Ah, *interesting* - but regular thermax is still a ton tougher than r-max etc, I think - like a much more durable metal surface on it, basically?
Vinay On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> wrote: > Whoa, Vinay! My HY is not HD, just plain Thermax. I wish I could find > HD. It was trouble enough finding non-HD Thermax. > > btw, wear and tear is not a very big issue. Whether you use Thermax, > Tuff-R, or R-max, the foil on the outsides can easily be repaired with > Aluminum tape. Even though a roll of the high temperature tape costs as > much as half a Thermax panel, it is still really cheap to maintain. > > The biggest maintenance problem comes from cutting the tape to separate > the panels. It is impossible to NOT occasionally cut into the panel > edges. I've been thinking about embedding piano wire down the middle of > key stretches of tape, but haven't tried it yet. As I said, for the > moment a heat gun seems to work best. > > Bill > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA > > From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, June 09, 2010 4:51 am > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Wow. I'd really, really like it if you could take some close up > > pictures, maybe even video of the Thermax HD unit - really show off > > the material, the lack of wear and tear. > > > > I always just left the tape on mine and put new tape over it the > > following year, by the way :-) > > > > I really want to open up Thermax HD as The Right Thing To Do for the > > hexayurt - the durability, the better fire resistance, the sheer > > toughness. I never got to build one myself, because we couldn't get > > the materials from Dow. I am not alone in this ;) > > > > If you can do more to make people aware of how great it is, and > > explain how you sourced it, that would be *great*. > > > > Mebbe start a new thread on that, Bill? > > > > Vinay > > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 1:20 AM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > OK, Vinay, here goes. I though you knew I had a Thermax HY. NOT > > > Thermax HD, just plan ol' Thermax. As usual, I set it up in the > > > Alternative Energy Zone theme village (AEZ), and gave a presentation on > > > the HY (and swamp cooler, and misting system, etc, etc) every day on > the > > > daily AEZ tour. > > > Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/bill.wiltschko/2009BurningMan# > > > > > > It's holding up very well, but taking the tape off after several hours > > > of exposure to the sun is kinda destructive to the foil (in several > > > possible ways), but I've figured that out too. Bring a heat gun; it > > > does a beautiful job. > > > > > > The foil does nothing at all to the tape. I did ruin a skilsaw blade > > > cutting all the boards, though. > > > > > > I achieved playa nirvana: dust free and cool inside. > > > > > > Bill > > > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > > >> Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA > > >> From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> > > >> Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 4:58 pm > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> > > >> > > >> Yes, yes I have! Do you have some pix? How's it holding up? Did the > > >> metal cut the tape or was that OK? > > >> > > >> Tellmetellmetellme I've always wanted to build one out of that stuff. > > >> The samples were *amazing*. > > >> > > >> Vinay > > >> > > >> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > My Thermax HY has been on the playa two years, this year with be the > > >> > third year (knock on wood). I know one other person has a Thermax > HY, > > >> > because I bought the Thermax for him. > > >> > > > >> > You've been off-playa too long, Vinay! > > >> > > > >> > Bill > > >> > > > >> >> -------- Original Message -------- > > >> >> Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA > > >> >> From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected] > > > > >> >> Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 12:53 pm > > >> >> To: [email protected] > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Ooh... It's *such* a good material. Could this be the year we > finally > > >> >> see Thermax hexayurts? > > >> >> > > >> >> They'll last years. Possibly decades. > > >> >> > > >> >> Vinay > > >> >> > > >> >> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Bill Wiltschko < > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> > I just called the Dow Building Solutions customer service number > at 866 > > >> >> > 583-2583, and was told the following are distributors of Thermax: > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Coyne Construction > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Oroville, 916 631-6500 > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Bay Insulation > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Fresno, 559 268-6330 > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Bill Wiltschko > > >> >> > > > >> >> > -- > > >> >> > 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > > >> >> > For more options, visit this group at > > >> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> Vinay Gupta > > >> >> Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest > > >> >> > > >> >> http://hexayurt.com - 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