Beehive Stand with Leveller and Water Reservoir/Ant Guard by zandoli

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

4 Beehive levelers are needed per Beehive (5 if using a liquid other than water)
3 printed components are required for each Bee Hive Leveler.
-Nut Turner Guide, which prevents the nut turner from slipping under the hive
-Nut Turner which turns a nut that moves up or down a bolt which in turn moves that corner of the hive
-Foot, secures a bolt which runs through the hive leveler and supports the weight of the hive.
The Pan is the 4th and optional component, which can be replaced by a similar container.
-Pan/Reservoir can serve as a water source for the bees and prevents the entry of ants(use veg oil instead of water)
-Pan cover is recommended if oil is used
Additional required components include a 1/4" diameter, 2" length bolt and nut, and 3 coarse thread self tap-in screws(I used 0.3" head, 1" long coarse thread).
ps. longer bolts can be used if a taller stand is required.
edit- 03.04.2019
-replaced pan cover for v3 Moat, with one with a slightly larger center hole
edit- 24.12.2018
-added combined foot and pan v3 for 1/4" and M6 bolt models, and foot/pan cover(remixed Moat and cover) from herehttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:781265
edit- 20.09.2018
-added pan_cover
-added combined foot and pan v2 for 1/4" bolt model (to use with pan_cover)
edit- 12.06.2018
-added combined foot and pan for both M6 and 1/4" bolt models (pan height reduced and diameter increased, foot height increased)
-added revised nut_turner for both M6 and 1/4" models
edit- 08.04.2018
-added foot and nut_turner stl for M6 bolt and nut
NB. I noticed some slight movement of the bolt inside the foot after installation(maybe rocking caused by moving hives during inspection and even wind). You should consider increasing infill % when printing Hive_Foot and newly introduced Hive_Foot_with_Pan_combined.
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