We just finished our second H15 hexayurt for Burning Man. Lessons learned: Timesavers:
- Pre-cut all the foil tape lengths for the edges at length + 1 inch (ie: 49", 97", etc) - it's much faster than measuring as you go - If you're protecting the bifiliment tape from UV (highly recommended) put the two strips of foil tape on immediately after you place the bifiliment - When using 3" foil tape to protect 6" bifiliment be very sure that you overlap the centers where they meet - otherwise the UV will burn a line right through the center - Use a Sawzall with small teeth for the cuts (everything is sweetened by a little danger) Random lessons: - Tuff-R and Super Tuff-R are not available in California (per Dow it is cost prohibitive to ship them to the West coast) - Home Depot had the best prices on R-Max - pre-check your boards to make sure they are not overly warped or damaged - Do all foam board cutting at the beginning - If you want to fold your creation into an 8x4 space the extra 2' panels cannot be taped to the walls until the playa - Don't worry about the 2x8 hinges mimicing the 8x4s - you can flip them over to match loose or wide - For the 2x8 wall additions make sure that the uncut (straightest) edge is taped to the 8x4s - the cut sides go towards the sky and ground - Remember that logo (inside) is always taped first and never looser than the foil (outside) edges - Don't forget music. :) A huge thanks to Camp Danger (and Julie) for the awesome videos and documentation. We could not have done it without you. All the best, -Jason -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
