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I Bought A Geodesic Space Dome!

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This fall I went up to Ontario, Canada, to pick up an 18ft diameter geodesic dome! This was at a former NATO satellite facility near the Diefenbunker, outside Ottawa. (The big white dome on top of the building is still in use, so we just got a smaller one :-)
We're planning to install this at Sandland for use as a radio observatory and general cool looking lawn ornament, probably in the upper field near the fast food playland that we picked up previously.
Huge thanks to Marcus Leech and the Canadian Center for Experimental Radio Astronomy (www.ccera.ca/) as well as CSS Building Inc (www.cssbuildin...) for hooking us up with this!
The CCERA is refurbishing the big satellite antenna at Carp into a radio telescope. I'll be doing a follow-up video with more info on the organization and their facility. They're all volunteers, and as with most science things, they can always use more funding! If you'd like to help CCERA with a donation, click here: gofund.me/29c8...
Parts of this video were filmed on location at the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War museum. I'll probably be doing another follow-up video on the bunker since it's so big and interesting! You can find more about it here: diefenbunker.ca/
Thanks also to ‪@SimpleElectronics‬ and Tim Skinner (timpossible.ph...) for helping out with this project!
Stay tuned for more videos about this project, coming soon!
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28 авг 2024

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@phaandorpertwee6981 10 месяцев назад

2024 - The year that saveitforparts picked up a decommissioned Nuclear Submarine.

@Xsiondu 10 месяцев назад

I mean you can't say no to that. Just think of the escape room that would be.

@jamesscott1932 10 месяцев назад

@@Xsiondumore like a decommissioned diesel-electric sub that needs a crankshaft.

@bioshift1 10 месяцев назад

@@jamesscott1932the best will it run on the Internet. Lol

@dailynico 10 месяцев назад

@@jamesscott1932the uhaul trip from halifax will be epic 🥳

@coleslaw7000 10 месяцев назад

....and then launched a satellite with an old Polaris missile..

@LeaveMeAlonePlz 10 месяцев назад

Please do a dedicated bunker video!! Would be so cool!

@jamesscott1932 10 месяцев назад

How about a collaborative bunker build with Colin Furze?

@bluefoxtv1566 10 месяцев назад

I see you got the authentic Canadian tire experience. Cant wait to see you build the dome.

@0MikeG 10 месяцев назад

Aka crappy tire

@Francois_Dupont 10 месяцев назад

i am Canadian and its well known here that if you ever got something to return, may god be with you, because you gonna need it!

@ScadeBl4n 10 месяцев назад

yeah thats about how all of em are aside from like melfort, saskatchewan only Canadian tire i've had good quality products from

@bioboi4438 10 месяцев назад

These videos are getting better every time - the channel progress is amazing!

@scottmackinnon5975 10 месяцев назад

Can't believe you were in my back yard and didn't even know you were here! Wish I would have known. Could have helped you with the hardware issues.

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

Sorry! I kept it a little on the down-low aside from a few people I knew in the area.

@jaedonavey1566 10 месяцев назад

Gabe, ‘My brain is basically Mountain Dew flavored mush at this point’ is my all-time favorite line from any of your videos. It could also read as my current status across a variety of platforms and devices.

@ZIGZAG12345 10 месяцев назад

Off topic, but I LOVE that drink! It's about the only fizzy juice drink left in the UK still full of "natural" sugar since the sugar tax was introduced here in about 2018. Not only does that mean it tastes better (to combat this "sugar tax", drink makers decided to reduce the regular sugars and then mix with roughly the same sorts of aspartame/Neutrasweet chemicals as in diet/no-sugar drinks. This means they don't taste as nice as they did pre-2018!), but it's also useful for diabetics when we need a REALLY sugary drink to brink us back from low blood sugars.

@swisslord2478 10 месяцев назад

You're my chill and relax channel.

@johnblanchard8601 10 месяцев назад

Looks like a perfect addition to your above ground laire....

