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Love Bus

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MINIMAL

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MINIMAL
Chicago, USA

General Information

Surf’s up! Made with good vibes by MINIMAL, the team that designed the Carvey machine for Inventables.

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Material Description Price
Baltic Birch Plywood

Baltic Birch Plywood (×2)

18" × 24" × 1/4" Baltic Birch Plywood

Black Acrylic Sheet

Black Acrylic Sheet

Dimensions: 8 in × 12 in, Thickness: 1/4 in

Clear Acrylic Sheet - Cast

Clear Acrylic Sheet - Cast

Dimensions: 8 in × 12 in, Thickness: 1/4 in, Material Type: Cast

$5.99

White Acrylic Sheet

White Acrylic Sheet

Dimensions: 12 in × 12 in, Thickness: 1/4 in

This project's Bill of Materials is not complete. Add to Cart

$5.99
from Inventables

File Description Unit Price

MNMLBUS-flat-cut_wood01.svg

cut from 1/4" wood of your choice

$0

MNMLBUS-flat-cut_wood02.svg

cut from 1/4" wood of your choice

$0

MNMLBUS-flat-cut_white.svg

cut from 1/4" white cast acrylic

$0

MNMLBUS-flat-cut_clear.svg

cut from 1/4" clear cast acrylic

$0

MNMLBUS-flat-cut_black.svg

cut from 1/4" black cast acrylic

$0

Download Zip

$0
from Inventables

1

Purchase Axles and Axle Caps

1 minute

Purchase Axles and Axle Caps from McMaster-Carr

Part# 2025K1
2-each
1/4" Dia. 3" overall length Stainless Steel Axle Shafts
link

Part# 94802A120
1-pack of 10
Push Nut Cap for Unthreaded 1/4" axle shafts.
link

2

Cut Path Setup

30 minutes

Setup proper material and bit for each cut.

Cut Files:
Wood01 – .25" Birch Ply , 1/16 2FL FishTail
Wood02 – .25" Birch Ply , 1/16 2FL FishTail
White – .25" Opaque White Acrylic , 1/16 2FL FishTail
Black – .25" Opaque Black Acrylic , 1/16 2FL FishTail
Clear – .25" Clear Acrylic , 1/16 2FL FishTail

3

Cut Out All Parts

240 minutes

Switch out material and setup cut files for the all six cuts.
(see step 2)

4

Finish All Parts

120 minutes

Sand, polish, and finish all parts to desired level.

5

Glue Up Wheels

20 minutes

Apply a thin layer of JB Weld, Super Glue, or a strong adhesive of your choice between each wheel and tire. Clamp work together and let glue set.

6

Assemble Bus Chassis

5 minutes

Starting with the back axel, press fit axel cap to one end of the axel. Add a wheel and place on to chassis center board. Add second wheel and cap off with a second axel cap. Repeat steps for the front axel.

7

Assemble Bus Layers

2 minutes

Add each layer of the bus in order to create a gradual profile curve.

8

Add Surfboard

1 minute

Press layers together and insert surfboard to lock layers together.

Eduardo Saez
Looks awesome!
Eduardo Saez
Paul Munger
Hey there. All your files are locked somehow. Ive tried running them through illustrator cs6 multiple ways, as well Every link to files except the first one are either just pictures in another browser window or not shared publicly???.
Paul Munger
MINIMAL
@paulmunger Thanks for pointing that out! We fixed the sharing settings and files are now unlocked. If you want to download the SVG files you can right click on the link and choose “download file”, then they should open in illustrator. Thanks! MNML
MINIMAL
Glenn Golden
I like this project but the black file and the download zip file are having issues. The black easel file says it is not public and the zip file is not found. Just FYI.
Glenn Golden
Benoist Cottigny
Bonjour, Joli travail. Je n'arrive pas a ouvrir le fichier noir il n'est pas partagé en public. Je débute dans la cnc et j'aimerais réaliser le projet. Merci d'avance. Benoist.
Benoist Cottigny
Joel Effinger
This project looks great! But the black file says it hasn't been made public. Is it possible to get that last file released?
Joel Effinger