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…
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Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Concrete Wedges For Foundation Hubs & Family Help
July & August – 2023 – Concrete Wedges For The Foundation Hubs The dome focused summer months of 2023 were spent making forms for 5 concrete wedges, pouring the cement, removing the forms, then preparing for hubs and struts. Family Help Michael’s brother Joel traveled from Ontario to help out for a week. Joel helped…
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…