Yeah, I like the velcro solution a lot (I had essentially zero tape usage this year). But Barge Cement was not a magic-bullet solution to gluing it down. Do we have a definitive adhesive for attaching to the foil? That seems to me the major weakness of this whole hexayurt scenario. Should be possible though, right, since bifi does such a good job adhering?...
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 10:29 AM Bob Hearn <bob.he...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ah, thanks for that insight. I'm leaning towards velcroing mine. But this > year I had velcro straps for securing my swamp cooler to the yurt, and yes, > I tore off some aluminum breaking it down. > > > On Friday, September 8, 2017 at 10:19:19 AM UTC-7, Steve Upstill (Swifty) > wrote: > >> Be careful with that industrial-strength Velcro. It's not necessarily the >> case that stronger is better, since its internal bond can easily be >> stronger than whatever you use to glue it down to the polyiso. I still >> struggle with the ends of mine coming unglued from the panel on teardown, >> to say nothing of its grabbiness as a stumbling block when >> stacking/unstacking panels. >> >> I've got a truncated-pyramid "Aztec" yurt, not a hexi, but I wish there >> was Velcro that was a little less enthusiastic. >> >> On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:38 PM Jeremy Shaw <jer...@n-heptane.com> wrote: >> > I beveled mine (the hard way). Totally worth it. Makes the whole thing fit >>> together nicely. I can ratchet strap it down nice and tight and it is very >>> solid. >>> >>> You can also save time on the playa by using 2" Wide Industrial Strength >>> Velcro Tape. Then when you get to the playa you just velco everything >>> together, and at the end you undo the velcro and pack it up. No waste and >>> faster setup and breakdown. >>> >>> - jeremy >>> >> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 2:37 PM, rymar <ryanma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> I haven't come across an easy way to bevel edges of yurt but on 1" >>>> thickness panels does it make a difference? I would like to get as much >>>> taping done before I get to the playa and am wondering if I should bevel or >>>> not. Thanks. >>>> >>> -- >>>> 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 hexayurt+u...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> >>>> 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 hexayurt+u...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com. >> >> >>> 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. > 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
