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Laney FabLab Dodecahedron

Plywood Dodecahedron Snaps into Single Piece Construction

By Donald Bell

Donald Bell

I make stuff, play music, and sometimes make stuff that plays music. Fan of donuts, Arduino, BEAM robotics, skateboarding, Buckminster Fuller, and blinking lights.

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Members of Oakland, California’s Laney College FabLab showed off a large plywood dodecahedron at the 2015 Bay Area Maker Faire. The room-sized structure was cut using CNC fabrication and fits together without any need for glue or nails, making it relatively easy to set up and break down. Aside from serving as a great project for the FabLab’s […]

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How to Build a 20-Foot Functional Geodesic Dome Out of PVC

How to Build a 20-Foot Functional Geodesic Dome Out of PVC

Eric Schimelpfenig

By Eric Schimelpfenig

Eric Schimelpfenig

Eric Schimelpfenig is a kitchen and bath designer and the founder of SketchThis.net. His passion is taking pencil and paper operations and converting them to the 3D world—he has created 3D content for companies large and small, and continues to turn to Home Depot for his building material needs. Having worked with Google on Sketchup software’s development, Eric is now on a three-year nationwide teaching tour in collaboration with Kitchen & Bath Design News.

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A geodesic dome made of PVC may be the most cost-effective method of building a structurally solid yet transportable shelter.

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