![]() ![]() ![]() You can see some assembly photos in our flickr sets: Some people also use Google Sketchup to help visualise the design before moving on to the proper material and Makedo parts. We would recommend making a scale version (roughly a4 size) out of paper first, to confirm your proportions. Many online tools are available to calculate panel sizes for domes of different diameters and construction methods. This dome was built out of laser cut cardboard by the guys at. We now recommend that cardboard domes made with Makedo use the same approach. By creating crisp folds in the cardboard and facing the folded edges outwards, the forces acting on the structure actually work to strengthen the Makedo connections. Here is a great example using the same construction technique, this time with the folded edges facing outwards. You will be able to make a similar structure out of cardboard or any sheet material… just be aware that you need quite a few triangles to create a sizable structure! Our geodesic dome was made out of aluminium printing plates that were salvaged from a local printer. Image from Makedo Flickr, construction using early release Makedo parts You will find that this creates a very firm connection… it is a technique we have used for many other creations.įor most joints on the dome, you’ll probably only need two or three Scrus along each edge. This means that your measurements for each panel have to include a little extra to accommodate the folded portion. ![]() The trick to attaching panels together is to fold the edges back, and then Scru these flaps to each other on the underside. "…how did they manage to get the triangles to stay together? What would be a big help, is a photo of the inside."Ĭontinue reading to see excerpts from our reply to Robert’s enquiry, as we explain how the Geo dome was built. In an email we received from Robert in Canada, he asked us how a Makedo Geodesic Dome he had seen was constructed. Of all the structures and habitats that people make using Makedo, it is probably the Geodesic Dome that gets people talking the most. ![]()
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