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Super Dome
5/25/2004 11:55 PM

Based on the PDFs that s4 generated from Oxymoron's calculations, I scaled everything up and spent a few weeks slicing, cutting and taping. 

Implementation notes: I optimized the templates for 8.5 x 11 sheets; for square sheets (say, half of a 4x8 sheets of plastic), the templates will have to be rotated and the tabs mutated. 
There are only four pieces, twelve of each, 48 pieces in total.  Construction is very dull; it may be best to have helpers.  Final assembly would probably be made easier with an assistant or two, though I managed it by myself.

 Panel Templates  
Cut on Black, Fold on Red

Image Gallery: Step by Step
These are the tools I used.  To cut the panels out of the 8.5"x11" card stock, I used the straight edge to guide my razor blade along the four long edges.  Then I used the scissors to pare the tabs down.  The tape, obviously, holds eveything together. After you print out the 48 sheets, spend the next weeks doing all the cutting and trimming.  You'll then have four piles of similar panels. Grab one of each type and assemble 12 "quads".  My templates have numbers printed on them.  To make quad assembly easier, the digits will all read face up and will be clustered in the center of the quad.
See all 10 images.


Volume (it goes to 11)
The finished dome has a radius of 20" and, therefore, a volume of approximately 19.4 square feet. For comparison:
Snake's Cage: 4 feet2
Fireplace: 9 feet2
Refrigerator: 14 feet2
Waterbed: 22 feet2

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