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Hack! Turn Two IKEA Barstools Into a Scoot Bike

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ikea barstool hacked into kids scoot bikeInspired by other’s hacks and pictographic instruction booklets on how to turn standard IKEA fare into something completely different, Samuel N. Bernier and Andreas Bhend created the Draisienne, a scoot bike made from two stools. Here’s a bit of their story:

“Andreas is a student in the east of Switzerland while I work full time for le FabShop, a 3D printing startup in Paris (France). We didn’t know each other, but were motivated by the project. Andreas took the train to Paris where we spent two days and a half doing this.”

Full instructions and more details over at Instructables, including links for 3D printing file downloads and more.

Video after the break…
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Tyler Benedict is the Founder of Bikerumor.com, where he’s been writing about the latest bikes, components, and cycling technology for almost two decades. Prior to that, Tyler launched and built multiple sports nutrition brands and consumer goods companies, mostly as an excuse to travel and ride in new places.

Based in North Carolina, Tyler also loves the Vanlife & family adventure travel and is always on the lookout for the next shiny new part and off-grid adventure.

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David
David
11 years ago

If I had a 3D printer, this project wouldn’t be in my top 1000 things to make.

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Mick
Mick
11 years ago

Not quite the same, but I used an IKEA sofa to increase my waist size 3 inches this past winter…(with the help of my Sony TV remote)

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Rico
Rico
11 years ago

It’s a luddite thang; you wouldn’t understand. When I went to IKEA last time they wouldn’t sell me ANY meatballs, let along the horse meat ones I wanted.

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Nash
Nash
11 years ago

Why didnt they print a bar to go with the stool? Dorks

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WHAT?
WHAT?
11 years ago

Is it just me or does it look like that kid has a gun to head!

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Greg
Greg
11 years ago

I love how they use a 3d printer to make a big plastic washer. How about just using a spare chunk of plastic and a drill?

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Bayard
Bayard
11 years ago

My 3d printer is all out of wood.

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Hmmm
Hmmm
11 years ago

I believe there was an additional: “With the help of a $5,000 machine” from the title.

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T
T
11 years ago

Yeah. If I had a 3d printer at my disposal, the last thing I would make is a scoot bike. Also: if you need a 3d printer to make parts, I am not sure it qualifies as a “hack”. If I go and take a stack of lumber, a 3d printer and turn it into a table and some dishes, is that a hack?

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Jackie
Jackie
11 years ago

The think the term “hack” was referring to the level of woodworking skills they put into this. It looked like a “hack”saw he was using for that non-metal cut job he was doing. Use sandpaper much?

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Jack
Jack
11 years ago

Why use a 3D printer to make a simple plastic disc?

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MissedThePoint
MissedThePoint
11 years ago

That’s one way to address over-population.

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ccolagio
ccolagio
11 years ago

The FDM printer use here: I equate this to using Photoshop to put your face onto a celebrity’s body and getting the same results of someone using MS paint.

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