Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-09 Thread Bob Hearn
Just that a 4x8 solid piece will be stronger than two triangles. On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 10:41:48 AM UTC-7, lemondealc wrote: > > It's only a really small section so Id think the flat roof is fine. What > is the reason for having the pics coplaner? Easier to assemble? > > On Saturday,

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-09 Thread lemondealc .
It's only a really small section so Id think the flat roof is fine. What is the reason for having the pics coplaner? Easier to assemble? On Saturday, September 9, 2017, Bob Hearn wrote: > It occurred to me that the pairs of triangles that are almost coplanar > could be made

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-09 Thread Bob Hearn
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 irregular piece into two pieces. This would seem to be a bit stronger:

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-09 Thread Bob Hearn
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 irregular piece into two pieces. This would seem to be a big stronger. So, I'm leaning this way now. Thoughts? I guess the flat top

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-07 Thread Bob Hearn
Cool, thanks, guys! So, nobody's worried about stability? I'm going to start modding my H12 as soon as I settle on attachment strategy (velcro, etc.). I think maybe I can assemble the entire thing myself with velcro, and a short stepladder. The top piece is challenging, but could maybe be

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-07 Thread lemondealc .
Great design Bob. The door is the killer feature for all lived in structures. I haven't built a hex yet. When I do, this is the design I'm going to use. Cheers. On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:15 PM, Bob Hearn wrote: > I just got back from Burning Man 2017, using an H12 I bought

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-07 Thread Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)
OH I totally wasn't understanding that until I saw the CAD model - I didn't see how the doorway worked. That's great! That would be incredibly useful because doors are hard, and being able to prefab a 4x8 door unit and just drop it into the design would be great. Nice work! V> -- *Vinay Gupta

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-07 Thread Bob Hearn
Thanks. However, maybe it's a pipe dream, but I want to be able to set it up and break it down solo. I solved for the dimensional parameters of this "5-1/2 yurt" in Mathematica (the back-wall angle, 112.4°, determines the rest of the geometry), and modeled it in Rhino, to figure out area,

Re: [hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-07 Thread Hunter
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 wrote: > I just got back from Burning Man 2017, using an H12 I bought from Reno > Hexayurt. I was pretty happy

[hexayurt] Has anyone built a yurt like this?

2017-09-07 Thread Bob Hearn
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