A

Having another go with a revised valve mounting arrangement and a lighter weight door. The actuator was struggling to lift the door not helped by me jamming it a few times stressing the servo mechanism.
I put that one aside for the Bluey bird feeder.

This time we'll use the supplied mounting hardware.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 8

 The 3mm plywood sliding door has been replaced with 3mm MDF.

The wi-fi valve was doing the job but the actuator arm was struggling a bit to complete the lift.

More thinking...

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 7B

In this session we are routing the pulley, assembly and working mock-up.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 7A

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.

This is where we finished the previous session.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 6

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 take it from there. Oh... lovely day.

We can start putting it all together.

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 5

Back after lunch... we are going to route channels in the frame sides. I haven't used the router table for over 12 months, had to clear away all the stuff that was stored on top and brush off all the sawdust - and cobwebs.

Preparing to route the side frame channels but things came to a abrupt halt - false start! Got held up with a router table problem!

Wi-Fi Chicken Door - Part 4

In this session we are assembling the frame.

Two screws for each corner.