Posted By: JJHACK
self made traps - 07/01/20 01:03 AM
Hesitate to use the phrase "home made" some folks homes have a shop and equipment that would rival a manufacturer. I trap near the ocean with plenty or salty marshes and ground that has a high salt residue. Aluminum is a blessing and a curse. the curse being cost. the blessing being that you can fabricate about anything you can dream up pretty easy with normal tools and a pop rivet tool. Once proven out you can take it to a welder that can do aluminum work. He can tack the corners and various spots to hold it together really well. Don't underestimate rivets, almost all commercial aircraft are held together with rivets! Plus with a die grinder you can do trial and error easily. The grinder will "erase" a rivet to remove it in seconds. Here are a couple photo's of my aluminum designs
So this is the first guilotine style I have made. A bit complex but works really well. The only struggle is wind. Wind can cause a false trigger with that big flat door catching the breeze. It's only happened twice, both times 20mph wind gusts so I think thats still a reasonable function.
So this is the first guilotine style I have made. A bit complex but works really well. The only struggle is wind. Wind can cause a false trigger with that big flat door catching the breeze. It's only happened twice, both times 20mph wind gusts so I think thats still a reasonable function.