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Mouse Trap car

Step 8Brace

Insert the front axle (i.e. then pen without the hole/string) pushing it through both pop tabs (or whatever you've managed to get). Pinch them to the pen so that they won't move too much and keep the pen from moving sideways. Bend them away from the eyelets enough so that they can spin freely against it and give them some leeway from it (not snugly pressed against it). Make sure it can rotate ok.

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19 comments

Jun 1, 2011. 12:19 PMshiboy22 says:

its not hard

Sep 3, 2010. 10:02 PMDamstar2 says:

come on man. ur not even giving us a better description, every1 here needs a better description. and take more picks, this 8th step is stuffed.

Mar 8, 2010. 2:58 PMiluvmosetraps says:

how did u get the pen to stay in the hooks?

Feb 23, 2010. 11:59 AMlucasgannon says:

hi trinaty

Jan 7, 2010. 9:49 AMJKL! says:

i need help on how to do dis part!!
pleaze help!

Dec 1, 2009. 2:00 PMivey11 says:

i need better directions

and pictures

Nov 1, 2009. 3:00 PMangel1995 says:

I don't understand what to do with the pop tabs. Do you just slip it through the pen? or what? What do you mean when you pinch them to the pen?

May 26, 2009. 8:21 AMKelly T says:

Can you use something besides pens? Like popsicle sticks maybe?

May 26, 2009. 3:18 PM

LarrySDonald (author) says:

Don't see why not. Anything round and wider then a mousetrap would prolly work.

Apr 26, 2009. 5:52 PMtrooper123 says:

what alternative would you suggest instead of pop tops

Apr 26, 2009. 6:20 PM

LarrySDonald (author) says:

not sure. A washer with a sharp object through the pen to hold it in place against the eyelet, pehaps? Something superglued to the pen? They're pretty much just there to stop the pen from sliding, so anything that would not slide across the pen but also not catch against the eyelet.

Mar 29, 2009. 5:11 PMdance1234 says:

can u plz explain better i need it for tom..........
plz!

Mar 22, 2009. 9:47 AMdarkorical says:

Seems to me the pop tabs go between the eye hooks and then get crimped into the pen so it cant slide back and forth in the eye hooks

Mar 22, 2009. 9:05 AMlwhoffman says:

Yeah, this doesn't make sense to me. I'm not sure what the pop tab is supposed to be used for.

Feb 18, 2009. 5:59 PMBlitzkreigMan says:

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Dec 18, 2008. 5:18 AMnienie4life says:

this is something i have 2 do for school i love this thig now i dont have 2 do anything and still get 1 a

Dec 4, 2008. 6:16 PMKittyLove says:

plz I need this for tomorrow(dec 5)

Dec 4, 2008. 6:15 PMKittyLove says:

plz can u explain this better. wat part of the metal soda thingy am i supposed to use theres two parts. by the way the pen wont fit trhough mine any tips

Sep 28, 2008. 6:40 PMcaligal2010 says:

can u plz explain this step in a little bit more detail? thanks so much