@McRocket 10 месяцев назад

I started watching this for your do-it-yourself train thingy, last year. I had NOOO idea what I had gotten myself into with this channel. ☮

@bossbutton4041 10 месяцев назад

Very cool to see you were in the neighborhood! The escape room at the bunker actually goes on in areas that are actively used by the museum, just after hours (unless they changed it recently). I'd recommend people try it out as its quite a fun one. Having gone through the museum a couple of times, it really is one of a kind and worth sharing in a video. It's a pretty well kept secret in the national capital region! On certain days of the month, guys from the local ham radio club are there too.

@Zizumia 10 месяцев назад

I had the opportunity to go inside a massive dome with an 85-foot parabolic inside. It was uncanny how fast that thing moved! One of the coolest things I've ever seen.

@WaltWW 10 месяцев назад

When you are awesome, your channel can’t help but be awesome as well.

@paleo_astro 10 месяцев назад

Your channel remains the most interesting on my subscriptions list for reasons like this!

@DomRiccobene 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking us along for the ride.

@hoov100 10 месяцев назад

Just remember to check to make sure you can still fit the dish parts inside BEFORE you finish putting the dome together! Would suck to have it all together and find out the pieces of the dish don't fit through the door! A cool trick you should try once it's together is to lay down on the ground with your head exactly in the center of the dome and start playing low frequency tones like for meditation.

@fewstr 10 месяцев назад

EXITED!!!!! truly the content youtube was designed for.

@Canleaf08 10 месяцев назад

Exactly: interesting places and things!

@Thecompanioncrate 10 месяцев назад

THE D O M E . In all seriousness you should definitely do a video/s on the radio observatory and the adjacent bunker, I'm honestly more impressed by the source than the dome itself.

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

Next week is a video on the big dome and the radio telescope project!

@you-dont-know-me 10 месяцев назад

No such thing as junk. Love the theme of this thing you doing. People don't realise how much potential is in the things being thrown away, unused, or considered worthless, just rusting away. I mean, to an extent, it's good for those who do understand it lol for less competition and much lower price.

@markfacebook 5 месяцев назад

You have a monorail car, a BK play place, AND a satelite dome?! You are the coolest human being ever!

@saveitforparts 5 месяцев назад

It's a group effort :-) Those aren't even the main point of the property, the owner just wants to dig tunnels so he lets us do other dumb things with the "useless" surface land!

@HolyCannolis 10 месяцев назад

Appreciate how your brain works…a million creative projects poppin’ off all the time!

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

The problem is I have way more projects than time to actually do them!

@t4terr 10 месяцев назад

Thats cool !!

@minijimi 10 месяцев назад

Good route selection, 401 through Toronto is a nightmare, and the border agents at detroit are not as kind as at SSM. You drove through my town.

@jafinch78 10 месяцев назад

"we should finish the projects we already have, like the Playland, before we bring in new projects. But that's just that's just not the Sandland way!" I know the feeling. Amazingly awesome the new projects however. Really cool and I too look forward to installing all of my listening and monitoring station systems.

@ChadOhman92 10 месяцев назад

I was out in Ottawa in July and saw the Diefenbunker. Highly recommend the guided tour... the guy that does it used to work in the bunker and he's full of stories.

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! If we'd had more time we would have done that, but we wanted to save more daylight for driving.

@B.M.0. 11 месяцев назад

Definitely does bounce the sound around with the echoes at 6:14

@blushellneon7958 10 месяцев назад

the canadian tire rant is spot on. I've bought so many items that disappointed right away. Good place for dirt though.

@gorak9000 10 месяцев назад

I'm surprised he had trouble finding tools there - most stores have a large tool section right in the middle of the store, or at least used to... I have a large Maximum (or whatever the CTC brand is) socket set that's pretty good quality, but I haven't been to a Crappy Tire in a long time now as I'm not in Canada anymore. They do sell a ton of "as seen on TV" level crap though too

@dmacpher 10 месяцев назад

@@gorak9000really really depends on the location. A lot are just aging stock and understaffed 😂

@canadiangemstones7636 10 месяцев назад

TBH CT sells a lot of crap, lol.

@TryItAgainTomorrow 10 месяцев назад

Seeing those BUDs makes me smile... they'll always have a special place in my heart (and maybe my wish list to find one again!)

