Geodesic Dome Media Pod

Step 8 Assemble The Dome

Now you will begin to assemble the structure, this is actually the fun part where you get to see the shape of the geodesic dome come to form. The base I used is painted black, but you don't have to paint the base if you don't want to. Also the inside sections of all the Hexagon, Pentagon and Half Pentagon pieces are painted flat black to save time latter.

Start by laying out the 5 Half Pentagon shapes as you see them in the first picture. Attach the 2" velcro strips to hold the pieces together.

NOTE: If you are going to assemble the dome permanently, you will temporarily duct tape the sections in place as you go and Hot Glue the pieces in, letting the sections harden and dry fully before moving on to the next section. You will then pull the duct tape off and Hot Glue under where the duct tape was holding the section pieces.

Keep going along Gluing or adding Velcro as each section is put into place, remember that no Pentagon will ever touch another Pentagon, so you can not really get confused. Just follow the pictures to see how it goes together.

Comments

[Cretnor]

Do you have to start constructing the dome from the bottom? Or,can you start constructing the dome from the top? Please tell me which way is easier. Thanks.

[greg0594]

I started the dome from the base, but you can also start from the top, only on very large domes must you start from the bottom, usually over 7ft and up.