Knocker

[Twisted Terrors]

I am needing to know where I can get something that will knock on the underside of a bridge when triggered by a motion detector. Can anyone help me out with this?

[slaughtermail]

well this isn't exactly a knocker, but years ago we put cheap palm sanders to the underside of our bridge. strapped the corners with "plumbing strap" so they were tight to the bottom. 2 of them worked for a 12ft bridge, we also used a power drill with a piece of "flatbar" welded to a bolt ,chucked inside to slap a door to make it "slam" open & closed..you might could use that same type setup to work.
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[dreadland]

i have used a air chisel on piece of metal wow is it load but you do need a actor. Also a chair massager motor both work great this dont have a sound effect but the vibration is really cool in the dark makes people think the are getting shocked

[imagineer]

This is an idea I used for another prop that you might consider. Although it's not a knocker, it makes a rattle that is loud.

I built this out of 2x4s and mounted it under an empty wooden barrel. It made a lot of noise.

Its an octagon shaped ring. Inside there are metal bearings welded to spring-loaded thick metal wires. There are four of them in the picture but I think that's overkill, the thing made a ton of noise. Plus, if you remove three of the balls this will give you a nice vibration too. The only bad part is you will need to replace the boards. They wear down fast.

Each wire is attached to a motor shaft underneath the octagon plate. The plate is just a cut plywood sheet. This worked great for barrels, so maybe you can use it under your bridge.

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