I'd be interested to know how big your magnets were, and where you placed them. Did you use magnet-to-magnet, or magnet-to-metal? I was using magnet-to-metal thinking that magnets (2 of them on same side) would hold a steel plate well enough. The door I made was rectangular, approx. 36" tall by 30" wide. Bevelled at 30 degrees on two edges only, the top edge and the edge opposite the hinge.
For the most part there was enough friction on the bottom edge (no bevel) that the door would stay closed, and there wasn't enough wind at nighttime to push it open. For daytime, I threw a pair of shoes or water jugs against it to keep it shut when I was away. Next year I have to re-do the magnets or make a handle with latch. Barge glue was the best stuff for the job in my experiments, and I tried: 2-ton epoxy, superglue, DAP CC, silicone sealant (RTV), Liquid Nails and some others. Most wouldn't hold onto the aluminum even at room temperatures. I was surprised Liquid Nails didn't work well, its product brief indicated one of its applications was insulation foam board. --Wolf On Monday, January 27, 2014 11:55:23 PM UTC-5, Jeremy Shaw wrote: > > Yeah, I think my contact cement did soften on the playa. I used enough > and wide enough strips that it all stayed together. I'll look into > barge glue next time. > > I also used neodymium magnets for the door latches. If anything, they > were almost too strong. Definitely did not have any issues with the > door opening when it shouldn't. Not sure if it was the magnets or some > other aspect of the door. I had on oval shaped door that was beveled > at 45° -- wider on the outside than the inside. That means the wind > could not possibly blow the door in -- it would instead have to > somehow suck the door out. > > - jeremy > > -- 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.
