Oops, sorry, that was the wrong link and you fellas totally right, there isn't 1/4 EMT, it was 1/2" EMT and 1" panels
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tube-Conduit-1-2-in-EMT-Conduit-101543/100400405 On Sat, Jul 18, 2015, 15:03 Alex Gorbatchev <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for the delay, I'm traveling ATM... > > The triangle's are 8x4 panels cut diagonally, so each side takes 2 panels. > This makes each side 12 feet long, for total of 144 sqft. This is a bit > smaller than similarly sized hexayurt, but more practical imo because the > space is square in shape. > > Here's the 1/4" EMT pile > > > http://m.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tube-Conduit-1-1-4-in-EMT-Conduit-101576/100400410 > > I chose this size because its thinner than the 1/2" panel. So when you cut > out a small triangular groove on the side of the panel, the 1/4 fits in > very snuggly. Then using the 6" tape you get about two inches of grip on > the panel on each side and this holds the EMT pipe very well. I the covered > the bifilament tape that would be exposed to the sun with 3" aluminum foil. > > Sorry, I'm still trying to dig out my original 3d sketch for the yurt. > I'll follow up when I do. > > Please ask more questions, I'm happy to answer :) very surprised to see > this much interest in this design. People were pretty dismissive of it when > I was originally posting the sketches :) > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2015, 14:54 Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just a clarification, please: I don't see how you can construct this out >> of 9 4x8 sheets. Each face uses one sheet whole, and two 2x8 right >> triangles. To get eight 2x8 right triangles don't you need two whole panels? >> >> ...and 1/4" EMT pipe? Really? 1/2" is the smallest I can find. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve Upstill >> >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Alex Gorbatchev < >> [email protected]> 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 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 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.
