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Maker Workshop VCR Cat Feeder

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Uploaded by on Dec 30, 2008

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John Park poses a kitty conundrum: Whos going to feed the cat while youre on vacation? Using a motor from an old VCR, he creates an automated feline feeder. While building this Make: magazine project, John learned that newer VCRs have safeguard technology, limiting access to the motor. Watch John as he demonstrates his solutions to this challenge.

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  • is that kipkay`s cat 6:20

  • if the power goes out while your gone

    EPIC FAIL

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  • @skogsheim

    sure looks like him, would be funny if it was

  • SO HOW DOES THE CAT TURNS IT ON?

  • Somewhere, Rube Goldberg is smiling.

  • cats have slaves: this is proof

  • very usefull

  • You could put the bird feeder close to the ground for kitty.

  • Crimen Sollicitationis

  • ima call PETA

  • how happens if i have a drumhead motor with a short ribbon cable

  • i have a panosonic vcr. i got it from the thrift store saterday and the motor thing is like stuck in it. and all i can take out is the skinny part of the motor thing(spinner) and u took out the whole thing how did u do that?

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