Tensegrity Fruit Bowl Stand

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Tensegrity Fruit Bowl Stand

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Here how to make a tensegry fruit stand.
It has a couple of layers.

Making the Frame

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This fruit stand was made from a curved piece of wood I happened to come across but it can also be made using 1 inch dowel.

The wood was cut and assembled to make two '3D W' shapes. These are like incomplete tetrahedrals.
The corners were glued and made stronger with a couple of screws.
The bottom 'W' was extended beyond the join to form feet. Looking at the photos give a good idea on how it was constructed.

Suspended One Above the Other

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Paracord was used to suspend the top one above the bottom one. This done by attaching the bottom of the top one to the top of the bottom one using the cord. Cord was attached to the side to make the structure ridged.

Attaching the Bowls

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A couple of wire hoops of about 18cm diameter were made from wire. These were coved with non slip rubber and attached with paracord. The glass bowels rest on them.

Ready for Use

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The fruit stand provides 2 levels for fruit storage.