Sadly, I managed to buy velcro that didn't have its own adhesive, hence my confusion. Using the bifi for the other face makes sense, assuming it's covered in Aluminum tape. In retrospect, I have to concede that the Cordura was overkill.
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 2:30 PM Bob Hearn <bob.he...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe I misinterpreted your comment. It seems to me: > > You have two pieces to each velcro edge. One (say loops) you can stick > directly on the polyiso with its own adhesive -- or are you suggesting an > external adhesive is needed here too? The problem I experienced is, if > you're not careful it will pull the aluminum right off the board when you > try to pull the velcro apart. The velcro's own adhesive seems plenty strong > to adhere to the aluminum coating. But then I've only tested it over a > week... > > The other side of the velcro (hooks) must be extended somehow from the > adjoining polyiso piece. That's what you use cordura and barge cement for, > right? I was just asking why not just use bifi and aluminum tape for this. > I've seen reports of yurts where the permanent bifi hinges have held up for > years. And if they fail, they are easy enough to repair onsite with more > tape. > > > > On Friday, September 8, 2017 at 11:50:19 AM UTC-7, Steve Upstill (Swifty) > wrote: > >> Hmm, not sure I'm getting the picture. If there's velcro on the sticky >> side of the bifi, don't you still need to attach the other side of the >> velcro to the polyiso? >> >> But even if that improves the attachment scenario, I wouldn't trust bifi >> to hold up over years. The dry desert is pretty hard on it, even if it's >> covered. I attached my velcro to Barge-cemented Cordura. >> >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 10:45 AM Bob Hearn <bob....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Perhaps a stupid question, but what is wrong with just using 6" >>> bifilament tape, 4" on the polyiso, 2" extending out with the velcro >>> attached to it, and covering the bifi with aluminum tape? All those things >>> are already in our toolkit with no need for gluing. >>> >>> >>> On Friday, September 8, 2017 at 10:42:46 AM UTC-7, Steve Upstill >>> (Swifty) wrote: >>> >>>> 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....@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. 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