An owl perch for the hooting wind chime owl

Description

What is an awesome hooting owl without an awesome (well, OK) perch?

This is a simple perch for the great Hooting Owl Wind Chime by christopher-auer. I really enjoyed Christopher's idea and model, but didn't want to hang it or use just a wooden stick to hold the Owl. I decided to create a simple but sturdy perch that can be easily printed and mounted on the side of houses, decks, walls, or any other vertical structure.

I see it as my modest collaboration to Christopher's incredible model.

Printing Instructions

• Filament: PLA or PETG (PETG should be better for outside use).

• Layer height: I used 0.28mm. The model is not detailed so this is not critical.

• Supports/Brim: You may want to leave your brim settings in auto mode. No supports needed.

• Strength: The owls are lightweight. You can reduce your infill to 5% to save some filament.

The model contains three parts that need to be assembled after printing. No glue or other parts are required:

The wall base

This is the part that goes on the wall. Use three #6 or #8 flat head screws to attach it to the wall. The owl is very lightweight so you can even do with the two top screws only. Print with the octagonal hole facing up.

Attention: Orientation matters when attaching to the wall! The wall base should have the base of the triangle pointing upwards. Look at the three sides of the triangle and locate there side that is parallel to one of the connecting octagon's sides. This side should go up.

The perch

This is the eight-sided "perch" that connects to the wall base in one end and has a recess on the other. There's no need for glue -- the perch should attach to the base tightly. Make sure the hole in the other end of the perch points up. Print with the hole pointing up.

The shaft

This is the part that connects the Owl itself to the perch. One end of the shaft goes into the hole at the bottom of the Owl (Let's not judge, just accept, OK? 😂) and the other goes into the hold in the perch.

Attention: The shaft is not perfectly cylindrical. It's tapered for a better fit into the owl. The smaller side goes into the owl and the larger side goes into the perch. Mounting it the other way around should make it obvious that something is not right.

The files

There are a total of five model files:

• The base wall (STL).

• Perch, 90mm (STL, for medium sized owls).

• Perch, 140mm (STL, for larger owls).

• The shaft (STL).

• A 3MF file with all the parts in the correct orientation. Look at this file to see how to print the parts without the need for supports.

Thanks

My thanks to Christopher for his awesome model. I really enjoyed printing it and creating this perch for his owl. Unfortunately, the moment I printed the owl and installed it, the winds died down and my owl hasn't hooted yet... 🦉