Seeder

Here are example pieces from the largest printing job I have run, thus far.  These four components are for the driving system that will turn the seed collection disks and set the spacing between the seeds when they are planted in the ground.  By carefully selecting the physical destinations of the different pieces on the […]

The seeder I designed has hoppers that can be repositioned, as needed, to drop the seeds wherever the user desires them.  The current plan is to arrange five hoppers on two 4’-long rails.  If the hoppers are spaced every 6”, with open space at each end, the effective coverage area would be about 3’ wide.

While testing the function of the seed collection disk, it immediately became clear that circular indentations were not the best choice for collecting seeds.  My thought was that a circular indentation would allow for the seeds to be collected in any orientation.  Unfortunately, it also allows for multiple seeds to be collected at once. Another

Today, I reached a milestone in an important project. Making better use of our field across the street has been a perpetual endeavor.  Unfortunately, planting a crop has proven easier than harvesting one, due mostly to the difficulty of keeping weeds under control during the growing season.   A major component to the difficulty of