A better mousetrap?

[jkranes]

This Finnish guy seems to think so: (broken link removed to http://www.geek.com/news/physics-exploiting-axe-splits-wood-in-record-time-1591725/)

 

[HybridFyre]

Even though they say to use a loose grip to allow for natural rotation of the handle i don't see how there can't be any long term risks to your wrists using this thing.

 

[BrotherBart]

Search on the name of thing. Stuff here every year since 2008 about the thing. Including last week.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

i don't see how there can't be any long term risks to your wrists using this thing.

This thing would destroy my wrist.....when I went digging for my wallet to pay almost $300 for it!!

 

[BEConklin]

Search on the name of thing. Stuff here every year since 2008 about the thing. Including last week.

and, if I recall correctly - that thread was locked because it has been brought up here so many times in the past.

For what it's worth - I thought this was actually going to be a thread about mousetraps - so maybe we can save it by discussing mousetraps

Here's my favorite "walk the plank" mousetrap - the mouse smells the little dab of peanut butter on the end of that thin piece of cedar on the coat hanger wire axle. He then climbs the ramp and walks the plank to get the peanut butter. Once he passes the axle, the plank tips and dumps him into the water where he eventually drowns. Meanwhile, the "plank" is balanced so that it will rotate back to its original position and "reset" itself for the next mouse - if one comes along. Works like a charm...no mice left in our cellar now. Probably took 5 out over the course of the winter. Gotta check it a couple times a week..the mice start stinking if you leave them in there too long.

I can set one in the barn where there's no heat as well - just fill it with RV antifreeze

 

[webfish]

and, if I recall correctly - that thread was locked because it has been brought up here so many times in the past.

For what it's worth - I thought this was actually going to be a thread about mousetraps - so maybe we can save it by discussing mousetraps

Here's my favorite "walk the plank" mousetrap - the mouse smells the little dab of peanut butter on the end of that thin piece of cedar on the coat hanger wire axle. He then climbs the ramp and walks the plank to get the peanut butter. Once he passes the axle, the plank tips and dumps him into the water where he eventually drowns. Meanwhile, the "plank" is balanced so that it will rotate back to its original position and "reset" itself for the next mouse - if one comes along. Works like a charm...no mice left in our cellar now. Probably took 5 out over the course of the winter. Gotta check it a couple times a week..the mice start stinking if you leave them in there too long.

I can set one in the barn where there's no heat as well - just fill it with RV antifreeze

I do the same, but use a plastic pop bottle and string in length wise. The mouse jumps to the bottle and it spins them down. Works great

 

[BrotherBart]

I haven't seen a mouse in five years. Cruises the wood stacks and shed during the day and the house at night.

 

[BEConklin]

I've got so many hickory trees around my house that the whole area is overrun with mice and squirrels. On the bright side - we also have a pair of "resident" barred owls hanging around all year long and eating them up whenever they can.
My wife woke up this morning and one of the owls was perched in a hickory right outside the bedroom window not 10 feet away. Cool seeing them up that close at eye level.

BTW - apologies to jkranes for the thread hijack - but in my defense, the thread was likely headed for a lock anyway

 

[ErikR]

I haven't seen a mouse in five years. Cruises the wood stacks and shed during the day and the house at night.

We've got 4 cats... All of the great mousers! They'll spent hours in the garage waiting on the wood piles. They score a lot of mice.

This one was a feral tom when he came to us. Over the years he's become a great house cat, but still gets in on the hunt!

 

[Paulywalnut]

I actually like the old fashion snap trap. Getting harder and harder to find.

 

[BEConklin]

I actually like the old fashion snap trap. Getting harder and harder to find.

I think there are a few advantages to the bucket traps. Most importantly, they reset themselves. They can kill as many mice as will try to get the bait without you having to do anything.

I also prefer simply taking the bucket outside and dumping it out rather than handling broken mice.

 

[RockyFordOak78]

Don't give the OP a hard time.. Some of us newbies haven't seen post about this axe... And I certainly didn't think this morning to do a search for weird Finnish axe... That said.. Not sure this axe would work worth a poot in the junk I split...

 

[BEConklin]

Don't give the OP a hard time.. Some of us newbies haven't seen post about this axe... And I certainly didn't think this morning to do a search for weird Finnish axe... That said.. Not sure this axe would work worth a poot in the junk I split...

I think that axe looks like it would be great.......for killing mice

 

[BEConklin]

But seriously - I wasn't trying to give the OP a hard time. I just saw another thread about this same axe get locked last week because it had been discussed here so often. For whatever it's worth - I hadn't heard of it before that.

 

[Jags]

Shhhhh...if you keep talking about it, "He" will show up.

 

[brant2000]

I think that axe looks like it would be great.......for killing mice

I wonder how far the rotating action could toss their heads?

 

[webie]

I actually like the old fashion snap trap. Getting harder and harder to find.

The old fashion traps seem to work the best for me in my camper , but with a twist . I super glue a peanut to them and they are a guranteed mouse trap everytime they go off .

 

[Jags]

The old fashion traps seem to work the best for me in my camper , but with a twist . I super glue a peanut to them and they are a guranteed mouse trap everytime they go off .

I like the way you think.

 

[BEConklin]

The old fashion traps seem to work the best for me in my camper , but with a twist . I super glue a peanut to them and they are a guranteed mouse trap everytime they go off .

I sometimes set a bucket trap up with RV antifreeze in my camper a month or so before I open it up in the spring. We leave it on a seasonal site about a half hour drive from our house and access is limited in the winter. But it's a good way to clean out any winter squatters before opening time. I'd leave one in there all winter if I thought I could get in there once a month to empty it. Get too many mice in there and they'll be walking on the floating dead.