I will likely try to build this, yeah, given some of the advice I can gather here if it can be done or not! Probably test it earlier, since structural failure on the playa is not a scenario I will accept. I haven't brained anything yet on how to attach the steeple to the roof. commercial grade velcro maybe? I'm not completely against the idea of a center-post or beam support, but that's more of a plan B at this point.
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) < [email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, this is absolutely gorgeous! > > Great work, Dan, that looks like an absolute ton of fun. Are you planning > on building it at Burning Man this year? > > Vinay > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM, DanBrown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is this design pushing yurt technology too far? I made two functional >> models. The thickness is not to scale in these models (#1 very thick to >> study folding technique, thinner but still thicker than scale in model #2), >> and if folds nicely into two flat pieces. It will have plastic bottle >> lighting in the tower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGbSnDLSDo). When >> collapsed into its two parts, it will be 26" thick and should sandwich >> nicely between two 4'x8' plywood sheets. >> >> So, am I doing anything wrong? Will this work or is it too far out? >> >> http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4834/37786110150567837462646.jpg >> >> http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5266/37954410150570860952646.jpg >> >> http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/3461/30229510150570881647646.jpg >> >> http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/5783/38333310150570905892646.jpg >> >> http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6862/38577210150571226562646.jpg >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/QpI2-c5PdxkJ. >> 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://bit.ly/gupta_arc <http://bit.ly/gupta_arc%20>- the Gupta State > Failure Management Archive > http://bit.ly/gupta_ark - or see it directly on Archive.org > > 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. > 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.
