Pet Food Bowl Stand from Pallets - Cat Small Dog Feeder Station

A pet feeding stand for your cat or dog, i was using plates for Mr.Butters and they were getting stood on and kicked about, not much pallet wood needed in this project or major tooling, the station was finished with glow in the dark resin and a hard wax oil protection.
Strip your pallets as you normally would, I used two of the widest boards I could at just under 6inch or 150mm wide and then put a rabbet in them using a straight bit in the WorkZone router table set up. This gives you 3 gluing faces which is a very strong joint as theres lateral joining on the center face.
Sash clamps are a great investment, they cost about £15 each and you ideally need 3 to clamp a piece up at 1.2m long or about 4 feet.
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The Osmo express woodglue is a good choice as its suitable for outdoor use which means any water spilled isnt going to affect that and itll resist getting wiped and cleaned when needed.
Osmo Glue amzn.to/2Ud2cZ4
Cut the joined board down to size. This will depend on the size of your bowls. Remember to add a bit so that the bowls dont foul on the base underneath. There are many ways to find the center, i used a perspex center finder from my lathe to do it.
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Either cut the hole straight down or you can try and match the angle of the bowl and make for a really snug fit. I did this here and it wasnt that easy and I needed to go back and take a little bit more off a few times.
I used a 4x1 for the sides, cut at a slight angle for arty purposes, and took a small amount off the bottom so the 4 corners are sat higher all round, if your design isnt exactly straight and rocks a little bit it makes it easier to sand it down so it sits correctly.
The Evo saw is a little godsend at times, doesnt take up a lot of space and cuts well R210 CMS amzn.to/2TQxVAc
For base assembly, 50mm round head nails and glued, use a nail punch to poke the nails further in and then use a filler or glue with sawdust to fill the holes.
A pocket kreg was used to drill the holes to attach the base to the top, another good design and youre able to screw up from underneath and behind so you dont leave a lot of screw holes everywhere.
Kreg Pocket Jig amzn.to/2pHaAiC
Found a packet of glitter in the kids old stuff so i put it to good use. Carved out a fish and his name using a combination 10 degree and spiral cutter in the trim router and then backfilled with the resin mix which turned out quite well and stands out against the white of the wood.
Router bits www.ebay.co.uk...
2 coats of Osmo poly X to seal it off, food and pet safe, gives a hard wearing water proof finish and is ideal for this sort of project.
Osmo Polyy X amzn.to/2HvnwUA

[@sharky09000]

If only every cat or dog had a dad like you m8😉

[@delzprojects2573]

Bongo you are thoroughly inspiring!!! Big Plus is you are a man who adores his cat (even when Mr Butters is a little sod).

[@EvolutionPowerTools]

Mr Butters is a lucky boy! Great job Bongo!

[@kenn1936]

WOW how you love your Mr Butters!!! He is such a lucky cat!! Fabulous job, I love how you ordered glitter specially for him!!! ❤

[@thepoultrypeople]

Yes, hes a great cat, unfortunately hes not been well recently, vet yesterday, now maybe 12 years old, nothings too much trouble for Mr.Butters, thanks, ill send over your regards ❤

[@kenn1936]

@@thepoultrypeople Don't worry too much, my cat lived past 20 years. Mr Butters has a lot more years left in him.

[@thepoultrypeople]

@@kenn1936 that would be nice, i never had a cat that lived past 15 years though. I dont know where you are but the winters here can be pretty long and cold

[@kenn1936]

@@thepoultrypeople I think I have your winters too - I am in Scotland. I pray that Mr Butters lives a long, and happy life, you too for that matter. I got the impression you were in England????

[@RichardMartin]

Nice work Bongo, and great to finally meet you at Makers Central. Cheers!

[@l-bird]

Really well done. Looks great. But the clincher that made me smile was the glow in the dark 👍

[@Don.Challenger]

Cats may see good in the dark but those stray, feral or wild cats better know those are Mr. Butters kit and keep away.

