And Wolfdog- AWESOME work! For a strictly K-9 trap, those would be killer!

thank you kindly! Now these are more of a 1.65 dbls ( converted from 11/2ls ) that I fixed up for a guy and he said he's really liking them. Again many these with give you some ideas




And for base plateing ( if you don't wanna do jabNE's method which work ! ) Look into an off set rod base plate. Strengthens the bottom ,but the it's off to the side so it's nicer to set Iver the knee and you still get some of the action you would if it was off the side

I still like my chain attached to the spring clevis. I think that's where It belongs.

Those base frame set ups are some real knee busters If you have to set very many.

Well, I'm cussing out whomever bought the 20 #2 Victor's that Nyrat had for sale on the trapshed! I wanted those!

might help too if you really wanna get fancy


So the base trap is an unmodified Sleepy Creek #2DBLS I got in a trade. So first thing we need to do is clean off the jaws and jaw faces, a flap disk on the ole' angle cleans it up real nice in a few swipes.
Before

After

Now we laminate the trap. Im using pieces of cattle pannel. If you don't use a material heavy enough you can bun through it while welding the seam shut. One problems with the pannel is its pretty heavy so you wanna bend it a lil so it confirms to your jaws .
Clamped before welding

After


Now we need to either remove or clamo the springs down so theirs no pressure in the jaws . if you don't know what your doing the pressure fromthe springs Can warp the jaws while welding due to heat. If you've never done this CLAMP OR REMOVE SPRINGS ! As you see here I have mine clamped with some vice grips so I can work .

Now were going to welded the seam between the jaw and the lamination. This is also a good time to weld your lugs if you want it off set.

Just wanna show how hot your jaws can get and why you wanna be carful.

Now the seam is welded were gonna grind everything down flush. Again a flap disk is best.
Before

After

Make sure not to grind too long in one spot,you'll and up washing out the jaw..
Lil bit of paint aaand


This isn't needed but I know some films love the way this looks so hope this helps !