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A toy cargo bike, easy to make at home with basic tools, by Adeline O'Moreau.

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- 6mm dowel (round wooden stick), roughly 10cm length - 6mm sheet material, roughly 30cm x 30cm - 2mm round woven elastic

- Coping saw or scroll saw ' Moreau - Sandpaper - coarse and fine - Drill - 6mm and 2mm wood drill-bits

- Clamps microcargo by Adeline O - Wood glue - Kid-proof wood finishing product

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forks drive side front wheel rear wheel non-drive

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5 step by step

1. Cutting the shapes: 2. Drilling the holes: 3. Sanding:

Print the guide on page 4 at 100% scale. Use the 6mm drill bit to drill the rear triangles, Start with the coarse sandpaper to tidy the You can check the scale by measuring the the fork blades and the wheels. Try to drill edges and surfaces. When you are happy cargo platform is the right size on your square to the surface of your material. with the shapes, move to the fine sandpaper, printout. to put the finishing smoothing touches. When drilling the rear triangles and the fork Cut loosely around the paper shapes and use blades, I clamped each pairs together on my I find it easier to tape big section of paper these as guides for your wood cuts, by sticking bench to drill in one go. to my work bench and work by moving the them on the wood. piece on the sandpaper. You want snug fit for the dowel in the rear I found it easier to do one shape after the triangles and forks. But you want to open up ' Moreau other, instead of laying it all up and cutting it the wheel hole touch by wiggling the drill, so all up in one go. it will be able to spin around the dowel.

4. Cutting the slots: 5. Assembling: 6. Finishing: microcargo by Adeline O

I cut them bit smaller than needed at Before gluing anything, make sure You can choose to let the cargo bike go first and opened them up gradually to everything fits nicely. commando, or to finish it with wood make sure the fit was snug. Check for clearance between the wheels treatment product. Sand little, check the fit between the and the frame. pieces, then repeat. If it's made for kids, make sure the product Glue the rear triangles and fork blades either you use is food safe! It can seem repetitive and boring, but if side of the frame, while keeping piece of the fit is too baggy it will look bad and dowel through the holes, to make sure all is When the treatment is cured, thread the won't hold together as well. aligned. Keep the wheel out at this time, to elastic through the holes on the platform - avoid it getting glued in place. start and finish with knots under the platform, Another round of sanding as needed. Once the glue is dry, t the wheels and trim the and cross over on the top. dowels ush. Load up and go! Glue the bars, the saddle and the cargo platform. 6 few 2mm drill holes for the elastic tips When sanding the fork blades and the rear triangle pieces, I kept them secure as pair with piece of dowel in the hole

Try to make the end of this slot replicate the angle of the head tube for snug fit ' Moreau That's the head tube

Don't forget to check all the clearances before gluing anything, you don’t want the wheels to rub on the frame microcargo by Adeline O

This cut out is annoying to make and is really just there for looks. The hole of the wheels You can skip it if you're should be ever so slightly losing patience wider than the 6mm dowel, so they can roll freely

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