Anti-fox device
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:11 pm
Before I even start, please forgive me if this is totally the wrong place for a request like this...anyway, here goes...
I have a fox problem. That is, they come and do their business in my garden a lot. And I mean a LOT. It's a problem because I have kids and because I would like to eat the herbs/veg that they are crapping around.
I have tried a bunch of deterrent measures, but none of them work, so I am turning to a DIY one that I had an idea for. Simply put, it is a movement sensor-triggered automatic battery powered BB gun. Fox breaks movement sensor beam, gun fires a few pellets, stings fox, scares fox, fox runs away, fox never comes back.
The problem is that although I can use a soldering iron I am not all that clever at electronics. Actually, I am not clever at all. So I am looking for someone who is either interested in building this thing and I will pay for the materials; or interested in making a small amount of money, in which case I will pay a fee and for the materials.
The timing on the movement sensor needs to be very quick, so that the BB gun just fires a quick burst and then stops - (a) so as not to wake up the whole street with its rat-a-tat-tat and (b) so as not to run out of pellets in one activation. Apart from this it all seems pretty straightforward.
I actually have 2 automatic, battery powered BB guns, which I have gutted so that two wires are sticking out and when a current is put through them, the electric motor turns and they let rip. So that part of it is already done. It's more the movement sensor selection and wiring (including cut-off) and power supply selection and wiring. I am sure to most of the people reading this board, it's going to be a piece of cake...
If you're interested, reply to this and I guess we'll find out some way of making it happen. I am based in London, but would of course send materials etc to anywhere in the UK; and pay postage for returns too.
Many thanks,
Tom
I have a fox problem. That is, they come and do their business in my garden a lot. And I mean a LOT. It's a problem because I have kids and because I would like to eat the herbs/veg that they are crapping around.
I have tried a bunch of deterrent measures, but none of them work, so I am turning to a DIY one that I had an idea for. Simply put, it is a movement sensor-triggered automatic battery powered BB gun. Fox breaks movement sensor beam, gun fires a few pellets, stings fox, scares fox, fox runs away, fox never comes back.
The problem is that although I can use a soldering iron I am not all that clever at electronics. Actually, I am not clever at all. So I am looking for someone who is either interested in building this thing and I will pay for the materials; or interested in making a small amount of money, in which case I will pay a fee and for the materials.
The timing on the movement sensor needs to be very quick, so that the BB gun just fires a quick burst and then stops - (a) so as not to wake up the whole street with its rat-a-tat-tat and (b) so as not to run out of pellets in one activation. Apart from this it all seems pretty straightforward.
I actually have 2 automatic, battery powered BB guns, which I have gutted so that two wires are sticking out and when a current is put through them, the electric motor turns and they let rip. So that part of it is already done. It's more the movement sensor selection and wiring (including cut-off) and power supply selection and wiring. I am sure to most of the people reading this board, it's going to be a piece of cake...
If you're interested, reply to this and I guess we'll find out some way of making it happen. I am based in London, but would of course send materials etc to anywhere in the UK; and pay postage for returns too.
Many thanks,
Tom