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 >> -- >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- Zen Sculptor www.zenondudasculpture.com -- 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.
