This means cutting 8 x 26'' pieces of conduit and well those to the two opposing sides.Īfter that you'll to create have a Pentagon shaped cube. After you completed the cube will need to mirror what you created on the base of the nose in the last step. Next you will need to build a cube out of 1/2 inch conduit that is 4' x 4' x 4'. You want to make sure that nothing breaks loose when you begin to fit the ship together.Ĭontinue building the structure. When you're satisfied of the shape of the front of the starship, well all of the pieces completely. Use the picture of the vertical nose cone as a reference. Lean the whole thing down on its side and well each of the 13 foot poles to one of the corners of the Pentagon you just created. After you create your square weld to 9 1/2 inch pieces to 2 opposing sides to create another smaller miss shaped Pentagon. This square will be used in the same fashion as the bottom portion of the nose. After that add the last 2 of the 13 foot pipes to the TP.įor the top portion of the nose/TP you will need to create a 16" x 16" square of conduit welded together. This will cause you to make and out of shape pentagon. Now on the edge of your floor by foot square on to opposing sides you're going to create a triangle by welding 2x 26 inch pieces of half-inch conduit together. That way you're able to move parts around without bending pipe or breaking full welds. This will increase the stability as you weld the two pipes together.Īfter you weld the pipes together use the half-inch pipe to create a 4 x 4 square on the floor.Īfter I had my square on the floor I tacked one end of each 13 foot pipe going up to into the air so they were arranged in tipi pattern. The easiest way is using a small piece of the half-inch conduit to go inside the three-quarter conduit that your welding. Since the pipes are only 10 foot you will need to cut a piece to make up the other 3 feet. You'll need to create 6x 13 foot poles that are three quarters of an inch in diameter. Wear a respirator and proper safety equipment always while welding but especially while welding galvanized metal. (Because it was super cheap) Galvanized metal releases a chemical called zinc oxide. I welded my frame together using galvanized steel conduit. Prior to your build make certain that you're taking every safety precaution necessary!
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