Custom Longboard using a vacuum bag // How-To | I Like To Make Stuff

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Check out how I made a laminated longboard for my wife using a vacuum bag and a wet/dry vac! Be sure to check out the X-Carve 3d carving machine from Inventables! http://www.inventables.com HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: http://amzn.to/1VkPGSl - Wood glue http://amzn.to/1jvVuHG - Cutting mat http://amzn.to/1NZmmLh - Table Saw http://amzn.to/1KEhDfK - Spray Lacquer http://amzn.to/1h44qCe - Super 77 spray adhesive http://amzn.to/1VoWMQt - Silhouette Portait (vinyl cutter) http://amzn.to/1VoWXLz - Truck/Wheel combo http://amzn.to/1FF31OD - Grip tape http://www.roarockit.com/tap-kits.html - Thin Air press bag http://www.roarockit.com/veneer-1/ - Veneer pack http://meshcam.com/ - MeshCam http://www.123dapp.com/design - 123d Design I brought each one into MeshCam and created a very simple tool path for the X-Carve to follow. Using a 2x2' sheet of 1" insulation, I cut it right down the center. I covered the entire surface with Super 77 spray adhesive and let it dry for a few minutes. I folded the pieces together, effectively making a 2" piece of foam. I put the largest bit I had in my X-Carve, a 1/4" ball nose bit. I screwed the foam panel into the waste board. I ran the tool path for each half on a different foam panel. After removing all of the surrounded, unwanted foam the two pieces fit together, but didn't line up exactly. I attached the two panels to a piece of melamine with spray adhesive. The pieces lined up and I made sure they were secure to the melamine. I smoothed out the

Published 2015-09-29 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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