HI Anna, One thing that I did find very, very useful was to make a model using foam core. It really helped me figure out on which face of the panels to put the hinges and how to orient the panels so that the logo would be on the inside (or outside if you prefer.)
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Milt Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anna, > > This is my first burning man and first hexayurt, so I've just been trying > to eek out information a little at a time as I go along. I pretty much > followed the blog at Design Mills. > ( > http://www.designmills.com/2010/08/08/building-a-folding-rigid-insulation-hexayurt/ > ) > You can see all the questions that I asked on the blog. John was very > patient answering them. > I'm adding a couple of small windows and some furnace filters for > ventilation. Also, a piece of aluminum angle along the bottom edge beneath > the door to add a little rigidity. > > Milt > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Anna Olivia Moore < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Milt and Tim, >> >> I'll be doing a 6' stretch for Burning Man this year. My first hexayurt >> ever. Any tips specific to this model are welcome! >> >> Thanks, >> Anna >> >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Tim Hohne <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Milt, >>> >>> I assume this is for Burning Man. >>> >>> What your describing sounds very much like what I did last year with my >>> 6' stretch. >>> It worked out fine. You'll have extra tape (6" bi-filament - nothing >>> else) and rope to overcome any last minute snags. >>> With 6 tie down points you won't have trouble. >>> >>> Tim >>> "Beaker" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Milt Fisher <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Is it imperative that the tape anchors go all the way over the top to >>>> the other side? >>>> >>>> I'm making a 6' stretch hexayurt and have 4 anchors, 2 on each of the 8' >>>> sides. I'd like to add an anchor on each end where the two 4' panels join, >>>> with the tape just extending up to the roof ridge, but not necessarily >>>> extending the full length of the ridge. Will that work? Is there a better >>>> way to add anchors to the ends? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Milt >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to >>> grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all." >>> — Douglas Adams (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency) >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
