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=Construction of the pipe cleaner connectors=
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* 40x 15cm tubes (M, red)
* 40x 15cm tubes (M, red)
* 30x 13cm tubes (S, blue)
* 30x 13cm tubes (S, blue)
=Dome construction=
-Things to remember:-
* The dome only consists of two types of triangle - LLM and MSS. If you ever construct any that don't match these, something has gone wrong.
* All six 5-way hubs can be populated with M pipes before further assembly
* Similarly, 5 6-way hubs can be populated with only L pipes.
* M struts never occur next to each other on any single hub.
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File:Dome Construction 1.jpg|Start with a 5-way connector and put 5 S tubes around it. Tip these with 6-way connectors, and connect them with 5 M's to form five MSS triangles.
File:Dome Construction 2.jpg|Add two L tubes to each of the outlying 6-ways leaving the last connection free. Connect these at the ends into five LLM triangles with more 6-way connectors.
File:Dome Construction 3.jpg|Fill up that last space with M tubes, and end those with 6-way connectors. Join all the outlying 6-way connectors up with more A tubes to make 10 more LLM triangles.
File:Dome Construction 4.jpg|Any 6-way with just L pipes to it, add two more L pipes. Any others, put two M pipes around it leaving the centre free.
File:Dome Construction 5.jpg|Make 5 more 5-way connectors with all the remaining S-tubes and put one joining to the remaining spaces where the B-tubes join. Then use more 6-way connectors to join up the next outer pair and form 10 more LLM and 10 MSS triangles.
File:Dome Construction 6.jpg|Connect the new 6-way connectors from above with an M-pipe. This will lift the dome a lot.
File:Dome Construction 7.jpg|Fill up the remaining spaces on the 6-way connectors with only L's and M's by making sure that a M-pipe is never next to another M-pipe.
File:Dome Construction 8.jpg|Join the ends of the new M's and S's with 4-way connectors, and L's and L's with 4-way connectors, forming 5 LLM and 10 MSS triangles.
File:Dome Construction 9.jpg|Join the remaining spaces up, connecting two MSS triangles with an M-pipe, and everything else with an L-pipe in an L-L-M pattern as you go around. Initially this will put a lot of stress on the freshly made joints, so on large scale make sure you have someone to help lift the dome with you as you complete.
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 30 June 2015

Minidome
Dome Construction 9.jpg
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Niche Mechanics
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Minidome

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Construction of the pipe cleaner connectors

Minidome strut construction

Cut:

  • 50x 15.5cm tubes (L, purple in construction diagrams)
  • 40x 15cm tubes (M, red)
  • 30x 13cm tubes (S, blue)

Dome construction

-Things to remember:-

  • The dome only consists of two types of triangle - LLM and MSS. If you ever construct any that don't match these, something has gone wrong.
  • All six 5-way hubs can be populated with M pipes before further assembly
  • Similarly, 5 6-way hubs can be populated with only L pipes.
  • M struts never occur next to each other on any single hub.