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Step 4Connecting the wires
If you aren't doing the electronics you can skip this step.
This is what to do if you have the tin can parts:
First, cut two pieces of wire 8-12 inches long and strip both ends of their insulation. While making sure not to cut yourself, drill a small hole and fit one wire through it. Carefully, soldier or glue it in place. If possible soldier it because the glue will cover some of the metal and the beeper will not work as well. Then, bend the edge of the tin a little so if you touch the seed tray with the not soldiered/glued side, the edge will point away from the seed tray. After that, glue the tin to the bottom of the seed tray with the bent part pointing away from the tray. Next, drill a hole in the other tin can part and another in the plastic platform so when you place the tin can part between the other three holes on the platform the two new holes can line up. Then, take the other wire and put it through the newly drilled hole in the tin. Again, soldier/glue it in place. Fit the other end of the newly soldiered/glued wire through the hole in the plastic so the side of the hole you put it in is the side that the birds will stand on. Then, glue the tin can part to the plastic so it is between the other three holes.
This is what to do if you are using the aluminum foil:
First, cut two 8-12 inch wires and strip both ends of their insulation. Then, rip or cut two pieces of aluminum foil that are big enough to fit over the bottom of the seed tray. Glue one end of a wire to one of the pieces of foil and an end of the other wire to the other piece of foil. Next, bend the edges of one of the pieces of aluminum foil so if you make the side with the wire touch the bottom of the seed tray the edges will point away from the seed tray. Glue one piece of foil to the bottom of the seed tray with the side with the wire pointing towards the tray. After that, drill a hole in the plastic that is between the other three holes. Put the unglued end of the second wire (the one on the unglued foil piece) in the hole so the side of the hole you put it in is the side that the birds will stand on. Then, glue the foil to the plastic platform so it is between the other three holes.'
This is what to do if you have the tin can parts:
First, cut two pieces of wire 8-12 inches long and strip both ends of their insulation. While making sure not to cut yourself, drill a small hole and fit one wire through it. Carefully, soldier or glue it in place. If possible soldier it because the glue will cover some of the metal and the beeper will not work as well. Then, bend the edge of the tin a little so if you touch the seed tray with the not soldiered/glued side, the edge will point away from the seed tray. After that, glue the tin to the bottom of the seed tray with the bent part pointing away from the tray. Next, drill a hole in the other tin can part and another in the plastic platform so when you place the tin can part between the other three holes on the platform the two new holes can line up. Then, take the other wire and put it through the newly drilled hole in the tin. Again, soldier/glue it in place. Fit the other end of the newly soldiered/glued wire through the hole in the plastic so the side of the hole you put it in is the side that the birds will stand on. Then, glue the tin can part to the plastic so it is between the other three holes.
This is what to do if you are using the aluminum foil:
First, cut two 8-12 inch wires and strip both ends of their insulation. Then, rip or cut two pieces of aluminum foil that are big enough to fit over the bottom of the seed tray. Glue one end of a wire to one of the pieces of foil and an end of the other wire to the other piece of foil. Next, bend the edges of one of the pieces of aluminum foil so if you make the side with the wire touch the bottom of the seed tray the edges will point away from the seed tray. Glue one piece of foil to the bottom of the seed tray with the side with the wire pointing towards the tray. After that, drill a hole in the plastic that is between the other three holes. Put the unglued end of the second wire (the one on the unglued foil piece) in the hole so the side of the hole you put it in is the side that the birds will stand on. Then, glue the foil to the plastic platform so it is between the other three holes.'
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