Carriage building skills were practically lost in Soviet times. However, even in pre-Soviet times, the best carriages were made by the French. Russian craftsmen repaired them. Mainly in Russia, rattle carriages were produced, intended for long off-road movements. Making a carriage with your own hands is a whole art, but everything is not so difficult if there are ready-made drawings and photographs of the process.
It is necessary
- - sheets of moisture resistant plywood (4-5 pieces);
- - jigsaw;
- - sandpaper;
- - a circular saw;
- - colorless varnish;
- - upholstery material;
- - bolts;
- - screws;
- - drill.
Instructions
Step 1
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Step 2
Saw out all the component parts along the drawn contour. Mark and carefully saw out doors and windows. In the process of sawing doors to save material, drill in the corners along the hole, and then saw through using a hand jigsaw (approximately 0.5 cm). Further work can be continued with a jigsaw. This will make it possible to use the sawn-out parts in the further manufacture of the carriage
Step 3
Saw the two smaller pieces of plywood in half and then glue them together. It is important that the inside is slightly smaller than the outside: this will allow the front and rear walls, as well as doors and windows to rest on them. Glue the resulting pieces together. For this purpose, you can use PVA glue. The more clamps you have, the better, but you should end up with at least twelve
Step 4
After the sides are glued, glue the ceiling and bottom of the carriage. The distance between the uprights should be such that they rest on the edges of the front and back wall when gluing the front and back. Twist the racks using bolts and a screwdriver, at the same time aligning the curly parts with each other, since it is they who will rest on both walls.
Step 5
Go to the front and back wall. It is not difficult to determine their size: use a regular tape measure. Make the windows the way you like. The only thing that needs to be considered is that there will be a coachman's seat on the front wall: you need to leave room for it.
Step 6
On the back wall, make the window slightly larger than on the sides, because there will be passenger seats. Windows can also be cut out on glued walls (use a circular saw for this). The optimum spacing between cuts is fifteen centimeters. The depth should be approximately six centimeters.
Step 7
The body is ready, proceed to making the frame. Take a glued board (or two 18 mm thick plywood) 400x1500mm. Transfer the frame drawing to it and cut it out. Sand the edges with sandpaper. Take one of the leftover material and size it 400x455mm. With it, you will connect the previous parts together
Step 8
Prepare space for the back of your luggage and coachman. Make overlays on each of the sidewalls. First, draw the bottom part, cut it out. Attach it to the sidewall, leaving nine millimeters from the bottom, draw the upper part. Saw out, glue the finished pads on the inside of the sidewalls. In the future, they will be needed for the manufacture of the floor and protection from below. For the back, use the second piece of shield. Cut it to size, one bevelled edge (45 degrees).
Step 9
Drill holes in the sides of the resulting part. For the side holes, use a drill bracket, which allows you to drill at a 90 degree angle. Put the part back in place and install three screws on different sides. Use the remaining holes as guides and in the bottom of the carriage. Put everything on glue, attach with screws and clamps.
Step 10
Start making a floor for the coachman. Prepare two sheets of plywood: the first is 290x350mm and the second is 290x500mm. Make cuts in the last sheet 6mm deep at 15mm intervals by 300mm length. Glue the large sheet using clamps. Grab the sheet with several screws - for greater reliability. Glue a small sheet on top, glue a footboard from pre-cut boards.
Step 11
Make windows and door curtains. You will need thin plastic for this purpose. Since it is sold in rolls, you will need to flatten it by dipping it in boiling water. Saw and sand the door and window bars with a jigsaw and sandpaper. Glue into the window and doorway.
Step 12
For the seat upholstery, take any material (paper velvet is possible). Cut out patterns from fiberboard, glue them to the fabric. Cut it off with a margin. Secure the edges with a construction stapler. Do all the side walls in the same way.
Step 13
Start making wheels. Buy glued board 500x200 mm. Saw it into four pieces. Saw out circles with a diameter of 450 mm from two parts - for the rear wheels. The front wheels will have a smaller diameter - about 250-300 mm.
Step 14
Draw another circle on the resulting circles (400mm) and a small circle under the hub (by eye). Break the circle into 10 pieces using a protractor. Draw two circles in the area of the future knitting needles (equal segments at the bottom and top). Draw the knitting needles using a template.
Step 15
Drill the holes and saw out. Buy ready-made wheel axles (the manufacturing process is quite laborious). Drill an axle hole in each wheel and try it on. Treat the structure with a wire brush and cover everything with colorless varnish. Finish the front wheels and reassemble the entire structure. The carriage is over.
