What kind of steel is it made from. Do I need to heat it to bend it? I am making my own.

See if any mole trappers are in your area that has extra victor out of sight setters(we have tons of em).

I use a flat blade screwdriver and bend the tip about a 1/4" up 90°. Use a torch to heat it. Then you hook it under the spring pin and over the top of the spring to set it.

Plain old 3/8” cold rolled. 1018 I think. I mill a slot to hook on the cross pin and epoxy a golf ball for a handle.

Same here, I made a bent tip screwdriver setter for my two sons when they were younger and it made setting DPs a lot easier for them. As they got older they dont use the setter now just squeeze the spring arms down by hand.
Jim

I'm the opposite. I'm getting older. I want the set tool. LOL. stinks getting old sometimes.

YEP, arthritis here and use the golf ball setter.

I seen them at nta. I was going to buy one when I came back thru. But he was gone. 10.00 for them at the nta.

I have a few Z-Traps, I use the setter at home and place a Z Cap to hold the trap pre-set. It only requires a easy, slight squeeze to set the trigger on the line.





The Setting Tool only $1.91 ???
https://www.ruralking.com/trap-sett...vYOpLDxu44dKI57kgb2iKHaZJuRoCpEUQAvD_BwE

I paint mine white and tie a piece of yellow flagging tape to it. That has saved my tool many times. I cut a short piece of 1" EMT conduit or 3/4" schedule 40/80 PVC and put in each trap as a pre-set mode which also prevents the spring loop from deforming when not in use.

I have 3 or 4 of these. 3/16 cold roll with a nut welded on top. I add 2’ of light weight rope with a snap on it. Hook it to a belt loop and I never have to worry about leaving it.

I seen them at nta. I was going to buy one when I came back thru. But he was gone. 10.00 for them at the nta.[/quote]



Sorry we weren’t there. But we sold out of everything Friday afternoon.

ordered one from cedarcreek Rob's great on customer service That's for sure

I use an unmodified screwdriver, and it comes in handy on the line too, such as holding Quick Links to tighten/loosen with a wrench.

Screwdriver with a small slot ground in the blade.

I just push spring down on top of trap stake or corner of bumper of truck. Fast and easy. I'm sure i'd lose trap setter the first day.

If you anchor with t bar stakes as I do, you can slide the trap on the T, pull up on bottom of trap and compress the spring. I use mostly 30 " stake so there is enough above the ground to be able to do this without having to pull it up. That being said the above ground thing sometimes causes issues as coon get to jumping around, and drop the trap over the stake.

Even if you don't anchor with T bars, one could carry a shorter version in your set bucket just for that purpose.

A seat bracket from a ten speed bike might work.
I use a screwdriver.