Cover Material Arrives
Tuesday 16th Feb 2021 the polythene material for the geodome cover arrives. Delivered by Liam of Allens of Allenbridge by car. 13 m x 8m = 104 sq metres of high quality UV stabilised polythene. 9 rolls of 20m x 0.1m repair tape Material is light but very strong and pretty much as expected. The rolls of tape are made in France and I'm assured stronger than the polythene it is designed to join. The tape is semi-transparent and also UV stabilised and hopefully will not stick out too much as the tape joins are coincedent with the spars (sticks) of the geodome structure. In the next couple of days some initial trial will be run to assess the flexibility of the taped joints....which I think will determine the maximum size of the geodome cover sections. Update on the 'sticks' Well, I grew old and impatient waiting for the larger dowel diameters ordered a few weeks ago. Another victim of Brexit, the stick were apparently stuck in customs. Soooo....I cancelled the order found a