Live Mouse Trap for an Ice Cream pail
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Quick print mouse trap to place on top of your ice cream pail
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- Printables
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- Other House Equipment
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Quick to print mouse trap for the top of the ice cream pail. The top will fit within your 220mm print bed! You can use an M3 20 screw on the flap hinge. My kebab skewers are the perfect size as well and you should be able to use just about any dowel that's around 3mm in diameter. If you print a dowel, make sure it's smooth to help the action of the trap.
The flapper has a slot where you can load up coins to help balance your flapper appropriately. I found 4 quarters to be about the weight I wanted. There should be enough room in front of the flap under the guide hood where you can load with peanut butter, seeds, or cheese. Pick your bait and place it there then cover with the hood to guide mice down the trap flap. I used a strip of cardboard taped to the top as a ramp. On my pail, lifting the handle secures the top making it impossible for the mice to get out if they jump (which they can). Tape your top down if you do not have one of these handles.
The hood has a guide hole on the front. I chose not to glue it so I can reload as necessary.
Don't print with supports! If you support this, you will lose the functionality to add weights to the short end of the flap and the trap won't work. Get your bridges dialed in!