Hi Gnome, If the gator board snaps, you will need to figure out how to reinforce / repair it. With the insulation board you can literally throw/stick gorilla tape at the problem. The mylar also might be a pain to deal with / moopy.
I made a large hexayurt darkroom for pinhole photography one year, I have also made an 8' cardboard box cube house. That might be a better use of your materials. Here are some plans: http://www.burningart.com/ill_vill_2006/content/Box_House_Panel_Diagram.pdfBTW, the material costs are a bit cheaper and ease of construction make the card board box house a bit more interesting. Be sure to drink lots of water and have an excellent burn! On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Lucas González <[email protected] > wrote: > Test with h2 or h4? Appropedia.org/Hexayurt_H2 etc > El 16/05/2013 16:09, "Cody Firestone" <[email protected]> escribió: > > you may want to do a prototype before putting too much work into putting >> the foil on them, etc. i am not sure if a 1/2 inch panel has the rigidity >> to hold up on its own. >> >> also, you could simply have a camo net / shade over your hexayurt and it >> would save what seems like a lot of labor to glue mylar sheets to the >> foamboard. >> >> a prototype of a panel, then push on it, see how strong it is, even just >> a couple of panels put together hexayurt style. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Gnome <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Salutations Hexayurt Community! >>> >>> I work for a corporation making large format graphics for tradeshows and >>> exhibitions. We make a great many "Meter Panels" which consist of 1/2" >>> GatorBoard cut to a size of 38.125"x87". When the show is over, they are >>> usually reused once and then discarded. I have received permission to take >>> a few throwaways home. This summer will be my first BM, and I hear it's >>> quite a bit more enjoyable when you don't have to stay in a tent. Trying to >>> stay in the spirit of recycling and reusing materials, (in addition to >>> having a definite lack of disposable income) I'm trying to keep this >>> project in the realm of "lots-o-time and little cash." I would be >>> interested in making a folding version of whichever HY i end up making. >>> >>> Ideas: >>> >>> >>> - cut the boards down to 38.125" x 76.25" (to maintain the 1:2 ratio >>> of a 4'x8') >>> - repurpose mylar emergency blankets (spray adhesive to the board >>> and squeegee'd smooth to reflect as much energy as possible) to redirect >>> as >>> much energy as possible. >>> - try to find an alternative to the very expensive tape >>> >>> >>> Potential Cons: >>> >>> >>> - Gator not meant for insulating, not sure how efficient it will be >>> - with a foam core, not sure if structurally up to the challenge of >>> sitting in the playa heat. >>> - using smaller boards, i get a smaller structure. >>> >>> >>> I just wanted to see if anyone has done something like this before, or >>> already discounted Gator as an acceptable material. >>> >>> I think if the weather holds here in reno, I'll try a sun test with a >>> mylar and un mylar coated plank of Gator between two chairs with suspended >>> weight to see if there is much heat distortion. >>> >>> Also )(oenix, what is the info for that R-Max warehouse in fernley? >>> >>> >>> Thanks a bunch to any one who can help me out! >>> >>> >>> -Gnome >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.
