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Step 5The trap and pedal
The trap body is made from 1/8" wood and MDF and the handle is a dowel. The sideplates are thin aluminum sheet and are epoxied on. The pedal is made from some aluminum door kickplate (attached to the base with a hinge), MDF for the base and has a 2 1/2" flexible ducting hose hot glued underneath it to act as the bellows. The relay and other electronic parts/knobs came from an electronics surplus store and are attached to some plastic boxes that are screwed to the pedal.
The trap lights up ( I used the same LED chaser circuit as the lights for the proton pack) and the trap doors open. The trap has a catch plate on the underside (same as the proton wand) and a matching plate on the belt holster so it can hook onto my belt. The pedal then hangs over the trap by hooking the gray cable on top of the pedal over the trap handle.
The trap lights up ( I used the same LED chaser circuit as the lights for the proton pack) and the trap doors open. The trap has a catch plate on the underside (same as the proton wand) and a matching plate on the belt holster so it can hook onto my belt. The pedal then hangs over the trap by hooking the gray cable on top of the pedal over the trap handle.
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