Roach Trap...Reusable trap to catch and kill cockroaches
It's safe to say most people have a dislike ( ...hate ... are scared) of cockroaches. If you're in this group and have the odd roach problem then this could be your solution.
We were regularly getting cockroaches sheltering in our letterbox. All too often this meant you carried them inside the house hidden amongst the mail... particularly the junk mail. Sprays and baits inside the letterbox never seemed to have any effect (...although that's not to say they didn't wander away to die elsewhere?)
Baits aren't cheap and the idea of spray coated mail didn't exactly appeal either so I developed a small reusable 'Roach Trap' that has proven to be effective at catching cockroaches. How you deal with them after they are trapped inside is up to you... spray insect spray up the entry, drop it all into water until they drown... or just open the end sliding door, knock them out and squash them. However you decide to deal with them at least you have a corpse so you know there's one less roach to annoy you.
This is a simple print with no support required and they don't use a lot of filament. Print with translucent filament so you can see through the thin walls and see if there's a roach inside ( ...you can shake it and they often start scuttling around). Use 2 shells but high infill (50%) to make sure the walls are almost solid and strong... after all this is a Roach prison.
In operation, attracted to the trap by a tempting smell, there is a ramp that is easy for a…






