One of the nicest cars that can be built by anything is the mouse trap car. This kind of car uses a spring to harness the power and move the wheels. In order to originate the mouse trap car, you need 2 metal rods, 4 eyehole screws, mouse trap, plywood, washer, rubber bands and string.
Making a mouse trap car:
Glue Mouse Traps
1. On the mouse trap you can locate the wires. Make sure to keep the trap wide opened.
2. Get the wires out of the trap using the pliers. Take away the bait possessor as you will not wish it. Hold the parts you removed using the staples.
3. Drill a nice and small hole on one trap, at the end. It is good to set the holes 8mm away from the edges.
4. You can now put together the axle and wheel. Use the compass to generate 4 circles of 75mm onto the plywood. Smoothen the edges using a file.
5. Cut the metal rods and make sure they are the same length.
6. Cut straight through one rod and fit the wires on to the groove. After that you have to glue the wire to the axle's slot.
7. The final step is to generate the motor of the trap car. Some habitancy say this is the most involved thing to do but it is not like that at all if you pay concentration to all the indications. First take the string and then firmly tie it onto the middle of the trap jaws. Make sure to tie a strong loop in the trap's end. After doing that you should see that the loop is at the rear axle. Nicely take 2 rubber bands and then glue them all around the rear wheels. In this way you will contribute the traction
Mouse Trap Car - How to Build a Mouse Trap Car
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