Giant Homemade Mouse Trap

Giant Homemade Mouse Trap FARM HOME Miscellaneous I often take my collection of old engines to antique tractor shows where people get a big kick out of a giant homemade mouse trap that I set next to my engine display The trap measures 2 ft wide by 4 ft long A nearby sign says Beware of the Thing and the post that it s mounted on looks all chewed up I used a real Victor mouse trap as a model for my trap First I cut a piece of plywood and painted a red V on it for Victor Then I used a torch to heat 1/4-in dia metal rod and bent it into a square before welding it all together I heated up 1/4-in dia steel rod and wrapped it tightly around part of the square to make the spring A lot of people stop and take photos of family and friend next to it Dean Fritz 10620 Spring St N E Viola Minn 55934 ph 507 876-2895

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