Ant Test Tube Retractable Feeder(16mm)V2 3D Printer Model

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Summary

I tried to find a way of feeding ants without having to remove the cotton every time from the test tube. Here's my solution.

  1. Push both the feeder and the blocker to maximum in the feeder support
  2. Insert the assembly in the tube with a piece of cotton to avoid escapes
  3. Remove the feeder part and put whatever you want in it.
  4. Slide the feeder back to max.
  5. Retract the blocker to reveal the meal and voilà !

Print the blocker and the feeder laying flat on bed with supports for the feeder cup. And print the insert standing up like the picture in blue.
I used a raft of ten turns for each parts

2020-09-12 UPDATE: ADDED A SHORTER VERSION

blocker.stl 90.3KB
Blocker_short_version.stl 91.2KB
retractable_feeder.stl 147.5KB
retractable_feeder_short_version.stl 153.8KB
self_support_feeder_insert.stl 18.5KB
self_support_feeder_insert_short_version.stl 31.3KB