Cool... now that we have a medium or two sorted, we can go have fun with it...
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Richard Ginn <[email protected]> wrote: > An idea: > > This is the Ikea flat pack emergency house shelter: > > https://www.google.com/search?q=ikea+flat+pack+emergency+house+shelter > > It has identical wall sections and a tarp-like roof (at least I think it's > tarp-like). > > A hexayurt could be made from 2 different wall sections, or identical wall > sections with 2 different angle connectors to make the 60-deg angle and a > flat connection. The roof would be similarly of 2 mirrored shaped panels > to make the large roof triangles. > > The yurt would not have to follow the 4x8 foot panel size. > > The joints would be made to seal because of their connection shape and the > panels would bolt together, probably with standard bolts and water-tight > washers, or something like that. > > There could be door panels, window panels, roof panels with holes for > stove pipes, etc. To connect 2 yurts a door panel would be part of the > common wall. It could have a door or just an opening. The door could be > used as a table if needed. > > One design issue is the valley between 2 yurt roofs, but if the joints are > tight it might be OK. > > Panels could be made in any way that works: Pressed hemp, injection or > rotary molded plastic, wood panels with edge connectors attached, etc. > > The panels could be made like SIPs with insulation sandwiched inside the > shell. > > So, that's the idea. > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
