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 Well, it all started when my friend gave an old plastic dog house.

My dog never wanted to use it, so after a year or so, I snatched it up.

 

 Thanks to my work, I scored a nice pre-made air cylinder and slide assembly.

 

 I started by test fitting it into the dog house.

 

 

 Then I stripped off the stuff that was in the way and made a 2x4 mounting base.

 

 

 I mounted the regulator, trip relay, and air solenoid to anther 2x4 and connected the air lines.

 

 

 In the next 3 pictures, I weld a custom mount bracket to seure the rubber dog.

 

 

 Building the rubber dog bracket.

 Building the rubber dog bracket.

 

 

 Here is where it got interesting. I decided to give this prop some extra movement by adding momentary button switch.

 

 When the solenoid turn on, the air cylinder pushes full force forward, then it triggers the momentary button switch, which interupts the power to the air solenoid, in turn makes the air cylinder pull full force backward. As soon as it moves backwards, the momentary button switch restores the power to the air solenoid, which again causes the air cylinder pushes full force forward. It it just keeps surging on and off until the prop is deactivated.

 

 

 Now that it is working I used a can of flat black spray paint to hide all the junk inside.

 

 

    

 Then I mount the ugly rubber dog with tons of silicon and and screws!

 

 

 I used a little scrim cloth around the door opening to help further hide everything.

 

 

 I am now proud to presnt another Village Haunt prop.

 

 

Hopefully these FREE instructions will help others to advance their Home Haunts.

  Please use these plans, but don't forget to link my site 

 

Questions?  contact me at village_haunt@yahoo.com