Squeegee-taped-onna-stick over here. On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looks like fun :) > > I just used a paint roller however ;) > > > On 29 September 2010 12:59, William Ozier <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I built my 1st hexayurt at Burning Man this year. I learned alot, but >> the main thing I learned is that Hexayurts rock! B4 the burn I told >> everyone in my camp about them and told people if they bought the >> materials I would build it for them....no one did. I made 2, one for >> me and 1 as a community room for the camp. At the end of the burn >> everyone in my camp said they want a hexayurt for next year. If only >> they had listened to me from the beginning. Anyway, to build it we >> first loosely taped the walls together to hold them in the basic >> shape. We then assembled the roof and then lifted the roof and put it >> on top of the walls and then did the final serious taping to bring the >> whole thing together. The one snag we bumped into was assembling the >> roof panels. Once they begin to take on their pyramidal shape you >> can't reach out to put tape on them. The nearby hexayurt village camp >> with 36 hexayurts used two pick up trucks with a ladder suspended >> between them, they built the roofs under the ladder and then someone >> could shimmy out and do the taping. However I did not have a pickup >> truck and ladder so we have to get creative. We came up with a fun and >> effective way of doing it that required some team work, trust and >> acroboatics. The picture I attached to this e-mail basically explains >> it all I think, but some tips: get tall people!, the holder and the >> holdee have to put their feet right up against each other which >> prevents both of them from sliding, the holder and holdee should each >> others wrists not hands because hands get slippery from sweat. If you >> master this technique it makes building hyurts alot easier and doesn't >> require ladders and other equipment. >> >> Wes Ozier >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter >> Project) <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Aha, that's fabulous! Do you have an email address / contact info for >> > Chip or whoever did logistics for the party by any chance? >> > >> > Vinay >> > >> > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Shannon <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> So this is the story. >> >> >> >> The camp was a birthday party for a member of Braf - Chip Conley (great >> guy). You can you tube him / Ted talk .... >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 15, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I'd love to know the story, and more pics would be wonderful! >> >>> >> >>> Vinay >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Shannon <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I have a friend that was involved in building them, but I forget who >> they were for. >> >>> i could find out I suppose. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Sep 15, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > The quest for the proper door continues... that right balance >> between form and function. >> >>> > >> >>> > I found the pic of the village - that's *amazing*!!! >> >>> > >> >>> > http://twitpic.com/2ot3yk >> >>> > >> >>> > I sceenshotted it out of the presentation. >> >>> > >> >>> > **Fascinating** >> >>> > >> >>> > I wonder who it was? >> >>> > >> >>> > Vinay >> >>> > >> >>> > On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Tom Brown < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > Image 66 in this slide show has a shot of the huge hexayurt array... >> I estimated 30 or 40 identical yurts when I rode past it: >> >>> > >> >>> > >> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Best-Burning-Man-Ever-102550819.html?ref=nf >> >>> > >> >>> > Can't attach the photo unfortunately because it's embedded in a >> flash slideshow. >> >>> > >> >>> > I can however attach a picture of my own yurt... 3rd year for my >> "tall door" 1.5" R-max hexayurt, and although it's getting a little beat up, >> with some repairs it should last another burn or two. I think I finally >> figured out how to construct the roof properly -- three pre-taped accordion >> pieces, with the "odd triangle" over the tall door a double layer of thin >> plywood that I screw together on playa. Still need to work some bugs out of >> the roof assembly process though, first attempt was to build the roof on the >> ground then lift it into place. Didn't quit work out and it ended up >> flattening out, but we were able to push it back into shape and tape it in >> place. >> >>> > >> >>> > -Tommy Legba, Semuta Lounge Pod, Silicon Village. >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter >> Project) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > hahaha that's great! I wonder who it was? I keep a fairly close eye >> on new hexayurt stuff on Google and I didn't see any public mention of large >> scale construction... >> >>> > >> >>> > *fascinating* >> >>> > >> >>> > Well, I guess I wait for pictures to show up online. 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