As a carpet layer for many years, most of the time you can freehand pretty
easily. Use a chalkline to dust a path, probably with blue chalk on this
stuff as it's more visible. On your cuts always keep on e eye on you final
destination so you will go there, eggspecially towards the end of the cut.

Cheers,
Zen

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Julie Danger <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't have full info on Mike Henderson's panel cutting technique, but he
> says that he did them by hand having created a guide ahead of time-- he said
> it took 20 minutes to make-- but have no idea what it looked like (a cut
> sheet of 4x8 plywood perhaps? Something less wasteful?)
>
> Soon he will take me on a tour of his hexayurt techniques.
>
> About later posts (different tapes, foam panels, adhesives, etc): I'm
> thrilled with the amount of knowledge in this group!
>
> My online search is not coming up with bituthene tape, but it sounds like
> it's relatively standard hardware stuff.  Perhaps I'll have to try that in
> the desert this year (gulp!)  After testing it in the sun for a few weeks at
> home.
>
> J
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 8:23 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>   Today's Topic Summary
>>
>> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/topics
>>
>>    - Digest for [email protected] - 1 Message in 1 
>> Topic<#1306417a444eb5b5_130561a484e1911f_group_thread_0>[2 Updates]
>>
>>   Topic: Digest for [email protected] - 1 Message in 1 
>> Topic<http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/t/1dfd10dc52922f10>
>>
>>    Julie Danger <[email protected]> Jun 02 05:52PM -0700 
>> ^<#1306417a444eb5b5_130561a484e1911f_digest_top>
>>
>>    Brilliant! That is one massive building. Forgive me if you already
>>    stated
>>    this, but: how many panels does this design require?
>>
>>    About tapes: I spoke yesterday with Mike Henderson who built 40
>>    hexayurts
>>    for burning man last year. He says that if he were to do it over
>>    again,
>>    especially to make a more permanent hinged hexayurt, he would use
>>    bituthene
>>    tape. Does anyone have experience with this tape or and idea how it
>>    would/would not work?
>>
>>    Thanks all,
>>    Julie Danger
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    Mark Clark <[email protected]> Jun 03 05:07AM -0700 
>> ^<#1306417a444eb5b5_130561a484e1911f_digest_top>
>>
>>    Bituthene tape is really bulky, but it does stick, and it's pliable.
>>    It's very likely cheaper than bi-directional, which offsets it's
>>    weight/bulk/ugly factor. I'd use it for the cost savings for sure. It's a
>>    construction thing; you buy it from roofing supply window/door 
>> distribution
>>    places (more recently used for flashing where it's total overkill). Comes 
>> in
>>    a variety of widths, and available in any color you want! As long as you
>>    want black.
>>
>>
>>    Curious if Mike Henderson used a table saw or a draw-style knife for
>>    his 40 HYs.
>>
>>
>>
>>    ________________________________
>>    From: Julie Danger <[email protected]>
>>    To: [email protected]
>>    Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2011 5:52 PM
>>    Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Digest for [email protected] - 1
>>    Message in 1 Topic
>>
>>
>>    Brilliant! That is one massive building.  Forgive me if you already
>>    stated this, but: how many panels does this design require?
>>
>>    About tapes: I spoke yesterday with Mike Henderson who built 40
>>    hexayurts for burning man last year.  He says that if he were to do it 
>> over
>>    again, especially to make a more permanent hinged hexayurt, he would use
>>    bituthene tape.  Does anyone have experience with this tape or and idea 
>> how
>>    it would/would not work?
>>
>>    Thanks all,
>>    Julie Danger
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:28 AM, <[email protected]>
>>    wrote:
>>
>>      Today's Topic Summary
>>    >Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/topics
>>    > * Walls [1 Update]
>>    > Topic: Walls
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