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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
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Cut List to Build a Pet Feeding Station
Step One
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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
Cut List to Build a Pet Feeding Station
Illustration by Jennifer Stimpson; Photo by Don Penny
Eating Station Cut List
(download plan here)
1x12 Sides – 2 @ 13½ inches
1x12 Top – 1 @ 23 inches
1x12 Bottom – 1 @ 23 inches
1x12 Back – 1 @ 24 ½ inches
1x12 Door – 1 @ 24 ½ inches
1x3 Top Supports – 2 @ 23 inches
1x2 Base Supports – 2 @ 23 inches
1x12 Tray Bottom – 1 @ 23 inches
1x3 Tray Sides – 2 @ 24½ inches
1x4 Tray Sides – 2 @ 12 inches
1x2 Cleats – 2 @ 10 ½-inches
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Mark the Holes for the Bowls
Step Three
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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
Mark the Holes for the Bowls
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
Measure the diameter of one bowl inside its lip. Using a compass, draw two equally spaced circles at the size of the bowl's diameter onto the tray bottom.
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Cover the Tray Bottom
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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
Cover the Tray Bottom
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
Cut a piece of adhesive contact paper to the size of the tray deck. Cut a circle, centered over each dish hole, that's smaller than the hole. Peel one end of the adhesive backing and apply it to the tray deck. Use a scrap block to smooth out any air bubbles. Pull the adhesive backing away from the applied area as you adhere the rest of the paper. Cut pie-shaped slices from the center circle to the perimeter of the dish holes and fold the paper around the inner edge of the dish holes to secure it on the underside of the tray.
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Mark the Tray Handles
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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
Mark the Tray Handles
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
Make a line at the center of each 12-inch 1x4 tray side. Using the lip of the dog bowl as a template, make an two intersecting arcs centered on the line. Position one arc 1 inch away from the edge and the other arc 2½ inches away from the edge.
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Cut the Handles and Assemble the Tray
Step Eight
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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
Cut the Handles and Assemble the Tray
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
Using a 3/8-inch bit, create an entry hole for the jigsaw blade inside each handle mark. Cut out each handle and ease the edges of the holes with a rasp.
Using a 1 5/8-inch trim head screws and wood glue, glue and screw the 1x4 sides with the handles to the outside edges of the tray bottom. Glue and screw the 23-inch 1x3s onto the outside edges of the tray bottom and 1x4 sides. Install two 10½-inch cleats to the bottom of the tray 1 inch from each end. These will keep the tray from sliding off the box.
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Mount the Door Hardware
Step Twelve
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How to Build a Dog Feeding Station
Mount the Door Hardware
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
Install the door slide to the inside wall of the box and inside of the door.
Attach a magnetic door catch to the underside of the top of the box and the inside of the door to hold the door closed.
Install a door handle on the front of the door near the top. Place the tray on the box and set the bowls in place.