First Project: Carry On Luggage

[SWB]

Great work. Id like to attempt something like this, but I am not sure what to use for the inner structure. Is it a wood frame? Plastic? If wood, what type? Thanks

[Magnus a]

Great work. Id like to attempt something like this, but I am not sure what to use for the inner structure. Is it a wood frame? Plastic? If wood, what type? Thanks

I made the luggage without thinking of the weight. Therefore I chosed the wrong materials and techniques.

I used 4 mm leather (harness leather? the heavy stuff for saddles) for the outside, see picture. For the side panels I used a sandwich with carbon fiber epoxi that I made WAY to sturdy and thereby heavy. A also inserted an aluminum frame seen in the pictures. What is not shown is the aluminum rods that was used on the top of the sides. I then used 2 mm leather to cover the space between the rods and another 2 mm to make the interior.

This ended up in a more or less uselass luggage due to weight but a very handsom furniture in my livingroom.

I am just in the middle of a second prototype with a compleate different approach and look. I will post pictures when finished. Or after my vacation when I plan to use it.

/M

Edited June 11, 2015 by Magnus a

[Jimbob]

your very first project ever....hmmmm...pretty neat....I guess all these 200+ years of combined experience over many years on this forum here mean nothing if you just jump right straight in and try your skills.........hahaa...