Re: Dome shed simplicity

["J & D Goldman" <jmgoldma at dwx dot com>]

>    I don't know what you mean by" panel connector" or" angle to join
>edges".
>    When the holes are drilled accurately before assembly, the dome
is self
>aligning and self supporting. The only fasteners are ordinary machine
>screws, nuts, and washers. The only panels that require any cutting
are some
>of the sheets around the base. The overlap of the sheets is critical
to the
>dome's integrity. The process feels like basketweaving on a large
scale.
>
> http://www.sover.net/~triorbtl/rd18.html
>
>for pictures of assembly of a 2v Triacon plydome. The same drill
pattern was
>used for the Chrysalis sphere (see home page) and a 1/2 scale version
was
>used for the Fat Helicopter. All the corners of all the sheets are
the same
>for each structure.
>


I may have not been sufficiently clear on that point. In one case we
have the overlapping panel method, as you have mastered and
illustrated.  I was referring to a simplified panelized dome which
just provides the connecting edges for the backyard builder, in
contrast to hubs with which to join struts. Sort of allows light
plywood/OSB panels to go together like the Corrulite dome, using the
flange.  Strength might be adequate for small structures - I haven't
tried it yet but could see that it *might* work.
-Dan G.

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