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Surprise Visitors With a Trick & Treat Scare Box

Surprise Visitors With a Trick & Treat Scare Box

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• This Halloween, build a spring snake scare box and your trick-or-treaters with a spring-loaded surprise! The post Surprise Visitors With a Trick & Treat Scare Box appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .

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You are now going to attach the magnetic lock. These are usually composed of three parts: the strike plate (the big silver chunk of metal), the mounting bracket, and magnetic base. Usually the base and mounting plate are attached and have to be separated by way of an included Allen wrench.

Hold the lock against the inside of the box, lining it up flush with the edge of the box, and measure the distance from the bottom of the box to the back of the mounting bracket. Using this measurement, cut a piece of 2×4. Remove the magnetic base from the mounting bracket and screw the bracket into the top of the 2×4, lining it up with the edge of the block of wood. Reattach the magnetic base and screw the wood block to the box from the front.

If the wood of your box is thick enough, you could skip th

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