starplate dome frame

little tour of the starplate dome frame
7 foot OUTSIDE length of 2x3 lumber for struts (approx 6 foot 10 inch calculated strut length)
one sheet of ply/osb will cover one triangle (5 sheets for the roof)
connecting domes is doable, but not "automagic" like with hexayurts
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[@marvin-the-martian5194]

I built one of these about 15 years ago. I bent the top starplates and lowered the roof pitch to 4 in 12 to match my house. I had 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow on it for 4 months last winter. All is fine.

[@brianjones7521]

good video

[@alexrrr1887]

Thank you! Yes! Updates? First thing I think is hexa yurt too!

[@canadianguy2612]

So cool any updates ?

[@user-jf6ly9ps2x]

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[@Vean440]

Can you buy those metal plate hubs somewhere online perhaps? or were they made on order?

[@danielbarrett1368]

Yes I would like to know to where you can buy the star plate fasteners

[@keralee]

Stromberg's Chickens sells them.

[@Pabkojdim]

Would you insulate it with styrofoam boards or rock wool insulation

[@keralee]

Did you make more?

[@togethereasy]

I think it's way cooler when one uses mathematics to calculate the cutting angle instead of using metal joints.

[@orangezeroalpha]

watching a single video of someone cutting all those angles into wood and organizing it was enough to cured me of this idea

[@trdscfjc]

Can you build these with 16 ft 2x4's?

[@Pabkojdim]

Yep Im building one with 12 ft long lumber. You'll need more bracing

[@keralee]

@@Pabkojdim did you double up the metal plates for extra strength? Have heard they can warp if wood longer than 9-10 feet.. Would love to know how it turns out! I want to build a whole cluster of these...

[@Pabkojdim]

@@keralee I added supports going horizontally

[@Pabkojdim]

@@keralee and I added bracing to make a window. If you add plywood to the outside it will add strength to

[@keralee]

@@Pabkojdim thank you! Sounds amazing, it must be a fairly large dome?! Would love to see it if you have pics up on a site somewhere? Now that you built it, would you do it that way again? Or would you build two smaller domes with 8 foot struts instead?