December 2012
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
9h 35m
English
Rat Trap Stage Trick |
Robert C. Cotnoir |
Many properties managers and craftspeople use rat traps as quick and reliable methods in rigging stage tricks. The application described here will create the illusion of a gunshot shattering a plate resting on a shelf.

FIGURE 1: RAT TRAP IN PLACE
The trick is achieved by first cutting approximately 1″ from the end of a rat trap and removing all hardware except for the springloaded “guillotine.” Next, a 1½” hex head bold “firing pin” is brazed to the guillotine. The rat trap is then attached to the back of the hardcovered flat behind the plate. A hole slightly larger than the diameter of the firing pin ...
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