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Rattrap racer

J.Maz has refined the mousetrap car design and upgraded to a higher gauge rodent altogether -

the motor has been upgraded to a full-sized rat trap, which I drilled pilot holes in directly instead of mounting it to the 6" 1x4. I also added a length of rod to the trap arm to increase the length of the arc and consequently the length of pull. This time I mounted the motor towards the front of the car, which reduces the torque while increasing the pull distance.

Check his Flickr page for more details. Good to see revisions/updates made to some of the more classic projects. Thanks for sharing! -Link

In the Maker store:
Mousetrap vehicles
Mousetrap Powered Cars & Boats -Link

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Posted by: ben dover on March 13, 2008 at 11:28 AM

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