Maxidome

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Maxidome
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Skills construction, grinding, drilling
Status Active
Niche Mechanics
Purpose Infrastructure
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Frame construction

Tubing

  • 30 x 'S' : 1.57m x 22mm steel
  • 40 x 'M' : 1.82m x 22mm steel
  • 50 x 'L' : 1.86m x 22mm steel

Hubs

  • 46x 40mm steel ring
  • 25 x 6-way rings
  • 6 x 5-way rings
  • 15 x 4-way rings

Fasteners

  • 7 mm wide zipties

Design decisions

  • The dome will be 9m in diameter
  • The tubes will be 22m steel tubes
  • The inner ring of the hub will be a 40mm external diameter steel ring, with a height of 25 mm.
  • The outer ring of the hub will be a 75mm external diameter PVC ring, with a height of 50mm.
  • Both ends of a steel pipe will be equipped with a 8mm hole, with it's centerpoint located 8mm from the edge.
  • The outer hub will be equipped with 24mm holes.

TODO

  • Acquire missing tools needed
  • Settle on size
  • Settle on tube diameter
  • Settle on hub design
  • Determine total length of tubing required
  • Find supply of steel tubing
  • Design hubcap
  • Print hubcaps
  • Purchase tubes
  • Select zipties
  • Purchase zipties
  • Cut tubes to required lengths
  • Drill tube ends so zipties can be fitted
  • Create assembly plan
  • Assemble in back yard