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AlienFirstClass
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Reged: 02/13/09
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Re: Building Steel dome. new [Re: Mr.päivinen]
      #3340552 - 09/17/09 11:15 PM

Thanks for posting some pictures...and yes it looks REALLY GOOD!

Could you post some pictures of the joint being used?

Maybe a cross section?

I still don't understand how the joint works.

How are you making the gores of the dome?

By hand or machine?

How thick is the metal being used?

I see some clips on the backside of the seam...how are they being used to secure the metal sheet gore?


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Mr.päivinen
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Re: Building Steel dome. new [Re: AlienFirstClass]
      #3421369 - 10/31/09 03:20 AM

Hi all!

Again i have been so busy and i have not been able to update my project for a while. Now i have done over a month work with sheeting and have to say this is difficult and hard work.
I will tell more details after this project is really finished and then i hope that then i can say how this can be done littlebit easier.



Mikko

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AlienFirstClass
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Re: Building Steel dome. [Re: Mr.päivinen]
      #3421418 - 10/31/09 05:32 AM

Quote:

Hi all!

Again i have been so busy and i have not been able to update my project for a while. Now i have done over a month work with sheeting and have to say this is difficult and hard work.
I will tell more details after this project is really finished and then i hope that then i can say how this can be done littlebit easier.



Mikko




Thanks Mikko for posting.

I look forward to the future posts and pictures.

It looks good.


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