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docponds(at)sover.net
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:31 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

I am nearing completion of the right wing for my  701.   I plan to store it on a shelf in my barn/workshop while working on the rest of the plane.  There is a major mouse problem which has not responded well to traps and anticoagulant poison.   I am considering the temporary closure of all wing openings  with aluminum mesh and also  using  moth balls,  perhaps loading the moth balls into a pvc tube with small holes and then placing the tube through the forward rib holes.



Any suggestions?   My concerns include naphtha ( moth balls) and corrosion.



Roland Smith,  Bennington, Vermont  701 from kit.

mike.sinclair(at)ATT.NET
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:50 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

Cats? Three or four mousers will do wonders. Just enough dry food to keep em around. If they don't hunt, get rid of them and get a new batch. There is always someone trying to get rid of kittens. The biggest problem I have around here is mud daubers. That's where the moth balls seem to help somewhat. I just don't put them in the plane.



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 I am nearing completion of the right wing for my  701.   I plan to store it on a shelf in my barn/workshop while working on the rest of the plane.  There is a major mouse problem which has not responded well to traps and anticoagulant poison.   I am considering the temporary closure of all wing openings  with aluminum mesh and also  using  moth balls,  perhaps loading the moth balls into a pvc tube with small holes and then placing the tube through the forward rib holes.



 Any suggestions?   My concerns include naphtha ( moth balls) and corrosion.



 Roland Smith,  Bennington, Vermont  701 from kit.

n801bh(at)netzero.com
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:53 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

I am nearing completion of the right wing for my  701.   I plan to store it on a 

shelf in my barn/workshop while working on the rest of the plane.  There is a 

major mouse problem which has not responded well to traps and anticoagulant 

poison.   I am considering the temporary closure of all wing openings  with 

aluminum mesh and also  using  moth balls,  perhaps loading the moth balls into 

a pvc tube with small holes and then placing the tube through the forward rib 

holes.



Any suggestions?   My concerns include naphtha ( moth balls) and corrosion.



Roland Smith,  Bennington, Vermont  701 from kit.   



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For what it's worth. I had a packrat crawl into my wings during storage and they chewed on my wiring going to the tip lights and strobes. I had to put in some inspection holes to fix the mess. My advise is to seal all the holes tightly, kill every mouse you see and hope for the best. 

 

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Ben Haas

N801BH

www.haaspowerair.com



I am nearing completion of the right wing for my 701. I plan to store it on a 

shelf in my barn/workshop while working on the rest of the plane. There is a 

major mouse problem which has not responded well to traps and anticoagulant 

poison. I am considering the temporary closure of all wing openings with 

aluminum mesh and also using moth balls, perhaps loading the moth balls into 

a pvc tube with small holes and then placing the tube through the forward rib 

holes.



Any suggestions? My concerns include naphtha ( moth balls) and corrosion.



Roland Smith, Bennington, Vermont 701 from kit. 



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For what it's worth. I had a packrat crawl into my wings during storage and they chewed onmy wiring going to the tip lights and strobes.I had to put in some inspection holes to fix the mess. My advise is to seal all the holes tightly, kill every mouse you see and hope for the best. 



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BenHaas

N801BH

www.haaspowerair.com

p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:27 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

Get a cat.



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Paul

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		  I am nearing completion of the right wing for my  701.   I plan to 

store it on a shelf in my barn/workshop while working on the rest of 

the plane.  There is a major mouse problem which has not responded 

well to traps and anticoagulant poison.   I am considering the 

temporary closure of all wing openings  with aluminum mesh and 

also  using  moth balls,  perhaps loading the moth balls into a pvc 

tube with small holes and then placing the tube through the forward rib holes.



Any suggestions?   My concerns include naphtha ( moth balls) and corrosion.



Roland Smith,  Bennington, Vermont  701 from kit.