[@l-bird]

@@Don.Challenger LOL, good point!

[@atman5230]

Nice job, I'm sure your cat appreciates it.

[@robertedward9456]

Nicely done hope you are well stay safe

[@MrNhojstrebor]

The Butters dinner table. I like it.

[@MadMax999-h1m]

The man loves his cat.

[@Don.Challenger]

And reciprocated - I'm sure Bongo receives his helping of mice he needs deal with.

[@thepoultrypeople]

@@Don.Challenger ha ha ha he bought me a rabbit the other day, it was still alive, after some dancing around after him i got him to release the rabbit and it scooted out the door :)

[@1010AD]

Great project thoughit would be good to hear you talk it through. This is what I'm looking at making but slightly curved so I can fit 3 bowls for raw, dry and water. Thank you for giving me the basics to start. Doing the resin letters is something I've never worked with so I'll probably burn the letters in.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

That's posh! I use black hammerite paint in my letters, It was good to meet you at MC 👍 😊

[@thepoultrypeople]

Thanks yes likewise, makers was a great event. Hows the hammerite working out? I tried a pain with built in primer but it kept gumming up when iw was sanding it back.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Take a look at my video #5 and you can see a sign I made with the hammerite, It's a bit of a rubbish video but you will get the idea of how it turned out, I tried not to get too much paint on to the surface that I was sanding

[@emmablacksmith6251]

Aww what a nice dad.

[@RayneChantel]

Mr. Butters is beautiful, is he a Rex? His color is so interesting. I have a "Butters" like on South Park, he's a ginger that someone dumped on our property we love him so much-. Love the build.

[@dragontattooee]

Beautiful work Bongo

[@hectorhortel2617]

how strange your videos are that they are very good indeed you are a great artist !!! I send you a big hug from Argentina

[@thepoultrypeople]

:) Gracias Amigo, a big hug back and thank you very much from Wales!

[@Andybrowninguk]

Nice job bongo! Got to be careful though, mr butters might end up a bigger star than you soon!

[@thepoultrypeople]

He totally deserves it :)

[@umm_rm]

How cute is this! The poured resin is a lovely touch 💕

[@davidfrazier3641]

Nice video. Hope you are feeling better.

[@thepoultrypeople]

Getting much better thanks.

[@GiveMeStren]

Lucky Mr Butters. 😘

[@thegeneral123]

Loving the attention to detail!

[@markuslittleworkshop6346]

Great Idea!You made a good Job.

[@thepoultrypeople]

Thanks.

[@abefrohman1759]

Lucky Mr Butters 🐱

[@eduardovalentimdesouza5646]

Adoro as suas obras na Madeira show de bola

[@aprilsnider]

so cool, very nice, im going to try and make one

[@Plonkyb]

Super job sir..🐱

[@garvielloken3929]

Everthing about this reminds me of Vikings

[@lucianosalt2396]

Fantastic

[@arizonaheatwave4080]

The Butterman!!!! AKA Studley Hungwell in the European feline world!!! 👍🏻

[@TWFsmithers]

Come back to first and only a lot of people miss you 😪

[@mercedesjuarez4693]

Restaurante personalizado, genial! 🐱🐈🐟🐾🍪🍗🌝

[@ThePaxo1967]

Sorry to bother you, but what router bit was you using and where can I purchase some from ? Thanks in advance.

[@thepoultrypeople]

All good, no apology necessary. I use a 10 degree cnc bit mounted in a collet reducer to carve a highly defined outline. Ive got them on ebay here www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223688913160

[@donmotz5528]

Thats alot nicer for Mr. Butters.........lol......... :)

[@giovannipetitti1588]

I love 🐈👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇮🇹

[@אליחזן-הערוץהרשמי]

אלוף

[@Don.Challenger]

Helping a lion helps oneself עוזר אריה עוזר לעצמו

[@thepoultrypeople]

its too early in the morning to be opening up google translate :) thanks!