Cardboard Model Building
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Read here about how a cardboard model can help one construct a tensegrity structure.
Cardboard Tubes
Cardboard tubes may be used as struts for building a tensegrity.
In this example, Kvncsy of Istanbul, Turkey created a 3 strut platform for his cats.
Link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho6zwaBgFKs
Cardboard Scaffolds Help Create Tensegrity Structures
How to construct a tensegrity by using a cardboard scaffold
Construct a cardboard model of the target regular polyhedra. In Connelly's article, he shows a cube constructed of six stiff carboard sides.
- Near the vertices, cut holes large enough to insert the compression members, but tight enough to hold the struts snugly. Locations need not be precisely correct.
- Insert the notched struts through the holes.
- Thread rubber bands through the notches.
- Replace rubber bands with string, nylon thread or dacron for longevity.
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In the cardboard face model building method, snug holes hold the struts in place prior to ensaring them in their tensegrity network.
Links and References
Anthony Pugh in his introduction to tensegrity also advises that a cardboard scaffold can be helpful. See p.49.