This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Metal Working.
Chicken funnels ( also known as a killing cone or just kill cone) are a relatively easy sheet metal project. Let's build one!
Here is one way to do it:
To document your completion of the BB, provide the photos or video (<2 min) of the following:
- The supplies you're starting with
- Partway through the build
- The finished funnel
Submission for metalworking make a chicken funnel.
Major tip....after you have the sharp spring like metal in place and drilled is not the time to find out you havea 3/16 head and a 1/8th rivet.
Another thing I learned is that springy metal doest stay still like conduit or wood. Make sure that you have your edges aligned and that you grip it firmly while drilling or your edges may be slightly wonky.
I think you could make 5 of these for under 10 bucks easy and I believe with a few extra well placed rivets and some proper sheet metal pliars they could be just as nice as the cones in the feed store.
Here is the sheet of 1/8 aluminum i used(way to thick)
Here are the some of the tools i used. note the nails.
Here is the cut piece, it was about 14"x 30"
Here it is after much effort to try and get it to bend. It will be a strong killing cone.
Here is the completed killing cone. I used nails as i did not have rivets. I cut the nails short, drilled the holes for the short nails, think 5/8" long and than mushroomed them with a hammer and another hammer head on the head of the nail.
Now i can kill our old laying birds by myself while being able to collect the blood.
I made one of these today! The metal was stiffer than I thought so it didn't roll up as nice as I'd like but I'm guessing the birds won't mind.
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Piece I started with
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Cut and bending into shape
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All done!
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To document your completion of the BB, provide the photos or video (<2 min) of the following:
- The supplies you're starting with
- Partway through the build
- The finished funnel