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Wild Wings Delux Bird Feeder perch for large birds

This perch is a direct replacement for the stock perches, with the intention of providing a large perch for bigger birds
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updated January 24, 2024

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This perch is a direct replacement for the stock perches, with the intention of providing a large perch for bigger birds. The distance between the feeder hole and the perch is increased and the perch itself is larger. 

The print does require some supports, but but I've found them easy to separate with both PETG and ASA. You should be able to exclude supports on the top front facing elements, like the arch over the hole for seeds or the top of the dome the bird will poke their head into. Supports are required for: the bottom of the perch, the three tabs on the back, and the bottom of the seed feeding arch/dome. This dome/arch is present in the stock design and helps reduce the seed spillage when birds land on the feeder's perches.

Suggest print settings: a total wall thickness of ~1.5mm, which is 3 walls of 0.5mm thickness. This will result in a nearly solid part

I've had variations of this perch outdoors for 4 years and they've been holding up well to both birds and squirrels. I've recently changed the perch portion of this design, and will update this post if it proves to be a bad design relative to past iterations.

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