Hm. (thinks) Well, first up, have a roll of tape with you in case of problems. Hexayurt tape, correctly applied, will hold damn near anything together.
Second, remember the great breakthrough of the Wright Brothers wasn't inventing the aeroplane. Their real breakthrough was inventing the wind tunnel: after that, inventing the aeroplane was a pretty easy job, a ton of small models and no real safety problems! Test the hell out of it with small portions. Boards are tough to get things to stick to some times. Glue is unpredictable in the heat (hairdryer?) Loads applied over time can cause glue to creep, like duct tape does. Are the adhesives stable? I really think something like this can work, but I think it's going to require methodical testing on samples to get something sorted. I've always wondered about lacing. Eyelets every three inches, and then just lash the hexayurt together. Finally, watch for the metal skin just tearing right off. Happens with tape if the forces is at the wrong angle, for example. That's a big reason for pre-taping the panels, so that the fastening-tape is sticking to tape, rather than to the much more delicate metal surface. Good luck, and please document everything! Vinay -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
