Oh yeah: taping the seams makes it watertight, too. On Sep 14, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Spiral Syzygy wrote:
> I wouldn't quite advocate using just adhesive for the velcro. I was > thinking of a wood frame for the boards and using hardware fasteners > to hold the velcro on stronger than adhesive could alone. I imagine > you could just sandwich the edges of the boards with some plywood > strips. All this increases cost but it seems like the trade off is > that you get substantial benefits in reusability. > > Spiral > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Zippy <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yeah, Velcro helps deal with the whole shear and tension issue. That >> would be incredibly easy to set up on the Playa, with very little long >> term maintenance. >> >> The trouble I've had with Velcro, particularly the industrial quality >> stuff, is that the bond that develops between the paired Velcro sides >> is often stronger than the bond between the Velcro adhesive backing >> and whatever it is stuck to, so when I've tried to pull a Velcro seam >> apart, the entire joint just rips away from the surface on which it >> was stuck. This can be overcome using stronger adhesives and/or >> sewing, but with R-MAX this would definitely be a show stopper. The >> Velcro would just tear away from the panel, pulling the reflective >> coating with it. >> >> Good quality Velcro is also quite expensive. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > -- > 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. > -- In going into battle...plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- 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.
