Tag: Check Dams

Tractor Lift Day: Completing the 20ft Sphere

Welcome to Occupy the Land. We finish the top half of the 20ft geodesic sphere, lift it with the tractor, and bolt it onto the buried lower half so it becomes one structure. A few custom struts get shortened or lengthened so the hubs line up, and the extra hog fence is ready to wrap […]

Assembling the Top of the Sphere + First Real Rain Test

Welcome to Occupy the Land. Donna and I assemble the top half of the 20ft geodesic sphere in about an hour using color-coded struts, longer bolts (for hanging shelves and a future curved screed), and the tractor as a lift so we can work at a comfortable height. Next we set it on the buried […]