Thanks Jacob! Your notes say you used 4 gauge vinyl. But, I can easily get it in 8 and 10 gauge (and beyond) as well. Do you think that 8 gauge would be better do to it being stronger? Or worse, because it will be harder to fold?
- jeremy On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Jacob Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > go for it!! I've been leaving my test subject out in the sun every day since > I built it, and the vinyl hasn't shown any signs of wear. The contact cement > has gotten a little browner, but I can't pull or push that thing apart. The > boards will break/bend first. > > I even left it on the car roof one time and drove off; got to about 20mph > before I realized what that banging noise was. The board broke as it bent > backward over the car rack. The board was cracked, but the vinyl was perfect > and the board still seems to be in good condition. > > I would recommend not to pre-tape your edges, at least not the ones that > you're going to eventually cover with vinyl and cement. The tape undermines > the adhesion of the contact cement, which is more than excellent. It's as > good, if not better than the bonding of the foil to the foam, fo sho!! > > -- > 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.