	


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Flydog1966(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

In a message dated 2/12/2006 11:52:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  

mike.sinclair(at)ATT.NET writes:



Cats?  Three or four mousers will do wonders. Just enough dry food to keep em 

around.  If they don't hunt, get rid of them and get a new  batch.

  Umm...if I put cats in the wing,how do clean up after them? And what  if 

P.E.T.A. gets wind of this?

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nfivesl(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject: Mice and Storage

Stuff all the openings with green Scotchbrite.  I hear

mice hate the stuff.



--- Roland Smith <docponds(at)sover.net> wrote:



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		   I am nearing completion of the right wing for my 

 701.   I plan to store it on a shelf in my

 barn/workshop while working on the rest of the

 plane.  There is a major mouse problem 


	


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gboothe(at)calply.com
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: Mice and Storage

Yeah, but is it because of the silicon or the silicone?



Gary Boothe, Cool, Ca

<gboothe(at)calply.com>

601HDSTD, WW Corvair Conv. - complete

Tail Group - complete. Working on Wings...

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		   Stuff all the openings with green Scotchbrite.  I hear

 mice hate the stuff.

 

 

 

 --- Roland Smith <docponds(at)sover.net> wrote:

 

> I am nearing completion of the right wing for my 

> 701.   I plan to store it on a shelf in my

> barn/workshop while working on the rest of the

> plane.  There is a major mouse problem 

 

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japhillipsga(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:08 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

Rolland, cats are okay, but I'd have to recommend snakes. Yes, nothing says mouse protection like a couple big snakes. Best of Luck and let us hear how that mouse/snake thing works out. Bill of Georgia  

 

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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

And snakes are perfect for getting inside all those lightening

holes!...Unless they grow really big while hunting inside your wing...



Frank



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VideoFlyer(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

<<<<  Rolland, cats are okay, but I'd have to recommend snakes. Yes, nothing 

says mouse protection like a couple big snakes.  >>>>

LOLOL  !!!   A couple of big snakes says a whole lot more than MOUSE 

protection!



Dave

p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

Snakes are OK in the Summer, but when it gets cold up North, you can 

only use them for windshield wipers.



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		  cats are okay, but I'd have to recommend snakes. Yes, nothing says 

mouse protection like a couple big snakes. Best of Luck and let us 

hear how that mouse/snake thing works out.


	


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Jim.Weston(at)delta.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

Make sure it's a green one.



Jim 



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allenricks(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:35 pm Post subject: Mice and Storage

A serious suggestion...



If space is not an issue, I would build a large "box" that fits

your parts out of galvanized wire mesh.  Get the stuff that's heavier

than screen door material, but smaller openings than poultry netting

(chicken wire).  It would keep the mice out, and the cats/snakes, etc. in.



You can weave the pieces togther with fencing wire.  You should be able to

buy it at a farm store.  I'm not sure if the Home Depot/Lowes places carry

it or not.  It comes in big heavy rolls.



Just make sure you don't set the parts directly on the mesh, as it's

generally made out of iron, and that gets back to the whole corrosion issue.



Allen Ricks

Beaverton, OR

Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:12 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

<mailto:p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att.net>> Snakes are OK in the Summer, 

but when it gets cold up North, you can only use them for windshield wipers.

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In the winter in the deep South, we use them for Windshield Vipers

Oh well, it sounded funny when I thought of it.



Tommy Walker in Lower Slobovia

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jhstarn(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: Mice and Storage

Yaw, here in Wisconsin, dats vot we use dem fur too.

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 <p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att.net

 <mailto:p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att.net>> Snakes are OK in the Summer,

 but when it gets cold up North, you can only use them for windshield 

 wipers.

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 In the winter in the deep South, we use them for Windshield Vipers

 Oh well, it sounded funny when I thought of it.



 Tommy Walker in Lower Slobovia

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vair601(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: Mice and Storage

Roland,

  Cats would sound like a good idea however I'd recommend hanging the wings by straps from the rafters.  Still cover any openings with metal or even aluminum foil tape.  Good luck.

   

  Bill Jeffries

		

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