So I have been really wanting to build some geodetic domes to make light pendents and mostly for the heck of it. Now i got a few and cant bring my self to drill them for lights. Pretty easy build 15 equilateral triangles cut on the chop saw. Then I put a 20 degree bevel on the bench sander. It technically should be 18 degree bevel, but I found that the 20 made it nice and tight on the outside of the joints. Inside had a little gappage just filled it with glue. Assembled with glue, tape and some time.
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#1 posted 195 days ago
Looks great! I have messed with geodesic domes since the mid 1970’s . Getting the joints to fit accurately is not easy. Congratulations!
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jap
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#2 posted 195 days ago
cool
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Jim Jakosh
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#3 posted 195 days ago
Those are really neat!! I can see why you don’t want to drill holes in them. Nice project!....Jim
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#4 posted 195 days ago
Cool!
Very well done.
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#5 posted 195 days ago
Not sure you noticed, but your photo assistant photo-bombed your shot… :-)
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#6 posted 194 days ago
Those are really cool – thanks for the angles!
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#7 posted 194 days ago
I love these shapes. There’s something about them that intrigues me. Maybe its the conglomeration of simple shapes (triangle) that create a complex shape (icosahedron) that approximates a simple shape (sphere). So cool! The closest I’ve ever come to creating one of these is sticking a bunch of toothpicks into a bunch of globs of hot glue.
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#8 posted 190 days ago
These are cool.
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