what did you use to groove the panel edges? would it be possible to glue the EMT into the grooves instead of using tape?
does an EMT to EMT edge held with wire ties create a seam that can't be penetrated by windblown dust? On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Alex Gorbatchev <[email protected] > wrote: > Long edges were grooved and I added 1/4" EMT pipe. The pipes were then > taped with 6" bi-filament tape, then taped again with 3" aluminum foil tape > to protect from UVs. I then drilled 4 holes in each pipe for zip ties. The > EMT pipe acted as cage reinforcement AND a place to hook zip ties into. > Does that make sense? > > > > --- > http://twitter.com/alexgorbatchev > http://github.com/alexgorbatchev > http://npmawesome.com > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Beacon Sway <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Are the edges beveled or just 90 degrees with tape?? >> >> >> On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 5:49:51 PM UTC-4, Alex Gorbatchev wrote: >>> >>> Hey friends! >>> >>> Want to share my shelter / "hexayurt" from Burning Man 2014. This was >>> made from 9 standard 8x4' RMax 1" panels with a custom roof and a wind mill >>> exhaust. I added 1/4 EMT pipe to each vertical panel edge and connected all >>> panels with heavy duty zip ties which made assembly and disassembly >>> possible in 10-15 minutes. It's about 7.5' tall in the middle and 12x12' >>> wide. Comfortably held a queen size air bed, small table with two benches 4 >>> crates with clothing. >>> >>> The windmill worked amazingly well. During stronger winds and dust gusts >>> it was actually sucking out more dust from inside the yurt and kept the >>> place even cleaner. There are two small air filters installed in walls >>> opposite to the camera view. >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gSdNEKPgpdI/VY3Ho3mkogI/AAAAAAACHf8/1eOLjk91MLU/s1600/P1050857.JPG> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/hexayurt/I8XXijf_jgg/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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.
