| Components |
Materials Used |
Dimensions |
Remarks |
| 1. Lid |
Stainless steel (1 mm thickness) |
260 mm (diameter) |
Cut out and folded to make a cover |
| 2. Upper Cylinder |
Stainless steel (1 mm thickness) |
300 mm x 790 mm |
Cut out and folded to form a cylinder of 250 mm diameter |
| 3. Frustum |
Stainless steel (1 mm thickness) |
195 mm x 790 mm |
Cut and folded to form a frustum of upper diameter of 250 mm and base diameter of 30 mm, height of 150 mm. The frustum joined to the upper cylinder at an angle of 50o. |
| 4. Base Cylinder (outlet) |
Stainless steel |
50 mm x 95 mm |
Cut and folded to form a cylinder of 30 mm diameter. Then welded to the base of the frustum. |
| 5. Base |
PVC, motor and wire |
|
PVC used to cover the motor, also as feed platform. The wire connects the base to the control box. The base was suspended to the feed hopper using copper wire. |
| 6. Control Box |
PVC, veroboard, resistors, capacitors, transistors, relays, 555 timers, transformer, diodes and regulator. |
|
PVC used for casing. The components were laid on the veroboard. |