@thankzcomputer 10 месяцев назад

it just gets better and better

@JJJ-zs5nw 10 месяцев назад

Since that third world war everything has changed. Food, fuel, communications even the people. I keep getting a signal from I believe Wisconsin. The call sign is “ sandland.” They say there is water and food and life there. They say they are looking for survivors. I’m on the old highways making my way to ice age trail so I can get to sandland

@raduorza883 10 месяцев назад

I didn't hesitate a second to hit that subscribe button! Awesome content, sir! Thank you!

@ferdis7 10 месяцев назад

LOL the rip at Canadian Tire was great, been in a few and I really don't know what to label them as lmao

@patchvonbraun 10 месяцев назад

As i cruise into my 7th decade on this planet, I can state categorically that Canadian Tire used to be MUCH better, but that changed about 10 years ago when a controlling interest was sold to a U.S. investment firm. I've been involved in a number of "hardware heavy" hobbies over the years, and Canadian Tire used to be one of the "go to" places. Now? It's more of a last resort. Very sad.

@ScotlandsGold 10 месяцев назад

Cant wait to see you turn this into an airplane boat 😁

@excellenttrader4161 10 месяцев назад

Amazing

@Khuros 10 месяцев назад

The border guy clearly wanted to know who your Geodesic Space Dome guy was!!

@kittl29fujam1 10 месяцев назад

So cool. Excited for the follow up

@RushCampAndPrep 10 месяцев назад

The dude at the border was like "why was it so cheap?" like he's some connoisseur of geodesic domes and know how much they should cost.

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

I think he was just jealous, he probably wanted one at home but couldn't afford to buy it new 😂

@century2298 10 месяцев назад

That is a lot of work ahead just prepping a site to set the dome up ! Yes, I think there is at least 3 videos on that coming. Great find !

@nicoracien1924 5 месяцев назад

My grand-father was an electrical engineer at the NORAD radar on Mount Apica, Quebec, Canada There was an other one on Mount Ste-Marguerite, St-Sylvestre-de-Beauce...now called Mont Radar The bunker is still there and you can rent it for events, its private now

@diegoortega8737 10 месяцев назад

"Today. We're picking up a geodesic dome!" I had waited a long for hear that!

@Maxjoker98 10 месяцев назад

8:32 Did you know? Every room that can be locked is an escape room if you try hard enough!

@ivanjakanov 10 месяцев назад

yea i was a bit confused, like isn't the whole thing a bunker? i thought it was creepy, but they probably just use it for storage. or maybe someone bought part of it and lives there?

@L-Office 10 месяцев назад

This channel always has a suprise up its sleeve

@TheShutterNinja 10 месяцев назад

So jealous! I remember going to see the Mitchell Park Domes as a kid and I've been fascinated with geodesic domes ever since.

@rougecleminz 10 месяцев назад

That is so cool!

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 10 месяцев назад

Great video...👍 Geodesic Domes are COOL.

@Shady97342 10 месяцев назад

I've been up inside a few weather service WSR-88D radomes and it's always neat. The sound does get weird!

@TheElectronicDilettante 10 месяцев назад

Canadian Space Services..??😂 That just hits the ear weird. That’s pretty awesome that the head of the facility set you like that. Nice to see there are still decent humans in the world. You get all the cool toys!🎉. It’s pretty how you brought it home. I found a 10’ Parabolic satellite dish in Minnesota for basically $10. I wish I still had it in me to travel across the country to bring my fund home. Well done. I look forward to your video on that facility. With that kind of access, you’ll have one hell of a documentary.

@mercster 10 месяцев назад

While Canada is not the behemoth that USA is in space, they're no slouch. Don't forget the Canadarm.

@TheElectronicDilettante 10 месяцев назад

@@mercster meant no disrespect… at all.

@milolouis 10 месяцев назад

I sent a lovely message to Canadian Tyre about some of the basics of running a retail company. Surprised they didn't already know the basics but good to share knowledge.

