It is pretty much a matter of personal preference. There is no building code in action here.
As for cloth hinges, I would think use four 6/32 machine screws with fender washers on both sides. About the stakes, I would prefer using pet tether stakes. They can be purchased at a pet store. They ar spiral, and hust screw into the ground. Some say they don't hold well enough, but I would think they would exceed the ability of spikes. KrazyKorny (Krazy, not stupid) On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:19 PM, jrusoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Vinay, > If I was happy to have half as many "up and over" straps tied down to > the play, could I simply run those straps up over the roof seams where > the cloth seam is on the inside? Seems like a reasonable trade off if > 6 or 8 tie downs seem enough. I won't ask you to endorse using fewer > tie downs, but I'd be pretty confortable with 6 hefty 18 inch spikes > holding my hexayurt down. > > Do you have any advice on cloth hinges? I'm seriously tempted to use > construction adhesive and heavy denim or canvas for hinges. Any > advice? > Thanks, > JR > > On Jul 17, 3:33 pm, "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Right now, I don't recommend folding hexayurts for the playa. Here's why. > > > > On a regular hexayurt, the tape straps go from the stake to a rope to > > the tape anchor, up the strap to the peak of the roof, back down, to > > the opposite tape anchor, to the rope, to the opposite peg. Twelve > > times. It's a ton of tape, and a fair bit of work, but the result is a > > structure which is Going To Stay On The Ground Through More Or Less > > Anything. > > > > Even with corners cut this structure stands. I'm quite proud (and of > > you too, hexayurt builders!) of the low failure rates at Burning Man. > > > > Folding hexayurts, however, tend to have a different structure. Tent > > peg to rope to tape anchor... then up to the peak. And that's it. Each > > tape anchor is stuck to the side of a roof piece, but it doesn't have > > the up-and-over quality of the unbroken strap. There may be a way of > > taping them so that they do actually behave better, but I never > > figured it out. > > > > The big difference is whether the building is held to the ground by > > the *tensile* strength of the tape - a single unbroken band up and > > over - or by the *adhesive* strength of the tape holding the tape to > > the slope of the roof. It's a substantial difference in structural > > terms, because the up-and-over strap won't fail by "skinning" the > > building and just tearing off down the side. > > > > Now, this said, people are building folders, and they aren't blowing > > over. And they're beautiful and elegant and fast and many other good > > things. And there might be approaches, like up-and-over taping on the > > *wall* pieces, and then a zipper that holds the roof on. Or something. > > > > But this is generally speaking the issue with folders. You've got the > > essence of the how in the email below. Also cutting angles on the edge > > of each board is more-or-less necessary for folders, although I've > > tried them without it. > > > > Hope this is helpful, > > > > Vinay > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:08 PM, jrusoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm planning to bring a hexayurt to the playa this year, and wondering > > > if I can make a partially folding hexayurt. The info I've seen on them > > > lead me to believe that I can make all the sides fold into one stack. > > > Is that correct? To do this do I tape every other seem on the opposite > > > side? Do you make this by using the 6 inch tape, or do I have to build > > > clothe hinges? Would a simple canvas strip glued onto the sheets work > > > as a hinge? I've seen a writeup where someone build k-hinges, but > > > that's more sewing than I can tackle. It seems like having things > > > partially assembled would save a load of time during setup. > > > Thanks for your help, > > > JR > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hexayurt" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Vinay Gupta > > Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest > > > > http://hexayurt.com- free/open next generation human shelteringhttp:// > hexayurt.com/plan- the whole systems, big picture vision > > > > "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an > > invincible summer" - Albert Camus > > > > Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt > > UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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