Cutting Your Own Struts

To support our "Hubs Only" kits, we have produced a DIY video, "How to Make Your Own Geodesic Dome Struts."

Common Strut Lengths are:

10' 2v Dome:

35 Blue (A) Struts - 3' 4"

30 Red (B) Struts - 2' 11 - 3/8"

13' 2v Dome:

35 Blue (A) Struts - 4' 0"

30 Red (B) Struts - 3' 6 - 1/2"

25' 3v 3/8 Dome:

50 Blue "A" Struts - 5' 0"

40 Yellow "B" Struts - 4' 10 - 3/4"

30 Red "C" Struts - 4' 2 - 3/4"

16' 2v Dome:

35 Blue (A) Struts - 5' 0"

30 Red (B) Struts - 4' 5"

20' 2v Dome:

35 Blue (A) Struts - 6' 0"

30 Red (B) Struts - 5' 3-5/8"

25' 3v 5/8 Dome:

80 Blue "A" Struts - 5' 0"

55 Yellow "B" Struts - 4' 10 - 3/4"

30 Red "C" Struts - 4' 2 - 3/4"

Use our Dome Calculators to determine the correct strut lengths for other dome sizes.

In our Dome Calculators, the Blue Struts are always the longest strut. Enter your longest strut in the Blue Strut column.

For best results, the longest strut should not be more than 5' long. with an absolute maximum length of 6' 8".

If you have questions, please call us at (931) 858-6892 and we will be glad to help you.