How to make a scooter

The scooter is considered the most simple mechanical means of transportation. It is available even to a child and it is absolutely safe, since it was very stable. Stability is ensured by a low centre of gravity. To make a scooter you can with your hands.

You will need

• - 2 Board thickness 2 cm;
• - round window espagnolette;
• - wooden bars;
• - thick wire;
• - bearings and wheels from a child's Bicycle;
• - carpentry and locksmith tools.

Instruction

1. At the scooter 2 main parts - the foot rests and steering column. Start with the manufacture of pegs. Cut a piece of Board with a length of 80-90 cm. In the back of the cut groove for the rear wheels. The notch depth should be 2 cm greater than the sum of the wheel radius and thickness axis.
2. If you use ball bearings, axle is a wooden rod. The outer part of the axis of such handle with a file to get a plane for attaching the rods to the Board. Axis, which must be on the plane of the Board, which will be facing the earth, attach with screws. If you have wheels from a kids bike, it is advisable to use as the axis of the bolt, which is attached to a wooden boss with the aid of nuts. The boss is fixed with screws from below to the bandwagon.
3. On the front of the foot pegs, cut the corners at 45°. On top of the Board to attach the bar. Its width equal to the width of the footrests. Its length is 4-5 cm and the height should be slightly greater than the length of the window latch. The front corners of the bar is also cut off at 45°.
4. Disassemble the window latch. Take out the handle and locking bar. You will need them. Iron wire lignite U-shaped bracket. It should rotate freely in the bolt. The ends should have a length slightly greater than the thickness of the Board from the steering column plus the height of the three nuts. Cut at the ends of the staples threads on those nuts. Insert the clip into the recess in the bolt and secure it vertically on a wooden bar and foot pegs. This is best done with screws. Check ease of movement of brackets in the resulting device. If the move is too tight, erode the bracket or wooden boss.
5. Steering column fabricate exactly the same as the bandwagon. It differs by the fact that at the end opposite the wheel, prikolachivayte or fastened with screws transverse wooden strip. It serves as a rudder. It must be well sanded and dress it up with pieces of rubber hose.
6. In the Board of the steering column, in the place where it connects to the running Board, drill 2 holes for mounting brackets of the unit rotation. Screw on the ends of the clamps at the nut and pass the puck. Insert the rods into the holes of the steering column. Screw another washer and rigidly secure the structure using nuts and contragel. Scooter is ready.