Pellet Feeder

This is a Pellet Feeder that clips onto my pneumatic injection molding machine: https://youtu.be/_a7usMe_K38

You simply press the plunger and it feeds some pellets. Much nicer than feeding with a spoon. When you're done it's easy to unclip the feeder and dump your pellets back into whatever you're using for long term storage.

The amount fed per push is not huge, but you can just keep pushing until you get the amount you need, feeding too many is more annoying than having to press the plunger a few times.


They all print without supports, I printed them in PLA+ With the plunger and knob in black and all the reset in medium grey.

Without supports there tend to be some wisps of loose filament in the Main Housing print right at the opening. I just removed them with a hobby knife, but you could in theory put some supports in there to prevent that. Make sure you clear it though so your pellets feed properly.

Most of the parts just snap together but the bottom plate/upp