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On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:17 PM, RichShumaker <[email protected]>wrote: > Ian, > > Great to hear from you. That stinks about the rain and thank you for > making me feel better that I missed the best time ever, hehehe. > > I am working with a friend who just finished her degree in > Architecture. She has built cardboard houses before for school. > She used thinned white glue to coat the outside of the cardboard and > this provided quite a lot of water protection. > I am trying to figure out how to do this on the paper joints so they > don't become brittle or useless. > > I think that we need to all decide on the best place to start putting > our 'learned' knowledge. > Roof Vents. Types of Tape. Types of tie downs. Places to buy > stuff. Cooling Systems. Ect. > > I am continuing to work on Cardboard based Hexayurts. I like > insulation except it is moopy and bad to burn. > I also don't like the alien space ship effect on the Playa with tons > of Silver that blinds you as you walk by. > I want to build a Hexayurt with painted walls and cool windows which > is difficult to do with insulation. > Don't get me wrong my insulation hexy was awesome way better then the > Plague tent the year before. > > I imagine a day when you can go to a single site and easily find all > the names numbers instructions and details to get this done in a day. > I know we have this Google group but I like Wiki's and the Google > Group doesn't have that. > I could start a TiddlyWiki and post it in the Files section but that > seems clunky. > Also things change rapidly with Hexy's it seems. Last years best > practice is this years biggest mistake. > Anyone have design experience that could make a cool 'Hexy's are Sexy' > Shirt? > > Thank Vinay for this awesome idea. > > Rich Shumaker > > On Sep 15, 11:53 am, Ian Bates <[email protected]> wrote: > > I actually did cover 4 of the panels with a mylar-like material > (emergency > > blankets that they give out by the thousands at some marathons...people > > simply throw them away after using them for a few minutes. I collected > them > > pretty easily), and simply taped it on with Gorilla tape. That worked > > pretty well for those panels. Unfortunately I placed those on the east > and > > west to help block the low-angle sun. They would have been much more > useful > > on the roof panels to preclude rain, but that would have been moot if I > had > > covered all panels. I also painted some panels with white exterior house > > paint, and those fared ok given the length and amount of rain we > received. > > Hexacomb is still probably not suitable for non-desert use, even if > covered > > or painted, but probably sufficient for the playa. I was also looking > for > > Hexacomb the other day and had a hard time finding plain Hexacomb. What > I > > did find was "Falcon Board"... which is essentially Hexacomb that is > > precoated on one side for use in display panels. Has anyone used this > > stuff? This might be a good alternative to petrochemical-heavy TherMax > HD > > (super hard to find) or R-Max. > > > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Spiral Syzygy <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > I would imagine that using some spray-on contact adhesive with some > > > mylar would remedy the water-proofing issue. Just put it on before the > > > edging tape to ensure the edges of the mylar don't peel up. > > > > > Spiral > > > > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Ian Bates <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Rich- > > > > You probably remember me as the guy who came to your place in Oakland > to > > > > pick up my portion of the Hexacomb order. I used the Hexacomb > cardboard > > > > both last year and this year, to pretty good effect. However... you > > > missed > > > > this year, and specifically missed a significant rain storm on > Monday. > > > > Turns out cardboard isn't the best in rain... who knew? As much as > I > > > love > > > > the Hexacomb, for application on the playa, and especially off playa, > a > > > > solid waterproofing strategy needs to be implemented. Because of that > I > > > may > > > > not use it again, at least in isolation. This year I was half way > through > > > > tarping my structure when the rain hit, and got thoroughly soaked. > > > Monday > > > > night was miserable, and the panels were a partial loss.... they > fared ok > > > > the rest of the week, but they weren't worth taking home and reusing. > > > > Luckily Hexacomb burns quite nicely, so we had a little memorial > service > > > > for our home and chucked it into a burn platform at the end of the > week. > > > > Cathartic at least! So that's my two cents on the efficacy of > Hexacomb > > > as > > > > a building material... even on the "it never rains" playa. BTW... I > > > wasn't > > > > using tape at all. I built a very light wooden frame and used screws > and > > > > washers to attach the panels to the frame. Works quite well. I may > try > > > to > > > > go even lighter next year by having just a few blocks cut at angles > that > > > > serve as screw attachment points between panels... I think a bit like > the > > > > plywood Hexayurts that Vinay demonstrated in London. > > > > And Rich... don't worry about missing BM this year... no fun at all. > Too > > > > dusty, too hot, the art and music were a bore. Nothing missed at > all. > > > ;) > > > > Ian > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Richard Shumaker < > > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> I missed BM this year and that is a sore topic as I am sure most > > > >> understand. 2 years ago I built a 6 foot high 6 foot stretch with > > > honeycomb > > > >> cardboard and my primary tape pre-playa was low cost heavy duty > paper > > > tape. > > > >> All folding seams and all edges. The roof was one continuous piece > and > > > the > > > >> walls were 2 parts. > > > > > >> This year I want to use white walled cardboard and tape to avoid > thermal > > > >> transfer. I am also looking at beehiving or hex-papering several > hex's > > > >> together. > > > > > >> Has anyone done there tie downs for zero clearance meaning no guide > wire > > > >> trips. Also has anyone overlapped hexs and removed redundant walls? > > > > > >> I wanted to write up the success and failures of my honeycomb yurt > but I > > > >> never had the time. Oh and bi-direcional tape on both my previous > yurts > > > was > > > >> shot by the end of the week. I am considering the tie down option. > Has > > > >> anyone ever used medical wrap that is re-uasble and stretchy for the > > > >> connection of roof and walls. Three wraps around stretched tight > with > > > it > > > >> anchored to itself and security taped should probably work. > > > > > >> One idea I don't remember reading here on this set of ideas that I > saw 2 > > > >> years ago is tie downs. Instead of rope you use tie downs that you > > > would > > > >> for your car for your corners. It make tightening daily easier too. > > > > > >> 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > <hexayurt%[email protected]<hexayurt%[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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > <hexayurt%[email protected]<hexayurt%[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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > <hexayurt%[email protected]<hexayurt%[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]<hexayurt%[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. 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