Easy DIY Geodesic Dome Connectors that Anyone Can Make.

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This is the easiest dome to build and make yourself.
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Wood Strut Domes 2:13
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Other Hubs are Hard to Make 3:26
Problems with Wooden Domes 3:49
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Our Hubs Work with EMT, PVC, Wood, Bamboo, even Rebar 5:57
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Hubs are Easy to Make Yourself 6:25
How to Download the Plans 6:51
Hubs Can Work with Any Size Strut 7:31
How the DIY Hubs Work 7:54
We are a Family Business 9:54
What you can Build with a Geodesic Dome 10:13
The Perfect Science Project for Kids 11:27
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@maximusdarja 24 күн бұрын

If you build the dome from the top down, you won't need the ladder. As in; construct the top first, then lift the edge and attach parts, lifting it as you go. The same way one constructs a Yurt.

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the information. The larger domes are too heavy to lift without a lever and fulcrum, and I have some ideas on building levers and rests to pick up the dome around the sides. I did create a small crane and lifted up a dome at the center and built it down the sides, but it also had issues. Both of these approaches requires something more than a ladder. And yes, it is much better to be on the ground building the dome than on top of a ladder. It really depends on the size of the dome. Thanks for your input, I appreciate your comments. I learn more from people like you and any other source. John Hurt

@R0jiv4 26 күн бұрын

I purchased the hubs from you guys and built a large greenhouse dome here in Sweden 4 years ago. Sadly it broke down the first winter due to the snow load. I replaced the broken pvc pipes and it survived through the second winter but broke down on the third hours before I was about to go out and remove the snow. I love the design and I will rebuild it with steel pipes next. The two main faults to my dome were. 1. Dimensions of the dome were too large for the size of pvc pipe (32mm) structual wise for the snowload. 2. The only place I could put was on a slight slope thus making the center of the dome "off center" vertically so as the winter came the snow gathered abit on the side and did not distribute the load top down but slightly scewed. All the best from Sweden.

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear that you had a problem. We try to keep the strut lengths down to 1 meter to 1.5 meters in areas with a lot of snow. Also, you can put a post up in the center of the dome for support. I think being tilted would be a problem too. If I can help you, let me know. Thanks, John Hurt

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

Here is another idea. You might try using thicker walled PVC pipe. Some of the pipe overseas is thin walled, which won't hold up. And EMT conduit will always work too. Thanks, John Hurt

@R0jiv4 25 күн бұрын

@@ZipTieDomes @ZipTieDomes Thanks for the ideas. I need to scale up the dimensions if Im going to use plastic again. I rather go the safe more expensive side and use metal pipes this time tho. When it gets above zero the snow gets extremely heavy with all the water that acumulates. I love the idea and I'm glad that I bought the hubs from you. Always nice to support family business.

@R0jiv4 25 күн бұрын

@@ZipTieDomes Is it okay with you if I replace the broken hubs with 3D printed ones?

@ZipTieDomes 25 күн бұрын

@@R0jiv4 Yes, go right ahead and make the hubs you need. Be sure to send me pictures of your dome and your 3d printed hubs. You can contact me at this link: www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm Let me know if I can help you. If you want to drill the hubs out of pipe, let me know and I will work with you for free. John

@MASTER_SMOLLOU 25 күн бұрын

It's an incredible thing. Amazing! Your domes can be assembled even by a child. I'm so happy to see it! Thank you so much.

@ZipTieDomes 25 күн бұрын

It is a lot of fun to watch kids build a dome. We have built domes with kids in grade school up to college age students. I gave one dome to a teacher in Nashville that travels between the schools there building domes. My father was an 8th grade science teacher, and I really appreciate what school teachers do for our children. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@robertweldon7909 20 күн бұрын

This is a fantastic method. It is, for me, a great way to make an emergency shelter. I can plainly see that by making some hubs and collars, some with 5 holes, some with 6, is what you have to make. Beyond that, you can use just about anything to make the sections, even wood collected on site. Great job, Muttley (on the left) salutes you. This deserves way more than one thumbs up. I am going to visit your web sight.

@ZipTieDomes 20 күн бұрын

Where is Dick Dastardly when you need him? I loved Muttley and that crazy laugh. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@sjr7822 25 күн бұрын

Seek 1:06 I used the formular for the mesh covering, except the formular was used on patches I made for the house and garage, It has been on for almost a year of winds, rain, snow and heat, looks as good as when I put it on. Held up just fine, looks good. I'll have to take a few shots and email them to the channel owner when I figure out how to use the digital camera. Thanks for your formula recipe, sir~ I am so proud of the outcome. I'll post this on the social platform GAB and I look forward to your zip tie homes that I will post in the group 'alternative housing' Nice looking group of boys you created!

