cats

I designed and made my own kitty litter trap.

It's similar to a tea tray base with rubber grated tiles.

I made 3 because I have 3 litter boxes.

Here is a video:

https://youtu.be/JG79WvUMeu4?is=sTJJq0pCaTkrHTqn

Here are more pictures:

https://imgur.com/a/k6RZ5ks

And here are the instructions:

materials: plywood and ~1/2 x 1.5" wood planks with 3d printed framing (other framing would work though) plus rubber tiles that were 11 x 11 inches.

I clipped off some of the connectors from the tiles using clippers commonly used with 3d printers. those little ones that are common.

the 3d parts i designed in tinkercad. I made them 1cm thick.

You could use 1cm wooden square dowels instead or some other trim or framing that's similar thickness.

Steps:

First: measure two tiles. measure your framing width. Multiply by 2 and add that to the tile size width and length. And that's how big you need to cut your plywood piece to be.

Then cut two "legs/base" pieces that are the length of the short side of the plywood piece. I suggest using pretty long screws and to drill out a counter sink so the screws are flush. otherwise your framing won't lay flush.

Also if you use really thin plywood or mdf, maybe make a 3rd base leg to help the warping which is worse in thinner wood/mdf. Put it in the middle between the other two oriented the same direction.

The only downside is you have to buy the tiles in packs of 9 or more so if you only need 2 you will still have to buy 9.

The design works very well. I'm looking forward to less litter all over the floors.