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Old 24-03-2011, 04:41 PM
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How about we come up with a mould like this
http://www.astro-sharp.com/dome_building_1.asp
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/k.venab...servatory.html

Make a plug from it, maybe even make a mould and plug for Wall pannels and wall pannels with shelves.
And get some firbeglass places to user these plugs to make fir us the final pieces. Or those who know how to fiberglass themselves could diy.
From what I can gather once you have the Mould its not that hard to fiberglass it into the final piece.

The problem is coming up with the Mould's
1. Roof Section mould.
2. Wall pannel mould.
3. Optional Wall pannel mould with Shelf.

Then reuse these to make the observatory kits for all.

Could not a Astronomy club sponsor this activity and provide a place where people could go and make there own sections from the moulds?

A sligt difernt way could be to make Plugs of a Geodesic Pannel, and then make moulds of these and create the final sections out of this. Making it smaller like this, A person could build it up as budget allows.
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