To be fair, bevelling edges is largely aesthetic rather than functional. It's a nice-to-have, but the simplest approach (I think Camp Danger hinges) is not bevelled, and very widely used.
It's not a bad process, the DIY approach, but it is a major undertaking with everything else going on pre-Burn. Check with Julie Danger, she might be running building workshops again in SF? V> -- *Vinay Gupta * * [email protected] <[email protected]> * *http://re.silience.com* <http://re.silience.com> *Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest* UK Cell : +44 (0)7500 895568 Twitter/Skype/Gtalk: hexayurt "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 7:35 AM, Dan March <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Taylor, > > I'm actully more in SF right now but yurt production is in LA... and > difficult to move to SF. I'm offering kits because creating really nice > yurts is a complicated and time-consuming business. Sure, you can slap > together some boards and maybe make out ok, but no one's first attempt is > likely to be what they'd aspire to in terms of quality. Of course, you can > get all kinds of advice, hints, etc. online, and if you're going to go > ahead, you definitely should do that... a lot. Your first few bevel cuts > might be better than butting together un-cut edges and expecting gaps... or > not. Performance improves with both experience and putting together tools > that help you do a better, cleaner, more reliable job. > > The most difficult thing to control without special tooling and experience > is the bevel angle. Taping is better done by people with experience, but > simple care and patience goes a long way too. Another problem people face > is simply handling a dozen or more sheets of material. If you like, I > could simply pick up and do all the major cuts, bring them up to you and > let you take it from there. I could order and bring tape... or not. But > you could then have a taping party and get all the bits ready and packaged > up for transport, delivery and assembly on the playa. You could also > figure out all the other things that make the yurt experience more > enjoyable, such as swamp coolers (good because yurts' insulation makes it > worthwhile), power-making so you can have lights, run swamp coolers, > ventillation, have good tiedowns, etc. > > Here's one simple tip: when cutting diagonally across a sheet to make a > roof panel, use a full sheet of plywood to make a table that supports your > board well. Use a corner-to-corner straightedge and a guide with another > guide to hold your knife or whatever at a true 90 degrees through the whole > cut. If you waver around, the two halves won't fit together well and your > dimensions could grow after taping - leading to an odd taping situation > where the roof's circumference is larger the walls. > > Happy to answer specific questions - and good luck!! > > ~ Dan > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Taylor Buckman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey Dan, >> >> We have a few people in SF looking to build a few Hexayurts. Could we >> come learn from and help you one day if you are local? Would love to get >> some tips and tricks so we don't mess up our first attempts! >> >> >> On Saturday, May 31, 2014 11:55:12 AM UTC-7, BurnerDan wrote: >> >>> Hey James et al. ~ >>> >>> Great to see all the east o' ponders! >>> >>> Yes! We've set up tooling for a little production line - cutting, >>> beveling, pre-taping, etc. for R-Max panels (so far, consensus + resident >>> guru-queen of playa yurtdom, Julie Danger seem focused on the 1.5" thick >>> board). Although we can do 4, 6 or 8' high walls, the recommendation is 6' >>> - also a Julie fav. So that's 15 panels. >>> >>> Then there are two more questions: >>> >>> Accessories - ranging from tape/extra tape to swamp coolers to powered >>> ventilation, filtration, PV with or without batteries generators, lighting, >>> upgraded windows, door and the famous Yurt Skirt. >>> >>> Transport. If I get sufficient commitment, I can go from offering to >>> bring one yurt to many. It would be very handy to just make it, and >>> transport it - dropping/picking up at your campsite. Have you figured out >>> storage? >>> >>> ~ Dan >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:37 AM, James O'Toole <james....@ >>> ellenmacarthurfoundation.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Burner Dan, >>>> >>>> My friends and I are travelling from the UK and Ireland for our second >>>> burn, we really want to build our own yurts but I'm concerned that we won't >>>> be able to do the necessary prep in the home depot carpark. Are you doing >>>> pre-produced or semi-prepared yurts for 2014? >>>> >>>> There is around 10-12 of us, so we probably need at least 2 yurts I >>>> reckon. >>>> >>>> Any advice/info would be very welcome. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> James. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, 22 May 2014 16:04:10 UTC+1, BurnerDan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Dave ~ I'm set up to make and even transport yurts. Just >>>>> finished another 6' one I'm using to display clever add-ons including >>>>> caravan-themed engineering upgrades that prevent the most common >>>>> damage/wear/failure points, such as a light wood door on real hinges with >>>>> threshold but still packs flat. Getting pics today. >>>>> >>>>> Another thematic/engineering up-grade is my "Yurt Skirt" - which >>>>> replaces the traditional rope "halo" to which the lines going to the >>>>> stakes >>>>> are attached. I just brought the halo down to about 1.5' above the roof >>>>> edge, turned it into webbing. Then I further stabilized and decorated it >>>>> by grabbing the most distinctive detail of a caravan tent - the >>>>> stripped/patterned lower edge of a classic caravan tent roof - so the >>>>> lunar >>>>> lander yurt is now dressed for the occasion. Webbing loops at each corner >>>>> provide an attachment point for a line (could be cargo webbing with >>>>> ratchet) to a stake. Engineering-wise, this protects the delicate foam >>>>> board by covering a vulnerable point and spreading the tie-down load. >>>>> >>>>> I met and spoke at length with Julie Danger (Camp Danger) and her yurt >>>>> collaborator/dad/rocket scientist at Maker Fair last weekend, sharing yurt >>>>> engineering, etc. They were also fascinated by my work exploring Hexacomb >>>>> boards. I'm prototyping & testing that material now to see if I can >>>>> bullet-proof it against Playa - rain's the biggie. Structurally, it's >>>>> great - very rigid, costs less, and (unless I have to add stuff that's not >>>>> a good idea to burn) could be consigned to the flames on departure. If >>>>> you >>>>> know anyone interested in another eco-engineering project I'm looking at - >>>>> bringing a paletized gassifier/generator project done in Berkeley (as >>>>> roving art car/trash-truck-battery-charger) that could seriously >>>>> reduce the Burning Man carbon footprint - let me know. >>>>> >>>>> How many yurts were you looking for? >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> 310 709 0563 - voice/text >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:30 AM, Dave Mansfield <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Dan >>>>>> >>>>>> We're looking for a 6ft yurt if you're sourcing any and would love to >>>>>> maybe get involved with a group purchase if it were possible? >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:54:20 PM UTC+10, BurnerDan wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Kaya - I'm also building and possibly transporting. Let me know >>>>>>> what you are looking for, size-wise, etc. >>>>>>> Dan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:35:52 PM UTC-7, Kaya Kachigian wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Brent, I too am looking for a pre made hexayurt. You still around? >>>>>>>> Kaya >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:38:41 AM UTC-7, Brent Williams Bright >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey Matt, where are you located? I am near Santa Cruz,CA. What >>>>>>>>> size hexayurt do you want? I am putting together a hexayurt build >>>>>>>>> group in >>>>>>>>> my area. Let me know. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:03:43 PM UTC-7, Matthew Stone wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I know its lame, but I just looked at the # of days until I leave >>>>>>>>>> for the burn and the amount of work I have left to do, and there's >>>>>>>>>> no way >>>>>>>>>> I'm going to be able to build a hexayurt on top of the other >>>>>>>>>> projects I'm >>>>>>>>>> working on. Was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy one or >>>>>>>>>> had one >>>>>>>>>> to sell. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Matt >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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