3D Fails - Episode 1 - The Avian Menace

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<figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/75444/rich_content/630c27aa-1dc4-4483-a4e2-81c6bd9a2ff2/bird_protector_v1.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22e2e6296f-3978-4e2b-9ec6-8b5126498783%22%2C%22w%22%3A1100%2C%22h%22%3A355%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It's fair to say that Friday night darts loses a little of its shine when stout headwear is required attire. When it became necessary to employ a cocktail umbrella to protect the amber nectar from the menace presented by the spotted dove roosting above it was time for action!</p><p>Mouse in hand and Akubra firmly on my head, I set about devising a contraption that would be sure to convince the fluttering rogues to move to a more suitable perch. A long strip on which to mount a row of spikey teeth. A couple of screw holes. Simple. OpenSCAD should be more than adequate. Plus I could try using a loop to create the serrations. No need for a trip to the local hardware store.</p><p>Several hours of printing later, the strips were ready. Admittedly the oche had accumulated another layer of guano. Good for the roses I imagine but these birds had to go! Installation was a straight-forward business and presently I was filling the kettle in the kitchen, anticipating a well earned cup of tea while admiring my handiwork. That was until I noticed my feathered nemesis and partner settling in to their newly renovated accommodation.</p><p>Perhaps they just needed some time alone to consider alternative lodgings? No such luck. Within a week the colony had expanded! Two choices I guess, embrace the challenges of living with an expanded flock of flying pestilence, or up the ante a little. Perhaps dove deposits have some application in the cosmetics industry and I could make my fortune? Or perhaps its time to get a little more medieval?</p>