I would say try to build a model from stiff paper. See how that goes. The Big or Real Version is just the same thing on a larger scale. More tape. If you have some people to help tape and lift I think you will be surprised at what you can do.
I stink at building stuff and I did it. So I would say with confidence that anyone can do it. Just get a few people to help put it together. Rich Shumaker On May 12, 9:55 am, teresa liggin <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm interested in building a hexayurt to live in on some land I have but I > have little to no building experience. The impression I'm getting is that > even I could put this thing together. Does this sound like a possibility? > Thanks, Teresa > > --- On Mon, 5/11/09, Plague <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Plague <[email protected]> > > Subject: [hexayurt] Re: Hexayurt paper dolls > > To: "hexayurt" <[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 10:45 PM > > Didn't find any paper dolls so I took a scrap of > > cardboard from a book > > I just got in the mail. > > The link below is an image of the finished models with > > ruler to show > > the scale. > >http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oIKlfI73n-_3tBysyI2c9A?feat=dire... > > I used 1" X 2" cardboard building blocks. > > Then I followed the pattern for a 6 foot hexayurt and 6 > > foot stretch > > modified to have 6 foot high walls.(Scale 1 inch = 4 feet) > > > I still like the idea of a single page print out for each > > Hexayurt. > > One with a common scale like 1 inch = 4 Feet so you can see > > them next > > to each other in scale. > > It would also be cool to have one with the maximum scale > > for a regular > > piece of paper. > > > I will see what I can do for creating some Hexayurt Paper > > Dolls. > > I don't have good software for this as a Vector drawing > > program like > > Illustrator would probably be best. > > > At BM last year I got sick of bending over to get into my > > Hexayurt. > > I like 6 foot walls as they make the structure easier to > > build with > > less people. > > The roof is plenty tall at 10 feet for a 8 foot Hexayurt > > using 6 foot > > walls and 8 feet for a 6 foot Stretch Hexayurt with 6 foot > > walls. > > > Rich Shumaker > > > On May 11, 12:07 pm, teresa liggin > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If so, I am interested in obtaining these. Thanks. > > > > --- On Mon, 5/11/09, RichShumaker > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: RichShumaker <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: [hexayurt] Hexayurt paper dolls > > > > To: "hexayurt" > > <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 3:04 PM > > > > If you are going to build one of these Hexayurt > > things, the > > > > best first > > > > step is to build a model. > > > > That is what I did last year, actually 3 or 4 and > > they > > > > really helped. > > > > Oh and they make an awful hat in my opinion. I > > think the > > > > roof only > > > > would be a good hat just no sides. > > > > > Anyway I am just about to start that process > > again. I > > > > wanted to find > > > > out if anyone has made paper doll style cut outs > > for making > > > > all the > > > > Hexayurt models. Last year I found getting > > copies made on > > > > stiff > > > > cardboard(thickest they had at the copy store) > > worked best. > > > > My models > > > > were 1 inch = 1 foot so I was able to get 2 - 4 X > > 8 per > > > > sheet of 8 1/2 > > > > by 11 paper. Not much cutting. If you do it at > > the store > > > > they have a > > > > cutter that will shorten the time even more. To > > that end > > > > if you are > > > > good with a paper cutter you wouldn't need > > any guide > > > > lines on the > > > > paper. > > > > > I originally used 4 X 6 note cards and that was > > way to > > > > time consuming > > > > adding 2" per card. Also it looked > > visually messy and > > > > did not > > > > represent the real build methodology. > > > > > So has anyone made paper dolls for Hexayurts? > > > > > Rich Shumaker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
