November, 2023 – Progress in Pictures Tyler, a friend and carpenter by trade, took a month’s leave from work to help Michael build the dome structure. This was a true labour of love in the damp weather of November. Thankfully, the first snow held off until the end of the month.
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Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Bolting Lower Struts To Hubs, Raising First Triangles & Installing Hub Sets
September, 2023 – Final Steps Before Hubs and Struts October 2nd – Start of Bolting The Lower Struts to the Hubs Michael’s friend Tyler took a month off his regular carpentry work to help build the dome structure. October 28th – Exciting Day – First Triangles Michael used a come along to raise the first…
Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Rustproofing & Color Coding Hub Sets & The Origin Registration Tool
Autumn, 2022 – Michael’s Invention – Origin Registration Tool At the top of the pipe is a shackle Michael purchased on Amazon. The shackle rotates and pivots. He drilled a hole in the shackle and put a 35ft one-eighth inch thick stainless steel cable through it. He then crimped on a little swage so the…
From Dream to Reality: Crafting a Geodesic Dome Home
The year was 1973. Michael was 14 years old and living in Campbellton, Ontario. It was there he saw a his first dome and fell in love with these structures. It had a monolithic polyurethane exterior and white in colour. The interior had a very large central fireplace. It heated the water. It also warmed…