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Re-building an better/older mousetrap
Jan. 12th, 2012 11:08 amIn the basement of the farmhouse sit pieces of an old wooden deadfall mousetrap. There's the treadle/trigger, the block weight, and the trough that both sit inside of.
The problem is that I think some pieces are still missing, and I'm trying to figure out how to make it work properly. I don't know if my mother will know enough about it to help me figure out what's missing and how to set it.
It looks much like this, but without the uprights: http://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/english-deadfall-mousetrap/ -- There are two notches cut in the top of the sides of the trough, which is why I think there's something missing.
Anyone have any ideas?
The problem is that I think some pieces are still missing, and I'm trying to figure out how to make it work properly. I don't know if my mother will know enough about it to help me figure out what's missing and how to set it.
It looks much like this, but without the uprights: http://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/english-deadfall-mousetrap/ -- There are two notches cut in the top of the sides of the trough, which is why I think there's something missing.
Anyone have any ideas?
