Step 1: Screw Eye Screws Into Mousetrap and Attach Base 1. Twist the eye screws into the side of the mousetrap opposite the “bait” hook. They should be as close to the edges as you can get them without splitting the wood. 2. Duct tape the mousetrap down to one end of the paint stirring stick. If the mousetrap arm is held down with a little staple type thing, remove it.
Posted January 25th, 2011
There’s a kinder way to take advantage of the energy stored in a mousetrap’s torsion spring: make a mousetrap-powered car! NYU-Poly PhD candidate Dustyn Roberts created this project, featured in her book, Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists (McGraw-Hill, 2010).
Adpated from instructables.com where you can find additional images, expanded instructions, and more of Dustyn Roberts’ projects.