@ZipTieDomes 25 күн бұрын

Yes, sjr7822, I remember you, and your buzzy bee icon on the concrete dome video and others. Thank you for your input! If you want to send pictures, or just send me an email, my contact information is: www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm I would like to do something with my life to help people that have no place to live. So any ideas you have are very helpful. If I can help you in any way, let me know. Thanks again. John Hurt

@SimEon-jt3sr 21 күн бұрын

This is a great hub connector design!!!! Awesome.

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

Thanks! John Hurt

@DocBenson 9 сағат бұрын

Quality product with a multitude of uses!

@ZipTieDomes Сағат бұрын

Thanks, Doc. It is always good to hear from you. John Hurt

@OnerousEthic 5 күн бұрын

Wow you really made it simple enough for me to understand!

@ZipTieDomes 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. John Hurt

@creativecityis 22 күн бұрын

very impressive design, I love how simple it is

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@HuSiaCat 6 күн бұрын

Thankyou John Hurt and sons. Just what I was looking for !

@ZipTieDomes 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. Many blessing to you and your family. John Hurt

@bearnaff9387 21 күн бұрын

You're an absolute genius.

@ZipTieDomes 18 күн бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it. Some days are pretty hard, and a good comment helps. John Hurt

@speedbuggy16v 20 күн бұрын

Awesome Idea, one point though PVC outgas's and it attacks polyethylene sheeting, I love the idea of using bamboo.

@ZipTieDomes 20 күн бұрын

Yes, Bamboo is awesome. Less plastic and more Bamboo. Take care. John Hurt

@pbschulz 11 сағат бұрын

Will the bamboo rot like the other wood?

@speedbuggy16v 6 сағат бұрын

@@pbschulz yes, but if your growing it you have a forever supply, I believe it is somewhat rot resistant as well if I remember right.

@ZipTieDomes Сағат бұрын

@@pbschulz Bamboo has sugar in it, which will attract bugs. Soak the Bamboo in water with borax and boric acid and it will last many years. In high humidity situations, use PVC pipe. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@MarkH10 21 күн бұрын

Proper care for and preparation foresight about using wood is always necessary. Many of those wood struts showed wicking. YTU has many lessons on soaking wood ends in natural liquids to keep is viable. Strategies such as embuing in a vacuum or charring are also helpful. While you showed 2 examples of persons who have admitted their failure, there is a high probability that within 50 miles exists wood in wetter conditions which was cared for, and lives a long service life.

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

Yes, you definitely need to treat the wood before using it in a greenhouse. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@seanedwards569 18 сағат бұрын

This would be great as the roof peak of a hexa yurt. These domes would also make a fantastic portable HAM radio shack.

@ZipTieDomes Сағат бұрын

Very good ideas. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@ronnieharris8400 20 сағат бұрын

This is awesome.

@ZipTieDomes Сағат бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@travismiller5548 21 күн бұрын

Drain holes are important, ya'll. This design looks great, but people will want to be careful in colder climates where entrapped water can freeze and burst any type of pipe. I recently had a few hundred feet of 3/4" fiberglass rod fall in my lap, looking to build something similar. Thabks for sharing!

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

Yes, don't fill the PVC strut pipes with water so that they can freeze, if that is even possible, as they are open on both ends. And why do it in the first place. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@iam4iamWe 26 күн бұрын

Brilliant

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment. John Hurt

@kathrynralli4557 26 күн бұрын

Nice!

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

Thanks! John Hurt

@chefdlturner9056 19 күн бұрын

Love this video one day I’ll be able to get a download but right now I’m on a fixed income as a navy vet at 68 years old retirement pay is small.

@ZipTieDomes 18 күн бұрын

Contact me at www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm

@fanman421 25 күн бұрын

There are woods that will survive humid hot environments. One example is Ironwood. The wood used to make ocean pier pilings out of would be good as well.

@ZipTieDomes 25 күн бұрын

Yes, I think if you treated the wood, or coated it with something to make it last in a humid environment, then there would not be a problem for using wood in a greenhouse. Thank you for sharing that information. John Hurt

@travismiller5548 21 күн бұрын

If you wiki "ironwood" you will see this describes a hundred or so species. There's a lot to learn there...

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

@@travismiller5548 Yes, there is a lot to learn. Ghog63 only had problems where he had not coated the wood with preservative. Building a wooden greenhouse can be done, we just need to be careful. Thanks for the information. John Hurt

@Juror63 26 күн бұрын

still cool!

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@drayko-okamidirewytch5542 13 күн бұрын

you could make a simple tool that can use a drill to make the end of thin timber the shape and size it needs for a mass produced hub that the hiker could carry around easily this way they could make a dome for camping or make on for homestead living... taller trees will make larger domes which could house larger operations from greenhouse to compost management to living quarters to creatives shops.... with the right materials you could even make a much safer blacksmithing hut thanks to the shape of the dome assisting in the acceleration of the hot air out the top which could have a vent that dumps into a heat exchanger so you could recycle the shop heat, or use it to make hot water.... id love to try a homestead operation and while i have all kinds of ideas and improvements i can never seem to find the community thats looking to benefit from these kinds of ideas. Theres alot of 3d printed jigs one could design to make this process alot easier to mass produce the dome parts, ill bet theres a design that could be portable enough you could take it where ever you go in your trunk or in a backpack.

