Thursday, April 11, 2013

Mouse Trap Car - How to Build a Mouse Trap Car

Mouse Trap Car - How to Build a Mouse Trap Car

One of the nicest cars that can be built by anyone is the mouse trap car. This kind of car uses a spring to harness the power and move the wheels. In order to construct the mouse trap car, you need 2 metal rods, 4 eyehole screws, mouse trap, plywood, washer, rubber bands and string.

Making a mouse trap car:

1. On the mouse trap you can locate the wires. Make sure to keep the trap wide opened.

2. Get the wires out of the trap using the pliers. Take away the bait holder as you will not require it. Hold the parts you removed using the staples.

3. Drill a nice and small hole on one trap, at the end. It is good to set the holes 8mm away from the edges.

4. you can now put together the axle and wheel. Use the compass to create 4 circles of 75mm onto the plywood. Smoothen the edges using a file.

5. cut the metal rods and make sure they are the same length.

6. cut through one rod and fit the wires on to the groove. After that you have to glue the wire to the axle's slot.

7. The final step is to create the engine of the trap car. Some people say this is the most complicated thing to do but it is not like that at all if you pay attention to all the indications. First take the string and then firmly tie it onto the middle of the trap jaws. Make sure to tie a strong loop in the trap's end. After doing that you should see that the loop is at the rear axle. Nicely take 2 rubber bands and then glue them all around the rear wheels. In this way you will provide the traction