DIY Laminated Longboard with Vacuum Bag Technique 🛹 | Step-by-Step Tutorial

Check out how I made a laminated longboard for my wife using a vacuum bag and a wet/dry vac!\r<br>Subscribe to my channel: \r<br>\r<br>Be sure to check out the X-Carve 3d carving machine from Inventables!\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>MORE PROJECTS, POSTS AND EVENTS\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>HERES WHAT YOULL NEED:\r<br> - Wood glue\r<br> - Cutting mat\r<br> - Table Saw\r<br> - Spray Lacquer\r<br> - Super 77 spray adhesive\r<br> - Silhouette Portait (vinyl cutter)\r<br> - Truck/Wheel combo\r<br> - Grip tape\r<br> - Thin Air press bag\r<br> - Veneer pack\r<br> - MeshCam\r<br> - 123d Design\r<br>\r<br>Want to support ILTMS? Get early viewing, exclusive content and more. \r<br>\r<br>\r<br>FOLLOW:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>I brought each one into MeshCam and created a very simple tool path for the X-Carve to follow.\r<br>Using a 2x2 sheet of 1 insulation, I cut it right down the center.\r<br>I covered the entire surface with Super 77 spray adhesive and let it dry for a few minutes.\r<br>I folded the pieces together, effectively making a 2 piece of foam.\r<br>I put the largest bit I had in my X-Carve, a 1/4 ball nose bit.\r<br>I screwed the foam panel into the waste board.\r<br>I ran the tool path for each half on a different foam panel.\r<br>After removing all of the surrounded, unwanted foam the two pieces fit together, but didnt line up exly.\r<br>\r<br>I attached the two panels to a piece of melamine with spray adhesive.\r<br>The pieces lined up and I made sure they were secure to the melamine.\r<br>I smoothed out the transition with a rasp in no time flat.\r<br>The entire foam surface was covered with pacing tape to prevent damage to the foam in the lamination process.\r<br>I measured the profile of the board shape, edge to edge.\r<br>The veneer sheets I got were much larger than necessary, and they come with grain going in different directions for strength.\r<br>I trimmed all of the sheets to length.\r<br>Then I ripped them all down to fit the size of my form.\r<br>I sandwiched the veneers, fully covering each with glue, and making sure to alternate grain direction between layers.\r<br>I held the edges together with some packing tape so they wouldnt slip around because of the glue.\r<br>\r<br>I slid the sandwich and the form into the vacuum bag, being careful not to snag the bag on anything.\r<br>Over the sandwich, but under the bag valve, I slid in a strip of nylon mesh. This helps make sure the valve doesnt get blocked before the vacuum is complete.\r<br>The end of the bag was sealed up with some very sticky black glue/tape.\r<br>The shopvac hose fits over the valve, and when turned on, it pulls out almost all of the air.\r<br>I switched over to the included hand pump to pull out the last bits of air.\r<br>After it dried for 8 hours, I pressed the valve to release the vacuum.\r<br>\r<br>Next, I flipped the paper over and traced the shape to the other side.\r<br>This gave me a complete, symmetrical template to use.\r<br>I drew a center line and added a light coat of spray adhesive to the blank.\r<br>I added the template by lining up the crease with the center line.\r<br>Then the other side laid over into place as well.\r<br>I used a bandsaw to cut out the shape, but you could also use a jigsaw.\r<br>I smoothed out my bandsaw cuts with a belt sander.\r<br>I used an orbital sander to give the edges a very slight round over.\r<br>Since I used a light coat of spray adhesive, the  template pulled off easily.\r<br>I lined up the trucks, and used a straight edge to make sure they were lined up with each other, then marked the holes for each.\r<br>I added a block underneath to prevent blowout, then drilled all eight holes.\r<br>I assembled the wheels and trucks, which is extremely simple.\r<br>I cut out some graphics on my vinyl cutter to use on the bottom of the board.\r<br>After peeling away the extra, I added a sheet of transfer paper over the remaining vinyl.\r<br>Then using a utility knife, I cut the individual stickers out.\r<br>I peeled off the backing from the vinyl, which leaves it attached to the transfer paper.\r<br>Then I masked off the areas along that border with blue tape.\r<br>I put down a few coats of black spray paint in the exposed areas.\r<br>After drying, I removed the tape.\r<br>The bottom surface was protected with a couple of coats of spray lacquer.\r<br>I got some red grip tape. I peeled off the backing and rolled it over the top surface, making sure not to let bubbles form underneath.\r<br>I ran a screwdriver around the edge to score the grip tape.\r<br>The scoring mark helps to make the cut cleaner. I cut off the excess with a utility knife.\r<br>I poked through, from the under side in each of the eight truck holes.\r<br>The riser pad slides over the screws before adding the truck and nuts. Second channel: bit.ly/iltms-2