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I use dryer sheets in my cars and RV to keep rodents and insects out. Haven't seen any sign that they have tried to make a nest in either.

Tom S.
 
hman said:
Very nicely done "intentional" result! As for the unintentional, I well know what you mean. So far I've been lucky, and the meeces have only nested in drawers. Nevertheless, I HATE finding urine-stained insulation all over a drawer full of newly rusted stuff - hate them meeces to pieces! I'll be trying mothballs in all the drawers this winter. I hear they work pretty well as a deterrent. Maybe you can find a way to place/hang a couple into your headstock. The naphthalene type should be pretty benign toward metal. I suppose the paradichlorobenzene is inert enough not to be a problem, but any mention of chlorine makes me paranoid. Good luck!

PS - if you have some camphor around (rust preventer for tool boxes), I'd bet it would work also.
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We have used Bounce dryer sheets in our camper during winter storage for years. Never had a mouse. Lucky maybe, good cleaning and no food etc. left inside not a crum even might be why. sure smells good in the spring. my son had the opposest experience though, camper full of chewed up dryer sheets. I think I remember that mothballs are flammable so you may want to check on that,
 
Go to the drugstore and get a little bottle of oil of mint. It is sold in the pharmacy . Put some on a cotton ball and put it in the drawer or tool box. The mice will not go there. I use it in the house.
 
TomS said:
I use dryer sheets in my cars and RV to keep rodents and insects out. Haven't seen any sign that they have tried to make a nest in either.

I would try those but I'm allergic to fabric softeners, so they probably would irritate mice as well.

Tom S.
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Drier sheets. I remember a car aficionado relating he'd found a ball of drier sheets shredded into a nest, no deterrent at all. I, myself, depend on Decon, it deters the bejesus out of the little rascals. I maintain stations, at both ends of the lower level, (living area) almost never see any but dead ones.
 
I used to use drier sheets and mothballs in my camper trailer. They worked for me until I came up with a permanent solution. I sold the trailer.


I got tired of trying various ways to stick mag bases to my South Bend lathe while measuring. The curves of the cast surfaces sometimes make it difficult. So I decided to make one that I could stand on the bench and reach with. The cross piece is held by a u-bolt through an angle bracket. I re-drilled the holes at the proper angles and bent the angle in a little. I'll probably replace the mag base with a big chunk of iron or steel.

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Wanted to share this with you guys, it's a Tesa Micromaster, 50 millionths resolution/accuracy, I love it, kinda spendy but worth it. The gage blocks being measured are original CE Johannsen Ford blocks, 1.1250, this micrometer measures to 1.2000 it also compares measurements, and has a preset feature which are both very handy features for production run parts.
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T Bredehoft said:
I, myself, depend on Decon, it deters the bejesus out of the little rascals. I maintain stations, at both ends of the lower level, (living area) almost never see any but dead ones.
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Is Decon a poison or a repellent? I'm looking for something to make them want to go elsewhere. I've used several kinds of mouse bait/poison, and it's indeed killed quite a few. But I've also found nests (and the inevitable waste products) right next to the bait blocks!

One big reason I have a mouse problem is that I live out in the woods. There's no food in the garage, so I guess they just come in to find shelter from the rain, and maybe a slightly warmer place than the great outdoors. I've been pretty successful keeping them out of the house, but the garage doors aren't anywhere near as tight as house doors.

PS - Reading about the different results with dryer sheets, I wonder if it's a specific magical ingredient that only some brands have. And of course, none of the manufacturers will tell you what's in them, what with trade secrets, etc. So it's indeed a crap shoot!
 
Decon is a poison. I haven't had a problem since the feral cats moved into the area.:grin:
 
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