How do you attach the rope to the rebar? On Aug 23, 2011, at 7:48 AM, Chasomatic <chasma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use straight rebar. I have a "Rebar Pounder" that I made out of a > heavy weight and short piece of electrical conduit. It acts like a > slide hammer and the rebar jumps into the playa. I also place my rebar > right next to the side of the Hexayurt (between 2 corners) this allows > me to run a rope from each corner anchor and not trip people walking > by. > > My question is about the tape seal between the yurt and tarp. Right > now I'm thinking of using blue painters tape (wide as possible). This > seal isn't structural as far as I know and the painters tape should > pull off the foil with no damage. Comments? > > Charlie > > On Aug 23, 7:14 am, Steve Upstill <upst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I still love my U's: take two pieces of long (two or three feet) galvanized >> slightly larger than the rebar and insert half the rebar in each, leaving a >> gap of an inch or two. Stand on one, use the other to bend. Presto! a tight >> U that drives in and pulls out like a dream, with no shin hazard. >> >> -- >> Standard Note: You may or may not know that I'm blogging Krys's and my >> eating life in New Zealand. Tune in to eatinginorinoco.blogspot.com and see >> what's got the media in an uproar. >> >> On Aug 22, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Phil Dirt wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I've tried the candy cane method and the staple method and found them >>> very difficult to pound into the playa. The rebar tends to vibrate and >>> the vibration absorbs much of the force of the sledge hammer. This >>> year I'l be trying the acute L approach. Heat the rebar with a torch >>> and bend the top 2.5-3" to an acute angle, about 100ยบ from the long >>> end. This will lock in the guy rope and still bury the end of the >>> rebar into the playa. You can still trip on the guy rope. Also, easy >>> to pull out with a chain and trailer hitch. >> >>> On Aug 22, 4:06 am, Julie Danger <juliedan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hey all, I'm catching up (very late!) on my gmail. >> >>>> Saw some stuff on rope halos, thought I'd put my two cents in: >> >>>> I like a really long rope for the halo itself, because I want to be able to >>>> reach it and adjust things. It's quite long because I can't really reach >>>> much more than 3 foot up the roof. We use a pretty thick rope (about 1/2 >>>> inch?) for the halo. We use quite small diameter rope for the guy lines >>>> because you can make really good knots with smaller rope--more like what is >>>> sold as "clothesline." Mr Camp of Camp-Danger is the rigging/rockclimbing >>>> expert, this wisdom he imparts on to me. >> >>>> As for rebar, I cannot stop recommending *'rebar staples.'* You can make >>>> your own out of thinner rebar-- bend them into a croquet wicket shape with >>>> a >>>> vice or anything that will hold them still. Pound them into the ground in >>>> the shape of an upsidedown teardrop, with the ends touching. They pull out >>>> very easily and don't leave an exposed sharp thing to trip on. I however >>>> manage to trip over my guy wires anyway. >> >>>> Additionally I am playa-testing some alternative tapes this year, to see if >>>> we can find something more UV resistant than the bidirectional filament >>>> tape. If you have a sample or recommendation, contact me! >> >>>> Happy burning everyone! >>>> Julie Danger >> >>>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:01 AM, <hexayurt+nore...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> Today's Topic Summary >> >>>>> Group:http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/topics >> >>>>> - Rope Halo <#131aa21138504097_group_thread_0> [2 Updates] >> >>>>> Topic: Rope >>>>> Halo<http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/t/6ab2ca3932dd9ee> >> >>>>> aQui <luckya...@gmail.com> Aug 07 08:59AM -0700 >>>>> ^<#131aa21138504097_digest_top> >> >>>>> I'm thinking of using 6 tie down straps to secure the rope halo. >>>>> Using the hooks to tie in to the halo, and the middle of the strap >>>>> looping through the rebar candy canes. >> >>>>> If i was going to do this with six ratcheting tie downs how long would >>>>> I need them to be? >> >>>>> Also, any ideas for protecting the edges of the yurt the tie downs >>>>> would be rubbing against? >> >>>>> Also, do you think it necessary to wrap the rebar in something so the >>>>> tie down straps aren't being worn thru? >> >>>>> Much love to this group, >> >>>>> aQui >> >>>>> Richard Ginn <richardg...@gmail.com> Aug 07 04:31PM -0400 >>>>> ^<#131aa21138504097_digest_top> >> >>>>> Climbing ropes, especially those with a core that is not visible, are >>>>> sometimes laid over carpeting so the sharp edge of the rock doesn't >>>>> wear >>>>> them out. That would probably work for the rebar. >> >>>>> Maybe a thicker carpeting mat would work for the roof/wall edge? Or >>>>> maybe >>>>> the force of the tie down would still damage the edge, so something to >>>>> spread the force out over a longer distance might be needed. If you >>>>> could >>>>> safely split a plastic pipe down the middle that might work, like with >>>>> a >>>>> band saw? Cutting plastic pipe that way is a recipe for cutting your >>>>> hand >>>>> open too, so be careful. >> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "hexayurt" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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. >>> To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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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