Dave I'll give an unsolicited endorsement for a rodent eliminator that I
have had complete success with. It is called a Rat Zapper. I bought it
to get rid of chipmunks that decided my new deck would make a great
condo. Within less than a week I solved my chipmunk problem. I was so
impress with its performance that I took it with me when I went out to
the ranch. I have a barn that has some REALLY BIG rats. I pretty well
cleaned them out during the two months I was there.
The Rat Zapper works with 4 AA batteries and a capacitor. It develops
enough juice to dispatch a big rat. I've found the best bait to be
unsalted peanuts. (The problem with salted ones is that the salt
attracts moisture and the moisture can discharge the zapper.) I've
actually disposed of 3 or 4 chipmunks in a morning by watching for the
"success" light and resetting it. (Gee, maybe I shouldn't have said
that.....I'll probably get up tomorrow morning and find pickets from
PETA in my front yard.)
It is expensive,,,,I've seen them in catalogs for as much as $70, though
you can get them at Harbor Freight and on e Bay for around $40. When you
consider the cost per creature disposed of it really isn't too bad. I've
solved all of my rodent problem and I've loaned it to many of my
neighbors who have used it with similar success.
Get rid of the critters before you buy new stuff.
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave C
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 6:40 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Crap!
I have a big wooden cabinet full of drawers I built out in my shop. One
drawer was full of my polishing supplies- buffing wheels, arbors, and 3
big
sticks of Brownell's polishing compound. I went out yesterday and the
rats
had been in the drawer. Buffs all torn up for nesting material,
polishing
compound gnawed (hope it's fatal), rat crap everywhere. I put on a pair
of
nitrile gloves and my respirator and took it out and dumped everything
in
the burn barrel (which was already going, fortunately; I had lots of
cardboard and plywood scraps to burn up). Then I hosed the drawer and
surrounding cabinet area with Lysol. Guess I need to go to Horrible
Freight next week and stock up on buffs again (and a couple of rat
traps)
and see about ordering some more compound. This time I'll keep it in a
sealed plastic or metal container.
Other then Brownell's and Eastwood, anyone have any favorite sources for
buffing compound?
Dave C
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