One more question about beveling. As I convert my unbeveled H12 to a
beveled 5-1/2 yurt, I'm finding that beveling edges that have already been
taped is a pain in the ass. But removing the tape first seems to be an even
bigger pain in the ass.
I am beveling like this:
I'm rebuilding my H12 into a 5 1/2-yurt. The leftover tape is a pain for
beveling (panels were unbeveled), but more importantly, when I apply the
new hinging I don't think I want to do it over old tape, even if was
protected with aluminum. But trying to remove it just messes up the panel.
Yes,
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> Bob Hearn <bob.he...@gmail.com <mailto:bob.he
I bought a Reno Hexayurt this year. Overall I was happy with it. Anyone who
has any business owning a hexayurt is aware that the tape seams need to be
covered in aluminum, and indeed I bought two rolls of aluminum tape from
Reno Hexayurts and covered the seams on the playa. But (1) it would be
One thing I haven't seen mentioned anywhere is that beveling a 1" hexayurt
reduces the area by 4 square feet. Not a big deal when you start at 166,
but for some of the smaller designs, maybe so.
I'm debating the tradeoff for my custom-designed yurt which nominally has
138 sf. But yes, the
e 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:
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>> Ah, thanks for that insight. I'
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:
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> Be careful with
ves 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:
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>> Perhap
My best guess for their practice of not taping with aluminum is the
assumption that most buyers will not be re-using the yurt the next year, or
will be modifying it. Sadly, perhaps for most it is in fact disposable...
it is much cheaper than renting an RV.
Ironically I spent hours taping to
is worse for rain...
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On Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 5:25:00 PM UTC-7, Bob Hearn wrote:
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> Cool, thanks,
gt; On Saturday, September 9, 2017, Bob Hearn <bob@gmail.com >
> wrote:
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>> It occurred to me that the pairs of triangles that are almost coplanar
>> could be made coplanar, and thus made into solid 4x8 panels, if I'm willing
>> to split the top irr
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So, I'm leaning this way now. Thoughts? I guess the flat top is worse for
rain...
On Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 5:25:00 PM UTC-7, Bob Hearn wrote:
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> Cool,
I just got back from Burning Man 2017, using an H12 I bought from Reno
Hexayurt. I was pretty happy with it (especially when attached to my large
swamp cooler), but a campmate (also bought Reno H12) and I are wondering
how best to (1) increase the door height, and (2) speed up set up / break
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> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 12:12 AM, Bob Hearn <bob@gmail.com
> > wrote:
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>> Tha
>
> Velcro has been good to us. ~10 mins setup time. You need one tall person
> inside for teardown and two people outside.
>
> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 6:15 PM, Bob Hearn <bob@gmail.com
> > wrote:
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>> I just got back from Burning Man 2017, using an H12 I bou
ce 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@gmail.com >
> wrote:
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>> Maybe I misinterpreted your comment. It seems to me:
>>
After I'd explained my new yurt design (see older posts) at a conference a
while back, a physicist friend of mine came up to me and said "I'll never
understand why everyone goes with aluminum-coated panels -- it's such a bad
idea".
He explained that aluminum is optically gray (not an
or is there a
> better suggestion?
>
> Also, would be great to hear about real life use!
>
> I'm not going to BM but would like to make a cardboard model!
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, 06:02 Bob Hearn, >
> wrote:
>
>> So... here it is! The 5-1/2 yurt.
>>
>
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