an experimental investigation into spaceframe systems from a fabricate-it-yourself perspective. more projects at: http://effalo.com say: hello@effalo.comspaceframeTumblr (3.0; @spaceframe)http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/massive Sierpinski triangle tessellation made using dowels and...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fv46ozbo1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>massive Sierpinski triangle tessellation made using dowels and domekit flexible connectors.</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/21045362504http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/21045362504Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:14:29 -0400drippyicosafelix: icosakitty <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8zr49Gln1qm3lajo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://drippyicosafelix.tumblr.com/post/15265994464/icosakitty">drippyicosafelix</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>icosakitty</p> </blockquote>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/15266244686http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/15266244686Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:27:57 -0500domekit: giant sphere made by stitching together two domekit 2V...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq7avllHkE1qb913wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://domekit.tumblr.com/post/9143839111">domekit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>giant sphere made by stitching together two domekit 2V domes</p> </blockquote>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/9144546970http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/9144546970Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:50:59 -0400icosahedrons built using domekit connectors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqwjkXe2G1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>icosahedrons built using domekit connectors</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/8764923233http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/8764923233Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:02:03 -0400icosahedron intersects a climbing tree in the west virginian...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpfsdmqUT11qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>icosahedron intersects a climbing tree in the west virginian mountains. built using 12 flexible tubing hubs and 30 x 36” wooden dowels.</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/8500849190http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/8500849190Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:58:00 -0400settled dome amongst weeds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lojpvtTMBD1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>settled dome amongst weeds</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7772633662http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7772633662Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:21:03 -0400space frame vertex .2, by william adams<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnz6sqEusZ1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9828">space frame vertex .2</a>, by william adams</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7349101538http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7349101538Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:17:13 -0400more brilliant work by william adams, space frame vertex 0.1<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnn3xn5Ngg1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>more brilliant work by william adams, <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9750">space frame vertex 0.1</a></p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7111384724http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7111384724Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:44:11 -0400William Adams’ Modular Structural Joint, a derivative...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnkrf0aXXz1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://williamaadams.wordpress.com/">William Adams</a>’ <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9359">Modular Structural Joint</a>, a derivative of <span> Sjoerd de Jong’s <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9203">Vertice Connectors</a></span></p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7060722032http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/7060722032Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:18:00 -0400fabricating: pentagonal connectors, complete with captive nut +...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm0t32C8oq1qa03kko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fabricating.tumblr.com/post/6007135409">fabricating</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>pentagonal connectors, complete with captive nut + thumbscrew strut locking system</p> </blockquote>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/6007979320http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/6007979320Mon, 30 May 2011 14:37:32 -0400icosahedron bbq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llx2ibx9dB1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>icosahedron bbq</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5935713463http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5935713463Sat, 28 May 2011 13:41:00 -0400completed pre-production connector, with a setscrew and a...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lljz174mji1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>completed pre-production connector, with a setscrew and a captive nut inside each strutcap</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5699903074http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5699903074Sat, 21 May 2011 15:58:03 -0400latest strutcap, parametrically modeled in openSCAD. includes a...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lli96maJY21qdsp55o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>latest strutcap, parametrically modeled in openSCAD. includes a captive nut to attach the cap to the end of the strut.</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5670694209http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5670694209Fri, 20 May 2011 13:42:23 -0400evolution of the strutcap design flows counterclockwise from the...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lli7zb4WIM1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>evolution of the strutcap design flows counterclockwise from the top, first starting with a simple shaft. a captive nut is introduced and the form unfolds out of necessity and adaptation. the final design will most likely use a thumbscrew rather than a setscrew, so that the connection can be tightened by hand.</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5670277162http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5670277162Fri, 20 May 2011 13:39:42 -0400low-cost dome connector, pentagonal type. note how one of the...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llchp5uhzu1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>low-cost dome connector, pentagonal type. note how one of the tubes isn’t used for this configuration.</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5576876417http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5576876417Tue, 17 May 2011 11:00:42 -0400low-cost dome connector, hexagonal type.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llchnvLWbD1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>low-cost dome connector, hexagonal type.</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5576863373http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5576863373Tue, 17 May 2011 10:59:00 -0400new dome built with low-cost connectors made with vinyl tubing....<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llchm5Te4r1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>new dome built with low-cost connectors made with vinyl tubing. learn how to build your own: <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8595"><a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8595">http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8595</a></a></p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5576846778http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5576846778Tue, 17 May 2011 10:58:52 -04006hub & strutcaps in factory formation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll21sqvNQ61qdsp55o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>6hub & strutcaps in factory formation</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5404419906http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5404419906Wed, 11 May 2011 19:41:14 -0400fabricating: test assembly of a 13 ft diameter 2V icosahedron...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll044436F61qa03kko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fabricating.tumblr.com/post/5372301871">fabricating</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>test assembly of a 13 ft diameter 2V icosahedron at NYC Resistor. this dome will be featured in MakerBot’s booth at the upcoming 2011 MakerFaire in San Francisco.</p> </blockquote>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5389651245http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5389651245Wed, 11 May 2011 08:50:37 -0400“a framework consisting of 26 cubes placed around a...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkg10bEBAK1qdsp55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“a framework consisting of 26 cubes placed around a central cube can be used to generate a rhombicuboctahedron of proportions well-suited for use as our morphological node… “</p> <p>from <em><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=sfc2OEuE8oQC&lpg=PP1&ots=6HvWC1MftC&dq=Structure%20in%20Nature%20is%20a%20Strategy%20for%20Design&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false">Structure in Nature is a Strategy for Design</a> </em>by Peter Pearce</p>http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5058159224http://spaceframe.tumblr.com/post/5058159224Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:18:00 -0400