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>
>
> Try this the next time you have some time, newpaper, a dowel and some
> masking tape. ^
|Cut your
own square-sectioned (rather than round-sectioned) sticks, and save lots
of $.
>
> All that newspaper laying around your house can be made into large
> structures that are surprising strong as well.
>
> Simple roll a sheet of newspaper around a 1/2" dowel secure the end of
> the roll with a bit of tape and slip out the dowel and then repeat
> procedure to make another strut.
>
> Using your stock of newly created struts, secure the ends to form joints
> using more masking tape. (Don't use a lot of tape at the ends.) Form
> triangles and then tetrahedron along with octahedrons and you will begin
> to make a large scale octet truss system that will quickly fill up your room.
>
> You will be amazed at how strong this system is!
>
> This is a great activity for a bunch of kids. You can make all sorts of
> polyhedra quickly and cheaply. A production line of strut makers, and
> joiners can really pump out the structures. My kids love this activity.
^
|It's a simple way to
study structures for architectural applications.
Enjoy!!!!!
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>
>
> Try this the next time you have some time, newpaper, a dowel and some
> masking tape. ^
|Cut your
own square-sectioned (rather than round-sectioned) sticks, and save lots
of $.
>
> All that newspaper laying around your house can be made into large
> structures that are surprising strong as well.
>
> Simple roll a sheet of newspaper around a 1/2" dowel secure the end of
> the roll with a bit of tape and slip out the dowel and then repeat
> procedure to make another strut.
>
> Using your stock of newly created struts, secure the ends to form joints
> using more masking tape. (Don't use a lot of tape at the ends.) Form
> triangles and then tetrahedron along with octahedrons and you will begin
> to make a large scale octet truss system that will quickly fill up your room.
>
> You will be amazed at how strong this system is!
>
> This is a great activity for a bunch of kids. You can make all sorts of
> polyhedra quickly and cheaply. A production line of strut makers, and
> joiners can really pump out the structures. My kids love this activity.
^
|It's a simple way to
study structures for architectural applications.
Enjoy!!!!!
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-
== Clifton White - clif@xxxxxxxxxx =
=== Training Coordinator - +
==== Computer Service - Phone #=> 208-885-6721 =
===== University of Idaho - Fax # => 208-885-7539 =
====== Moscow, Idaho 83844-3155 - =
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