@LynxSnowCat 10 месяцев назад

(Dunno how they're structured now) Traditionally each Canadian Tire franchise was independently 'operated' but -forced- _expected_ to accept returns from any 'Canadian Tire' under pain of having their franchise revoked and the location reduced to rubble by the corporate overlord who retained ownership of the location. It has caused years of ongoing problems for higher profile locations profits because less-accessible ones offload their defect/bad merchandise and refuse to take the returns. (edit:) CDN-Tire-Corp made it clear to the higher-profile locations that they'd be replaced if they didn't take the loss. There were grumblings about a class-action lawsuit in the news. (And they did flatten the one nearest my house and left the lot vacant for years after a dispute over ownership continuity/'succession' - though that could also have been because they were reorganizing the territories.) And yeah; I've bought a hilariously cheap toolset with a claw hammer from them "as-is" that had a warning label on the handle from the factory that very explicitly stated that it would break if I hit anything with it. When I tried to pry a nail with it, its handle splintered/peeled apart like opening a book. The laugh +100 pcs were worth the $7.50 .

@blakescott8570 10 месяцев назад

I can not wait for the upcoming content!

@jsking306 10 месяцев назад

You do such cool stuff. I really enjoy your videos. You are great at explanting what you are doing so I get to lean new things about a tech field I have never experience. Thanks for all your hard work at making these videos.

@ProjectGeek1 10 месяцев назад

Holy Crow! I've been in the Diefenbunker many many times. It's great to see you talking about it!

@hypercube33 10 месяцев назад

As a former Minnesotan and super into the stuff on your videos and former sandland peeps...basic my wife and I love these and want to visit since we're not too far away. An observatory would rock!

@MichaelOfRohan 10 месяцев назад

This guys chop game is on another planet

@ce5circle656 10 месяцев назад

Well cool will be interesting seeing you erect this ray dome and your progress with it ,awesome video always wondered what these things were for ,thanks .

@BDJones055 10 месяцев назад

I'm very excited to see this progess. Awesome to see fellow nerds helping the channel out! Keep up the great work. Love to see it.

@hauptuhrdotnetblog6700 5 месяцев назад

Being talked into taking an extra U-haul trailer from Canada to the US sounds like something that would happen to me.

@santoshbansode697 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for everything with lots of love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@OnnieKoski 10 месяцев назад

What a sweet feel! And I love our guy in the tie-dye T-shirt!

@drocmer 10 месяцев назад

What a great score and gift!

@stephenbuckhornjr 10 месяцев назад

that looks like fun to put together, kind of like a huge erector set. awesome find

@williamevens9315 10 месяцев назад

Great video!!! Can't wait for part 2, 3, 4, etc.

@dagmarsuarez3033 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations, you've reached Peak Gabe.

@JamesHalfHorse 10 месяцев назад

You get all the cool stuff and I would love to see more on the bunker.

@jacobsteele2929 10 месяцев назад

I can't wait to see this thing in action, good find! Im studying cisco networking, this would be a great edition to my lab. All virtual machines and a giant telescope lol

@jacobsteele2929 10 месяцев назад

telescope, I ment satelite dish lol. you know what I meant to say

@DuncSargent 10 месяцев назад

Effort well spent. Thanks for the vid!

@kevorka3281 10 месяцев назад

Hope I can move back home to Minnesota soon... it's so beautiful

@AndrewWestaway 10 месяцев назад

I think it's pretty neat to imagine you travelling home in a U-Haul with this, and you passing through just a couple hours south of me too (north of the Sault). However, I don't envy the long-haul trip in that cabin. I did that recently over a ~2500KM drive and I NEVER, EVER, want to do that again, especially with three people and a lack of cruse control. Also, my Canadian Tire, while low-end for my community, saves me from having to drive down to the Sault most times so it's good for something 😋

@graywolf2694 10 месяцев назад

I did not know about the monorail, thats really cool.

@zombiekiller3259 10 месяцев назад

Dopeeeeeeeee, bro you dont even know my career path may change into radios and such directly because of you

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

My "career" was never very focused or directed, and most of the stuff on my channel is just my random hobbies!

@hessex1899 10 месяцев назад

Part 2: How I got targeted by both Chinese and Russian ICBMs.

