I don't have one. I'm still waiting for my mylar to arrive, and I was going to experiment with, e.g., Barge cement, silicon adhesive, JB Weld, etc. I'm also not above just taping it on with aluminum tape.
On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 8:39 AM ken winston caine < [email protected]> wrote: > What glue have you found that works on Mylar? > > On Jul 2, 2017 9:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/hexayurt/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/hexayurt/topics> > > - Pyramid shaped yurt with exhaust vent > <#m_-7457970869292928982_m_-6612119774705149747_group_thread_0> - 1 > Update > > Pyramid shaped yurt with exhaust vent > <http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/t/23c5d78a37ff8e08?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Steve Upstill <[email protected]>: Jul 01 08:55PM > > Re the pyramid hexayurt: this will be my third year with this design, and I > think I've solved a couple of problems. > > Problem The First: sealing the bottom. First year I just lay the base on a > tarp, and got light, wind and dust coming in the bottom. Second year I > tried trenching the walls and keeping the tarp inside, velcroing it to the > insides of the walls. Result: it was a huge pain doing the trenching in > such a way that the walls hit flat on the bottom. > > Problem The Second: with 1" walls, this design is a tad floppy in a high > wind. There was one several-hour period when I wasn't sure the thing would > survive. Plus, movement of the bottoms of the walls near their centers > makes it nearly impossible to seal the bottom (see Problem The First). > > Problem The Third: the arch shape of the front wall with the door cut out > is VERY fragile. I had to do a field repair last year, and consider myself > lucky to have made it back. I'm rebuilding the front wall today. > > Problem The Fourth: (related to #3), the front wall tends to splay > corner-to-corner, further reducing the strength of the wall and killing > your door seal. > > Okay, so now you know the context, here's my solution to all four problems > (trying it this year; results to follow). The main thing is handling the > tarp. I'm going to cut a tarp 6" wider on all sides than the yurt. I'll > mount velcro 6" up the yurt walls and on the edges of the tarp. In situ, > I'll fold the tarp up and velcro it into place, "wrapping" the base of the > yurt. This will eliminate the sealing problem *and also the structural > problems*, since it will keep the four walls from poofing outward and hold > the front wall from splaying. > > How does that work at the front wall? Easy: instead of the single "bridge" > above the door, I'm going to cut the door leaving solid wall across top > *and > *bottom; the bottom bit will secure the tarp there. > > Codicil the first: I'm also going to strength both of those "bridges" by > gluing thin flashing steel straight across (inside and out) > > Codicil the second: to keep the rain completely out, i'll glue a flap of > silver mylar just above the tarp, overlapping it. > > Any questions? > > Back to top <#m_-7457970869292928982_m_-6612119774705149747_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/hexayurt/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
