Daily Archive for July 9th, 2008

Mousetrap Car

Published on July 9, 2008 in Projects. 11 Comments

Yesterday Deanne decided to sort a toy storage area that we have, and she pulled out this mousetrap-powered car that Alison and I built years ago. I had forgotten all about it, so it was pretty exciting to see. It needed some minor repairs, but it still works!

Its powered by two mouse traps which lift a wire that pulls a string that is wrapped around the rear axle. The wheels are made from two plastic Pepsi bottles, which have rubber bands around them for traction.

The axles are made from a wooden dowel, and are attached by a folded over piece of the Pepsi bottle, stapled to the bottom of the thin board that gives it its frame.The rear uses two pieces of plastic with a space in the middle where the string comes down to wrap around the axle.

It goes about 10-12 feet!

Music on the Green

Published on July 9, 2008 in Recent Events. Closed

One nice side effect of my type of work (designing publicity stuff), is that I get to see what’s going on!

This evening we went over to neighboring Sherwood, Oregon, to one of the Music on the Green Concerts. I got to design their posters, postcards and web site again this year. Tonight’s concert featured Patrick Lamb and his band. Good stuff! Deanne and I had seen him perform with Michael Allan Harrison last Christmas, and both of us really like his style.

We both thought from the beginning that he resembles my brother Dennis. Here’s a pic that shows the resemblance. Plus, he’s just really cool, like Den!