@charlesurrea1451 10 месяцев назад

So jelly! You can buy pallet racks super cheap. Just assemble a cube and weld it up! You can put your Dome on top, you'll never have to worry about snow! The reverb really changed when you got in front of that dish. So what's next, Doppler?🤞

@hughjanes4883 10 месяцев назад

On the globe you showed there was one little ray dome you showed in ireland, i saw that one in real life! (I think it was a ray dome for sure but i cant be sure if its time same one on the map)

@rickt1866 10 месяцев назад

ah dang i was hoping to see the dome up-gives me something to look forward to thanks for sharing.

@KurtClark 10 месяцев назад

Wow that was quite a tour and trip! As a Seattle resident, I am enamored by your Monorail at Sandland. Looking forward to seeing the dome resurrected!

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

The Seattle monorail is fun, I've gone into town just to ride it on long SEATAC layovers 😂

@SLAVKINGRED 10 месяцев назад

cannot wait until he decides to build a satellite and launch into space.

@the48thronin97 10 месяцев назад

The best move for those awful uhaul trucks is to bring some earplugs, then just crank the music way up so you can hear it through the earplugs. They don't distort the music too much but they do a great job of damping the road noise.

@eddiewalker4530 10 месяцев назад

Love your channel, I’ve learned so much. Always enjoy your videos. Everything is well presented. Look forward to see what you do with the dome!

@ScotlandsGold 10 месяцев назад

I've heard he is gonna chrome it

@314299 10 месяцев назад

The Defienbunker is indeed a very interesting place to tour, at least half a day is required to do it justice.

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, I wish we'd had more time! Even chatting with the ham guys longer would have been fun!

@belleepoque777 10 месяцев назад

The backyard is so pretty! Full of colors! 11:44

@gregoryknight2928 10 месяцев назад

Great video. Can't wait to see you put the dome together!

@jan_phd 10 месяцев назад

I bought a nearly new, original iMac inflatable, that was made for a trade show. It was 10' tall inflated, but only survived for one summer. The packing crate was great.

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

Ha, that's awesome!

@tekvax01 10 месяцев назад

I am really enjoying your content, sir! Keep up the great work!

@kjstein 10 месяцев назад

Dude, this is right by my house. How did I not know they were selling a dome?!

@kanalname5996 10 месяцев назад

There is a inflated geodesic dome station in southern Germany, the Raisting transmitter facility. The dome there has a 49m diameter. I should consider visiting it in the near future, since it is open to public by now.

@al3k 10 месяцев назад

Man.. since I found your channel, I'm still constantly bemused how everything you do is the exact cool shit I want to do some day.. Love it. :) Keep on keepin on my broski from another landski.. :D

@antoineroquentin2297 10 месяцев назад

Wow! and a nice dish too

@Tyler_Becker 10 месяцев назад

What a wonderful addition! Good for you! 🎉🎉🎉

@AaronzDad 10 месяцев назад

I want a geodesic dome! No idea what the samhill I'd ever do with it... But that doesn't matter! I want one!

@memejeff 10 месяцев назад

Broooooo. Holy cow what a find.

@sachasmart7139 7 месяцев назад

looool as a Canadian - “Shitty Tire”. Love it

@mouton1053 10 месяцев назад

this video is awesome, you are a great story teller and editor

@jplacido9999 10 месяцев назад

This is the best buy ever....😊👍👍

@wodowiesel 10 месяцев назад

indeed very cool content and idea with the dome!

@jimmyhotel8061 10 месяцев назад

Wow this is exciting!

@TheGeekosDen 10 месяцев назад

Channel is surely growing. Great projects

@mahin300 10 месяцев назад

Holy Carp! But in all seriousness, this is so cool!! Keep it going!!!

@RingwayManchester 10 месяцев назад

This was a fantastic video!

@taylorhay 10 месяцев назад

I had no idea you are also originally from Alaska! Fun fact, if you come to Australia and tell people you're from Alaska, you will get "Oh I love Canada" almost every single time :)

@saveitforparts 10 месяцев назад

Ha, I think Americans consider New Zealand part of Australia, if we remember it's there at all 😅 Jokes aside I've visited Australia and it was lovely! Hopefully I can come back some day!