This is my version of an excellent mousetrap car I watched on YouTube sometime ago. Here is a link to the original version by 1donagin The build details for it are here \r
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It took me a while to find some LPs in a charity shop at a price I was willing to pay.\r
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Components.\r
2 LPs\r
1 Mousetrap\r
Scrap wood block to mount mousetrap\r
6 discs cut from scrap plywood\r
Wooden dowel to fit hole in LP\r
Ballpen tube wide enough to be loose fit over axle\r
Short length of strong fishing line\r
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Tools.\r
Hot Glue gun\r
Hobby saw\r
Hobby knife\r
Drill and small drill bit\r
I used a hole cutter to cut the plywood discs\r
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Other peoples videos show these going 100 or even 200 feet. I can only test to the length of my kitchen so I have made no effort to fine tune the design. This was probably the easiest car I have made, the hardest part was finding LPs at a price I was willing to pay as I only wanted them for scrap value. I paid 50p each for them in the end. The square section wooden dowel was 49p and a bit of sandpapering rubbed down the edges for a tight fit in the LP hole. It goes against my principles to buy parts for my projects as I try to use all scrap items but I really wanted to try this design so I made an exception.\r
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I have been asked the same question several times in the comments. If the mousetrap spins round instead of the wheels turning you need more weight on the body. My mousetrap is attached to a fairly heavy lump of wood and that holds it down and stops it spinning.\r
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Here is a gravity powered car built using the same basic structure \r
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Due for publication on Feb 15, 2016 Here is a rubber band powered car built using the same basic structure \r
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A selection of my playlists\r
Mousetrap Car Playlist \r
Bargain Store Projects playlist \r
Crawlerbot playlist \r
Toy cars playlist \r
Aircraft playlist \r
Toy Boats playlist \r
Rubber Band Power playlist \r
Balloon Power playlist \r
Gravity Powered Cars playlist \r
Other toys playlist \r
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My Channel page \r
Oldest videos \r
Most Popular \r
Newest videos \r
Playlists \r
I have thousands of videos on YouTube, to find one try my search guides or \r
My GrandadsOtherChannel channel is generally where I will host the videos that give extra detail or longer versions of the videos I post on my main channel \r
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Facebook \r
Merchandise - Check both of these links if you are interested as the prices will vary and the shipping charges will be different.\r
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It took me a while to find some LPs in a charity shop at a price I was willing to pay.\r
\r
Components.\r
2 LPs\r
1 Mousetrap\r
Scrap wood block to mount mousetrap\r
6 discs cut from scrap plywood\r
Wooden dowel to fit hole in LP\r
Ballpen tube wide enough to be loose fit over axle\r
Short length of strong fishing line\r
\r
Tools.\r
Hot Glue gun\r
Hobby saw\r
Hobby knife\r
Drill and small drill bit\r
I used a hole cutter to cut the plywood discs\r
\r
Other peoples videos show these going 100 or even 200 feet. I can only test to the length of my kitchen so I have made no effort to fine tune the design. This was probably the easiest car I have made, the hardest part was finding LPs at a price I was willing to pay as I only wanted them for scrap value. I paid 50p each for them in the end. The square section wooden dowel was 49p and a bit of sandpapering rubbed down the edges for a tight fit in the LP hole. It goes against my principles to buy parts for my projects as I try to use all scrap items but I really wanted to try this design so I made an exception.\r
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I have been asked the same question several times in the comments. If the mousetrap spins round instead of the wheels turning you need more weight on the body. My mousetrap is attached to a fairly heavy lump of wood and that holds it down and stops it spinning.\r
\r
Here is a gravity powered car built using the same basic structure \r
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Due for publication on Feb 15, 2016 Here is a rubber band powered car built using the same basic structure \r
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A selection of my playlists\r
Mousetrap Car Playlist \r
Bargain Store Projects playlist \r
Crawlerbot playlist \r
Toy cars playlist \r
Aircraft playlist \r
Toy Boats playlist \r
Rubber Band Power playlist \r
Balloon Power playlist \r
Gravity Powered Cars playlist \r
Other toys playlist \r
\r
My Channel page \r
Oldest videos \r
Most Popular \r
Newest videos \r
Playlists \r
I have thousands of videos on YouTube, to find one try my search guides or \r
My GrandadsOtherChannel channel is generally where I will host the videos that give extra detail or longer versions of the videos I post on my main channel \r
\r
Facebook \r
Merchandise - Check both of these links if you are interested as the prices will vary and the shipping charges will be different.\r
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