You can not possibly believe this!
Tensegrity is a term that is somewhat difficult to explain in a way that is easily understood without a model to demonstrate. This is an unconventional architectural method that seems to defy logic and is really hard to believe, even once you understand the concept. When I started this project, I had never seen anything like this I didn’t fully understand or appreciate the degree to which this would eventually boggle my own mind. With only screws, string, and wood, you too can create this really neato...thing! Your friends will insist there are magnets, springs, or some type of magic making it work. They will want one.
From what I could find, the first one of these tensegrity structures was first successfully demonstrated by a sculptor named Kenneth Snelson in 1949. There have been many different iterations of this idea since it was first thought of. Mine comes from a very short, and frankly, not very helpful, KZitem video that showed the model and a hasty demonstration that barely covers the basics of how to make it work.
This seemed like a terrific, fun, relatively simple, and easy project to put together. It turned out to be quite a lot more difficult than I originally anticipated, so I’m going to show you in hopefully enough, but not too much detail how to make this happen. It’s a really cool piece for your office, a true conversation starter!
I started off with 3/4” square dowels but I’m sure my model could easily be scaled up to be built with 2x4’s (or other material) large enough to make it in to a table for your patio. I might do this in the future if you let me know you want me to in the comments section of this video. Once you’ve decided how large you want your model to be and you’ve made your cuts, all you need is string and screws to hold this thing together and turn your mind upside down.
Cut 6 pieces, all identical in length and size, with 60° angles in opposing directions on either side and align them to make your triangle bases. My side pieces are 6”, measured at the longest part. Cut two more pieces that are the same length as one of the sides on your base and put a 30° cut in the SAME direction on both sides of both pieces. I didn’t do this in my video(I only cut a 30° on one side), but I think in the end, this will give your model a more polished appearance. This will make the top of your upright level with the surface it is sitting on instead of being...well, 30° off, like mine is. Hindsight is 20/20, this is a modification I will make if I build any more of these.
Secure all your pieces together with 1” wood screws after you pre-drill your holes. Mark the holes for your strings and pre-drill those holes and 1/8” deep pockets for your knot heads to sit in. Sand and clean up as necessary. Use a toothpick or baby drill bit to poke your string through your holes. Follow the steps in the video to get your strings set. If you’ve got a better way this can be done, I would love to hear your recommendations.
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