Well, I have been working on designing the velomobile in sketchup. I am having issues manipulating the curves in sketchup to form the complex curves for the nose. I am going to start designing the suspension parts. This will help me further my work, while getting more used to sketchup. Getting used to drawing my ideas on the computer seems to be quicker for some things. It's very nice to be able to turn the item all different directions and rescale without starting over.
I am researching joining IHPVA, International Human Powered Vehicle Association. After reading their web page it seems the organization is along the lines of what I am trying to accomplish. A human powered vehicle to get from one point to another. I am going to try and contact them to see how active the organization is. They have sub chapters around the World, but the nearest one listed on their web page is over a hundred miles away.
Bentrider Online is another resource I might explorer for getting advice. They have some active forums to communicate with.
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My intent of having a blog is to share and get input from other minds as I venture through the design and building of a velomobile. A velomobile is an enclosed human powered vehicle that can be used year round. I intend to use this vehicle to commute to work.
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- David S.
- I bike to work on nice days. I enjoy taking my oldest son, whom is two to the park to get outside. A little about my history: As a child I once wanted a chest to place things for safe keeping. I wasn't allowed to use power tools, so I went to the garage to measure, cut and assemble a small chest to lock things in using hand tools. I custom fit the the chest for my collector cards and other random belongings. I have tried to build three fiberglass rc boats. All attempts were aborted due to unsatisfactory results. I had good ideas but was not educated on the proper ways to use the material. One tip, Polyester resin and polystyrene foam do not mix, it melts. My first attempt was with a female mold made from wood, chicken wire, and plaster of paris. Was too narrow for a hand laying fiberglass. A male mold was started but never finished. My final idea was a polystyrene foam plug that would then be fiberglass over. This could have been used but was very distorted after the resin melted the foam. I now know that an epoxy resin would not have melted the foam. This is just a few of many projects that I have taken on.
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