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Pebble bird feeding tray

A hanging tray that puts seed out for the birds and lets rain drain straight through. The floor is a fine mesh with a low rim, and four cords meet in a single point overhead. There's a little loop on one side, too. Change the length and width to suit your spot.

1 part · 138 g · 247 × 168 × 37 mm

Oval green tray with a mesh floor and raised rim, hung from four cords that meet above
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No adjustable sizes

Ask for the sizes you want to tweak, e.g. “make the width adjustable”.

Change it in the Studio

Parts

  • tray · PLA · Floor flat on the bed, as modelled

    Prints with no supports.

Print settings

Layer height
0.2 mm
Walls
2
Infill
15%
Supports
None
Notes
Keep the first layer slow so the mesh lands cleanly. Go with PETG if the tray will sit in hot sun.

Hardware

  • 4 × Outdoor cord or thin chain, about 3–4 mm · Thread each one up through a cord hole and knot it underneath. Tie all four to one ring or S-hook about 25 cm above the tray.

Assembly

  1. Print the tray floor-down.
  2. Push a cord down through each of the four cord holes and tie a stopper knot underneath.
  3. Tie the four cords to one ring at the same length so the tray hangs level, then hang it and fill it with seed.

Good to know

  • PLA starts to soften around 55 °C, so a tray left in strong direct sun can sag over a summer. PETG or ASA will last longer outdoors.
  • With 3.5 mm holes, very fine seed like millet can fall through. If you feed small seed, turn the Mesh hole size slider on the Adjust tab down to 2.5 mm.
  • The four cords meet at one point in the preview because they're tied to a single ring. That overlap is on purpose.
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