Garden Domes!!

[Snadger]

Wonder if I could make one of these from pallet wood for the lottie?

Particularily fancy the 30 sided Do Deca dome!

Worldflower Garden Domes geodesic constructions:

[ginger ninger]

I'm sure that will be a walk in the park for the Snadger, we're talking about the guy who made a burner out of a gas bottle.....easy peasy.

I'm sure you'd have made a time machine out of a Delorean if it hadn't been done before

[Jeanied]

Hi Snadge - I have lived in one of these structures - for a summer - on the Mississippi!!!
They are the most economical surface area for a contained space!! (And I was a hippy at the time!!!)

[Jillyreeves]

Wow I love them, thank you for the link.

If you have the skills, and I think you do, I say go for it. Look forward to seeing the photos

[Bigmallly]

Looks very similar to the structure Ollie was playing around with (only his was a little more technical...........)

[Pete C]

I reckon you could easily knock one of those up. To my eye, the rough structure is very similar to half a football. The technical structure of the leather footballs I refer to use a icosahedrons geometry.

Now, rather than plough through the associated mathematics, I would find a small child with such a leather football, scold him excessively and send him to him bed, then steal the football. Cut the football's lower third away. You could then disassemble the football, marking each segment and keeping a record of its position. The result would be a scaled form for each segment.

Simply scale up and build the elements, using struts to reinforce. These will also create the triangle elements in the mix of pentagons and hexagons. Bolt together and enjoy.

Of course, where the various pentagons and hexagons meet, the above method does include 'doubling up' of the external struts. This would be eliminated by mapping the total design as a 2D object and identifying the nuclear panels which then could be omitted, all apart from their struts. These would obviously require some bracing, but the final look would be enhanced.

If it keeps snowing, I might just draw up a plan for such a structure!

[OllieMartin]

Looks very similar to the structure Ollie was playing around with (only his was a little more technical...........)

I was going to say the same thing. I'm still working on the theory, but only because it's too cold to get physical!

[Snadger]

I was going to say the same thing. I'm still working on the theory, but only because it's too cold to get physical!

Come on then Ollie............you can't leave it at that....spill the beans?

[chriscross1966]

I reckon you could easily knock one of those up. To my eye, the rough structure is very similar to half a football. The technical structure of the leather footballs I refer to use a icosahedrons geometry.

Now, rather than plough through the associated mathematics, I would find a small child with such a leather football, scold him excessively and send him to him bed, then steal the football. Cut the football's lower third away. You could then disassemble the football, marking each segment and keeping a record of its position. The result would be a scaled form for each segment.

Simply scale up and build the elements, using struts to reinforce. These will also create the triangle elements in the mix of pentagons and hexagons. Bolt together and enjoy.

Of course, where the various pentagons and hexagons meet, the above method does include 'doubling up' of the external struts. This would be eliminated by mapping the total design as a 2D object and identifying the nuclear panels which then could be omitted, all apart from their struts. These would obviously require some bracing, but the final look would be enhanced.

If it keeps snowing, I might just draw up a plan for such a structure!

or go here: Desert Domes - The Dome Calculator

chrisc

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or go here: Desert Domes - The Dome Calculator

chrisc

Wow, just had look at this site. How I wish I was practical, and could cut anything straight without injuring myself!

[Snadger]

I've downloaded this book in PDF format!

Geodesic Dome Plans

[Pete C]

or go here: Desert Domes - The Dome Calculator

chrisc

Yes indeed ... but doesn't that somewhat ruin the fun of doing it from scratch yourself?

Once my beds are built (or if the snow continues), I might try to build a model using the football theory, just to see how it goes.

[OllieMartin]

Come on then Ollie............you can't leave it at that....spill the beans?

Far too hard to explain, I'll no-doubt post pictures once I start building it.

[Bigmallly]

Come on then Ollie............you can't leave it at that....spill the beans?

You did ask Snadger...........


http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...lp-needed.html

[Snadger]

You did ask Snadger...........


http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...lp-needed.html

I remember the thread now.

I used to love Trigonometry/Geometry at school and my work in engineering made full use of what I'd learned!

Easiest way to ascertain any length is to create either a scaled or full size mock up of that particular elevation, or as I do, measure three times and cut once!