Brilliant it worked really well - setting up in windy conditions.. I just put one full length strip of tape along the join and used shorter lengths for the tie downs on the other corners..
On Aug 2, 5:09 pm, Zippy <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m not sure if anyone has already tried this. I am new to the group, > and just finished erecting my first hexayurt. I had watched the You > Tube video of Vinay assembling the roof cone, and due to what seemed > like an inevitable problem of error buildup which makes fitting the > last piece difficult, I thought there must be a better method. I > tested my new method this weekend and it worked perfectly. I’ll keep > this post fairly simple, and if there is further interest in what I > have to say, I’ll see if I can do a better job in explaining it at > that time, answer questions, or make a video at some point. > > First, because of the pre-assembly folding method used here, this will > only work if the roof triangles are bevel-cut on the angled sides > (hypotenuse), so that they fit tight together at each sloped seam. > With a high quality blade and a straight edge, this is quite easy to > do. I will leave the geometry of the angle up to you. I used 60 > degrees and it turned out to be more than I needed to cut away, but > worked fine. i.e. cutting off too much is okay, too little and you > will get binding between panels. > > Now, the idea is to make your roof in advance in two collapsible > halves, each half being made up of 6 roof pieces. The beauty is that > when you get to the playa, your roof is mostly done in advance. The > other beauty is that with the two halves pre-made, there is no error > buildup, and it fits together nicely. > > The 6 roof pieces need to be taped together, so they fold and unfold > like an accordion. This takes a bit of thinking, but follow this > process: > > Pre-assembly at home: > > • Begin by constructing one of the six roof sections. You will tape > the center joint between the two halves only on one side. The side > you tape must be the inside of the roof. Then fold them together to > make a sort of triangle sandwich. Lay this aside. > • Build two more of these. > • Now, arrange the three triangles flat on the ground in the same way > they will be oriented when the roof is complete. Make sure your new > taped center-joints are face down, underneath. Now tape the angled > joints between your three roof sections. > • Once this is done, if you hold the entire assembly at the peak and > draw it upwards slowly to a height of four feet, one half of the roof > will be formed in front of your eyes, gravity dropping everything into > place. If you’ve done things accurately, you should have a nice > straight line where this half of the roof will join the other half of > the roof. > • Because your taped joints alternate from side to side, you should be > able to fold this entire assembly like an accordion, into a six panel > triangular stack. > • Build the other side of the roof in the same way. You now have two > sets of 6-panels, joined together like accordions, that fit side by > side into a 4x8 stack of 6 sheets. Put your walls on top and your > heading to the Playa. > > Playa Construction: > > • Lay your two roof accordions flat on the playa surface, oriented > with the peaks of each half about 1 foot apart. > • Tape the opposing sides of your center joints (there are six of > these, one in the middle of each roof triangle. > • Have one person get between the panels and draw them both up at the > center, kneeling down, ultimately drawing the two sides up and > together to fit a perfect center seam over their head. This can be > made easier by sticking a piece of tape underneath each cone half near > the center so the person can use these like handles to pull on. > People on the outside can help adjust the alignment. Putting small > bits of tape near the bottom of each side helps to hold and stabilize > things in position while you prepare to tape it. > • Follow Vinay’s directions for laying the final tape joint across the > entire roof. You are done. > > I don’t know how clear this is. It’s hard to explain in words alone. > Anyone intrigued? Has someone described the same method elsewhere? > Comments and questions are welcome. -- 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.
