Friendly mousetrap, fully printable

cults3d

One of the captivating aspects with 3D printers is their ability to create mechanical objects. To catch some mice, I've designed a mouse-friendly mousetrap. The trap is fully printable and requires no screws or other hardware. Everything fits together perfectly or can be screwed in place. Just add some peanut butter bread or other bait and you're ready to go! One thing that bothered me about existing mousetrap designs was the difficulty of easily adding bait to the trap. So I created an easy-to-use sliding lock door with a hook for the bait. It took me quite some time designing this thing. If you print one yourself, please share a picture. I love seeing things I designed being used by others and it motivates me to share more 3D designs. Printed with a 0.25mm layer height on a Felix 1.5 3D printer using 0.15 infill. I used 140 grams of PLA.