TILT-N-TRAP (MOUSE TRAP)

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LET'S CAPTURE THAT MOUSE! I CREATED THIS DESIGN SO IT CAN BE PRINTED ON ANY 3D PRINTER WITH EASE. NO OVERHANGS, JUST PRINT ALL THREE PARTS AND YOU'RE READY TO GO! I DON'T HAVE A 3D PRINTER AT HOME, BUT IF YOU (YES, YOU!) CAN PRINT THIS ITEM, WE CAN SPLIT THE REWARDS EQUALLY! ISN'T THAT AMAZING? RAPID PROTOTYPING AT ITS FINEST! LET'S GET THAT MOUSE!!! PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE IF YOU BUILD THIS. I WANT FEEDBACK TO MAKE THIS TRAP EVEN BETTER! IT WAS TESTED IN SOLIDWORKS AND SHOULD WORK FLAWLESSLY! JUST ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS! UPDATES: IT WORKS PERFECTLY NOW!!!!!! CHECK OUT MY YOUTUBE VIDEO Check out the Tilt-N-Trap in action! 3-4-2010: THANKS TO ERICKPHD AND HIS STUDENTS AT PENN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THIS MODEL. IF YOU'VE ALREADY PRINTED THIS MODEL, DON'T ATTACH THE COUNTERWEIGHT RAIL TO THE BASE. INSTEAD, TAPE TWO QUARTERS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TILT-N-TRAP. ERICKPHD SAID "TESTING SHOWS A REASONABLY RELIABLE TRIGGER AT 27 GRAMS, BUT THE AVERAGE MOUSE IS 10-25G SO MY CLASS THOUGHT IT NEEDED TO BE MORE SENSITIVE" ADD TWO QUARTERS AND REMOVE THE COUNTERWEIGHT RAIL FOR A MORE SENSITIVE DESIGN. CHECK OUT THE PICTURE TO SEE THE MODIFIED DESIGN 03-04-2010 : FIRST MODEL HAS BEEN PRINTED! CHECK IT OUT @ HTTP://PICASA.WEB.GOOGLE.COM/ERICALBERTPHD/MOUSETRAPBUILD?FEAT=DIRECTLINK 03-03-2010 : 3D HAS JUST BEEN ADDED TO 3D CONTENT CENTRAL. IF YOU GO TO THIS WEBSITE IN INTERNET EXPLORER (WILL NOT WORK IN FIREFOX), YOU CAN SEE A 3D MODEL YOU CAN SPIN AROUND AND ZOOM IN & OUT. CHECK IT OUT HTTP://WWW.3DCONTENTCENTRAL.COM/PARTS/DOWNLOAD-PART.ASPX?ID=187226&CATALOGID=171 03-02-2010 : ERICKPHD IS GOING TO CREATE A MODEL ON 03-03-2010. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. PRINTING ON DIMENSION UPRINT MACHINE