Ah, it was a plywood hexayurt, right? Do you have any pictures of it when it was up, and now?
If you don't have a blog to document on, you could do a page on appropedia, or even easier, a Google Doc that's set to be publically accessible. Useful lessons there to learn, and thank you for letting us know what happened to it! I do need to set u the Hexayurt Failures page on Appropedia too, where we can capture this stuff and learn from it. Best, Vinay On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:37 PM, The Distinguished ... <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 01:00 -0400, Richard Ginn wrote: >> Do you have photos or drawings of how it failed? > > I should take photos, but basically the ratcheting strap that was > holding the walls in (and transferring the force to the ground) got > broken under unfortunate circumstances, so it stayed, free-standing > except for a few drywall screws pretty much all New England winter until > the last major snowstorm in which the downward force was too much the > walls exploded outward and the roof fell straight down. > > Percy > >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:28 PM, The Distinguished ... >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well ... the band went on my pentayurt, and it lasted all but >> the last >> snowfall, before the weight caused the walls to shear outward, >> so I'm >> going to rebuild sometime this summer, and, since I'm >> rebuilding, I >> thought I'd try the h13. Is there a printable paper model pdf >> somewhere, or sketchup designs of it? >> >> >> http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=4424f713497456b55cec6f2fc6dab36c&prevstart=0 >> is everything but. >> >> There is also rumors of a H14 ... although, that is starting >> to look >> like a long-house and might have wind-sheer problems from one >> side ... >> >> Of course, looking like a more traditional structure might >> make it more >> acceptable ... >> >> Thanks! >> >> Percy >> >> >> On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 17:44 -0700, dylan toymaker wrote: >> > vinay, >> > >> > where is the sketchup repository? >> > >> > i have a model i can clean up to post there. >> > >> > i put up another h13 picture post on my blog, showing doors >> and >> > whatnot. >> > >> >> http://dylantoymaker.net/toybox/2011/04/27/h13-insulated-yurt-assembly/ >> > >> > i'll see if scott has the angle details somewhere to share. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Apr 27, 8:38 am, [email protected] wrote: >> > > Don't do it this way. Use the H13 design instead. It's >> much better. >> > > >> > > http://www.google.com/search?q=H13%20hexayurthas lots of >> pictures and details! >> > > >> > > Bevels: >> > > 1. wall-to-wall boards meet at 120 degrees >> > > 2. wall-to-roof boards meet at 120 degrees >> > > 3. roof-to-roof boards meet at 150 degrees >> > > >> > > Bevels are therefore 30 degrees on each board for the >> first two, and 15 for the third. >> > > >> > > I haven't calculated the angles for the H13's extended >> roof in Sketchup but it only takes a minute - there's a >> protractor tool that measures the angle between panels. Could >> somebody take a crack at that please? Dylan, is there an H13 >> model in the sketchup model repository? >> > > >> > > I haven't figured out the best way to do a Burning Man H13 >> yet, but I think it's a fairly linear extension of the >> standard hexayurt approach. Guy-and-anchor the 8' wall side >> *really* well, though - that *will* catch the wind. >> > > >> > > The H13 hexayurt was designed by Scott Davis and Dylan >> Toymaker and it's my recommended design for most purposes now. >> I love the symmetry and absolute purity of the original >> hexayurt, but the H13 doorway and interior space are much more >> liveable - for just one more 4x8 sheet. It's a *great* piece >> of work. >> > > >> > > The H13 hasn't been built at Burning Man yet, so there >> will be a learning curve, but I think it's the way to go! >> > > >> > > Vinay >> > > >> > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Icarus <[email protected]> >> > > >> > > Sender: [email protected] >> > > Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:27:41 >> > > To: hexayurt<[email protected]> >> > > Reply-To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: [hexayurt] 8 foot door question, and beveling >> edges >> > > >> > > My question is based on this picture >> > > >> > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/1332624694/ >> > > >> > > My question is how long do you extend the roof panels to >> get the door >> > > side to rise up to 8 feet. I assume 2 feet on each side? >> > > >> > > Also, what angle do the edges for the same Hexayurt need >> to be beveled >> > > for the wall panels and the roof panels. Obviously the >> door side will >> > > be different, as I am more concerned about the other five >> sides. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > 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 hexayurt >> [email protected]. >> > > For more options, visit this group >> athttp://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 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 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]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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