Just one more question: is there a socially-sanctioned solvent for cleaning up the residue left behind by old yucky tape? (I assume that cleaning it up is a good idea before bonding with contact cement, yes?) I'm thinking acetone, but others with more experience may have better ideas…
Thanks, Steve On Jul 8, 2013, at 8:21 AM, Steve Upstill <st...@upstill.net> wrote: > Thank you, Jacob! This is most useful. (…and I hope I'm not intruding too > much on group bandwidth by thanking in public.) > > Steve Upstill > On Jul 7, 2013, at 10:45 PM, Jacob Rodriguez <fractalsp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sorry, not sure about "tap plastics". The stuff I'm buying is used for >> covering furniture, or used as storm windows or whatever. Marine vinyl is >> really good. I used to think it was 4 gauge vinyl, but it's actually 12 >> gauge. Probably best to make sure it's UV treated, but mine doesn't say >> specifically and is proving itself quite well outside for the past month or >> so. No cracking or getting hard or anything. Anything that is sold to be >> used outdoors is what you're looking for. >> >> Here's a link to Amazon to give you an idea of what you want: >> http://www.amazon.com/No-Manufacturer-Gauge-Clear-Vinyl/dp/B003ZFA4LM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373261515&sr=8-1&keywords=12+gauge+vinyl >> >> I've also just updated a document that explains a lot of stuff here. One >> thing I just learned is not to use the "eco friendly" contact cement that >> cleans up with water. Use the hardcore stuff. I'm all for saving the >> environment, but the 'Woodweld' in a green can is not what you want (takes >> too long to get tacky and dry). Find the "original" stuff in the red can if >> you can. >> >> Using 4 vs 6 inches is up to you. I'm personally going with 4 inches for my >> tight hinges (giving me 2 inches of contact on either board) and then 7 inch >> strips on my loose hinges (3 inches will be taken up by my board thickness >> (1.5"), and then 2" on each surface). In my experience, that seems to be >> plenty strong. See my tests (labeled "Test") on various things. Those >> prototypes only have 1.5 inches on each board, and some of that is over >> masking tape, reducing their adhesion; they hold up pretty well. Though it >> never hurts to overbuild, and if you're doing a regular hexayurt, you won't >> use too much, so why not? On my quad dome, I have something like 136 >> joins/edges that need to be done, so I will require about 31 yds of the >> stuff. Something like that anyway. >> >> Have fun! >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
