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Originally Posted by freebeard
I'm trying to prototype a free-form framing system made of metal tubes bent in hexagons. I'll keep you informed.
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Interesting, sounds stronger and simpler to build, but harder to DIY than bolting together a bunch of hexagons made from conduit with the ends hammered flat and drilled. I'd go for either from a cookbook or user-friendly design tool. Figuring all the different lengths in advance to make a geodesic tunnel rather than a dome was beyond my skill level.
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