> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I was thinking of just offsetting the line a bit to make them identical. Or > > am I being too anal? How worried should I be about that? On Aug 3, 8:29 am, "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're cutting angles, you want to be anal about everything, I agree. I was very anal about things being neat and perfect and things worked very nicely. Steve, there is no issue, the line doesn't need to be offset. If I understand you correctly, I think the confusion might come from you thinking that you are going to cut the bevels in one shot when you cut the 4x8 sheet on the diagonal. I wouldn't recommend that. The geometry doesn't work that way. Cut your 4x8 sheet on the diagonal exactly down the middle, with no bevel (90 degrees from the plane surface). You now have two identical triangles. Flip one over and lay the two pieces on the ground with the angled sides that you want to join together adjacent to one another, with the underside of the roof facing up. Identical 15 degree bevels should be cut on these joining sides, being careful not to shave any material off the plane surface underneath (because this plane surface will be your roof top). Once the bevels are cut, flip the ensemble over, and tape them together at the beveled seam. Your bevels will be invisible from this vantage point as they will be underneath. Hopefully that makes sense? -- 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.