@ZipTieDomes 12 күн бұрын

You have a lot of good ideas. Be sure to send me pictures of whatever you build. www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm Thanks, John Hurt

@Jasonfallen71 4 күн бұрын

Would it be possible to take away a strut or two for making a dome for a telescope? If the hubs near the area we want open were stronger would that make a difference? Seems like a neat solution but I don't know how weak the structure might become.

@ZipTieDomes 4 күн бұрын

Jason, Yes, you can remove an entire hexagon or pentagon and the dome will still be strong. If you look at picture #18 at this link, you will see that an entire hexagon has been removed from the dome to make a doorway, and the dome is still very strong: www.ziptiedomes.com/fairs/Mother-Earth-News-Fair-Asheville-2016.htm And a single strut can be removed to make a diamond shaped entrance or opening: www.ziptiedomes.com/customers/billlamerdin.htm The 16' and smaller domes are lightweight and can be moved around the telescope so as the angle of view changes, the opening in the dome can be adjusted to where the telescope is aimed. So a smaller opening may work perfectly. My dad was a science teacher, and he would bring home telescopes to ;et me see the planets. It is a great hobby. You can contact me at this link for more information: www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm Thanks, John Hurt

@krodkrod8132 21 күн бұрын

The cool thing about that plastic sheeting is, it blocks UV-C which is dangerous for pretty much all forms of life.

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

Yes, that is correct, and a good observation. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@sandhills2344 21 күн бұрын

great design but standard PVC isn't UV resistant

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

You might look at this from US Plastics on UV degradation of PVC pipe: www.usplastic.com/knowledgebase/article.aspx?contentkey=774 Thanks, John

@krodkrod8132 21 күн бұрын

Can you make these longer instead of just a normal dome? Could i make one that is like 40 feet long and domed on the edges?

@krodkrod8132 21 күн бұрын

Never mind just saw your video on that.

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

@@krodkrod8132 Yes, and here are the calculators: www.ziptiedomes.com/geodesic-dome-calculators/geodesic-dome-calculator-index.htm#tunnel Thanks for your comments. John Hurt

@davidward3991 17 сағат бұрын

I know of a website that has the program that you can use for free to obtain the exact measurements for the item you will use to build it.

@ZipTieDomes Сағат бұрын

Yes, we have a Dome Calculator Page for any type of dome. www.ziptiedomes.com/geodesic-dome-calculators/geodesic-dome-calculator-index.htm Thanks, John

@tomsensible3999 21 күн бұрын

Here's a name for a spin-off business of pvc yurts: Hurt's Yurts

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

That is good. Thanks. John Hurt

@Sedgewise47 5 күн бұрын

Say-by any chance, you weren’t one of the voice actors for “Ed, Edd n Eddy”, were you? (Just asking…)

@ZipTieDomes 5 күн бұрын

I would probably be making more money if I were. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@wildheart5086 27 күн бұрын

I want one

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

They are a lot of fun to build. Call us at (931) 858-6892 if you have any questions. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@ArtOfHealth 26 күн бұрын

Hi John. Recently, I found out about 2 upscale glamping campgrounds in Dunnellon Florida. One has buildings. The other is using a well constructed tent. Hmmm, we'll see. Have you contacted FEMA about temporary housing for storm victims? Have you come up with a doored design? I have seen some but they do not look that functional. Thanks for the update. Art

@ZipTieDomes 26 күн бұрын

@@ArtOfHealth Thanks Art! I am developing a new type of dome that would be easier to insulate and much stronger for permanent housing. There are several customers in our "Customer Reviews" section of our website that have put standard doors on their domes. They used a heat gun to melt the PVC pipe and bend it, flatten it, and then screwed it to the door frame. Others drilled a hole into the door frame and slipped the strut inside. My customers have better ideas than I do. Thanks for watching the video. John Hurt

@ChrisPurser 21 күн бұрын

You might want to say instead, that they need no tools to ASSEMBLE, since of course they need tools to build. Like a saw and a drill and a tape measure, etc.

@ZipTieDomes 21 күн бұрын

That is absolutely correct. Thanks. John Hurt

@Dje_Di 19 күн бұрын

В нашей стране, за такие изобретения, человека в тюрьму сажают ....🤐

@ZipTieDomes 19 күн бұрын

В нашей стране людей сажают в тюрьму за протесты против украденных выборов, на которых был выдуман 81 миллион голосов. Спасибо за просмотр видео. Джон Хёрт