Hexagonal anti-prism hammock Stand

A thing by hacks'r'us

We (ok, mostly mikechislett) want one, and we have wants for it.

We wanted a bigger thing for having lots of hammocks in, and we wanted a weird shape.

has to be big
has to hold like, 6 or more (is better) hammocks
- decent ish hammock hang distance is 8-15 feet
has to have ZERO right-angles
has to be an adventure to make
...but has to be possible
low assembly complexity
- So many identical parts is a win
- fast to assemble (no domeV1 incidents plz)
standard bulk materials
open(read awesome) source
needs to hold LX stuff
extendable if reasonable

scaffolding poles are many
scaffolding poles are cheap
scaffolding comes in 3 and 6 meter lengths
hexagonal antiprisms are weird
they have many sticks
many sticks means many hammock points
ofc, there are no decent clamps or arrangements of clamps that get the angles and regularity we need
oh no, need to cast them
- casting commercially is expensive
- can we cast them?
- oh its doable
- lost pla casting aluminium is a thing
- print thing, plaster thing, melt thing, cast thing
- oh well, time to buy a furnace
- maths. CAD angles, ouch my soul.
- OH MY GEODESICS THE PRINT TIME IS LONG
- get bigger nozzles.
- remember to get furnace.
oh look aluminium bulk ingot near you.
need to buy protective coatings for the aluminium
oh yeah, and the human while casting.
...TBC.