Hummingbird Feeder

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I recently had a similar feeder ravaged by raccoons, hence the build. So good luck out there, had to scale it down a bit. Once each of the objects plus four flowers, is produced in appropriate color, you need a threaded bent wire or rod to support the feeder and made to accommodate the center hole size. A washer and 100% infil may be needed for added support. Do not glue top to bottom!! Next, glue the flowers in place carefully (use similar diameter wood dowel to align the holes). And remember, do not glue top to bottom accidentally either!! &Try not to glue the dowels in place :) I put the holes too close to the perch, you may want to modify the top scad file to move them inward a bit. Fill bottom with sugar water (1 cup per final quart), assemble, and mount on outside bird feeder support (from Walmart or hardware store), duct tape it to the support if raccoons or other critters are a problem. You may have to tape a pie plate to the vertical member of the feeder support, they will tip and damage feeder to get to the sugar water!! Fill center with tap water to keep ants out, &refill all as needed. Wash occasionally to prevent disease, etc. Top can be lifted and feeder refilled without removing from support or threaded rod. (Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time :) Scale command in openscad can be used to expand volume or size.