12' diameter Quad Dome Progress Report: We got all of our panels (eight) and now everything's cut. We used an exact-o-type knife to score the thicker aluminum-layered side, then a larger box-cutter-type knife to cut down throught the foam/fiberglass and out through the other side that has the thinner, shinier aluminum covering. Not perfect lines but we were within our acceptable margin of error of 1/4". Hoping the tape will even things out a bit for us in the few places we gouged into it.
I have to mention here that I bought one of those heat knives ($20 electric one from Michaels) but when we saw the fiberglassy insides of these panels, we doubted it would work (I really have no idea if it would have - what's the melting point for glass??) Now I'm going to take it back because once we tried the knives and found out it wasn't that difficult to cut we didn't even open the package, and I could really use the $20 for more tape. Also, we upcycled two 3-n-1/2ft discarded store shelf label holders (flimsy, clear plastic that you insert the pricetags and labels into), taped together, as a big ruler/ straight edge. It worked very well, running a Sharpie down one side to make the cut lines. It think it will be our Forever Big Ruler now. We just started taping edges yesterday... omg. It's a lot of work for just two of us! I can't imagine how long it'd take to make the 20' model. Made a lot of progress though, before we had to head out to a BBQ. Finishing up tonight and starting on the hinges. Will try and post pics of the latest progress in the GoogleDocs where the presentation is and leave a note/link here. As far as a video... I don't think we'll be able to shoot one, but we'll definitely have pictures. Might make a nice slide show. By the way, we'll be staying with BRCU at the intersection of 4:30 & Anniversary. There will be a few hexayurts in camp too, as an interesting side-by-side comparison. I think it'd be great if anyone wanted to stop by and see how it all ends up. I'm curious myself.... ;) **Cassidy** P.P.P.P.S. -We're thinking of taping a tarp inside as a ground cover - that seems more logical than putting one outside/under, allowing rain/dust to creep in the bottom edges, especially with our round roof. -We're planning on putting small tape "gutters" (folded up, raised bits of foil tape) along three sides of the top roof square and possibly along some critical seams, to funnel any water away from the door and the leak-prone-by-design hinge seams on top, and towards the sunny side of the dome, for faster evaporation and cleanliness. I'm really hoping that it just doesn't rain though. Then again, double rainbows are OMG SO AWESOMME DUDE <<choke, cry, sniff>> -And I'd love to hear any ideas about ways to stake this thing down.... -Though I did lots of calculating, I'm still scared we're gonna run out of tape... And that it will be too late to order more. Nightmares!! On Aug 1, 11:29 am, Lucas González <[email protected]> wrote: > http://vimeo.com/20684153is the model quaddome i build with 14cm by 28 cm > panels (3mm thick). I found it interesting that you can cut it in different > ways, so that might mean you can build it in different ways too. > > It's really "4-roofs plus other parts", so maybe just go for Julie Danger's > way to do roofs, and start from there. Or maybe not. Hadn't thought about > the Playa. > > ... looking at your choreography ... hmm, yes, interesting! Good luck and > yes, please post pictures. Video must be hard on the playa, no? I mean, a > rebarred-barrel with a videocam inside, for video you can then turn into > 1-frame-out-of-25-frames video with ffmpeg commands? > > Lucas > > 2011/8/1 Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) <[email protected]> > > > Amazing work, guys, I'm particularly interested in the "construction > > coreography" which looks very reasonable and sane - I wasn't expecting there > > to be such a straightforwards way of doing it! > > > I look forwards to seeing pictures, and good luck! > > > V> > > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Cassidy <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> The quad dome is is a spinoff from the hexayurt concept - a nearodesic > >> that produces 0 waste. (ok, we came up with 1/2 a panel left over, in > >> theory, but I think in reality we'll need that extra piece somewhere.) > > >> We decided to go for it this year. Here's the plan. > > >> *http://tinyurl.com/3emxvkb* > >> Wondering if anyone else is trying this at Burning Man this year?? Has > >> tried it before? > >> Haven't decided on a way to strap it to the playa yet. Probably just > >> cross over the top three times to keep it from getting pushed around. > >> Possibly put tape "guides" near the top to run rope through to keep it in > >> place and not have to pierce the outside or run tape anchors from one side > >> to the other. > > >> P.S. In the name of radical self reliance, we're bringing a tent also. > >> :) -- 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.
