Hi! AlNoel, I'm glad to see somebody trying the extrusions/clips approach. We kicked it around in 2008 or 2009 but instead chose to develop the tape option, largely because of the manufacturing difficulties of getting extrusions made without a substantial market lined up. I'm glad you've figured out an affordable way to do this!
Couple of things we found worth pondering: 1) Tiny variations in materials thickness can make a big difference to clip grip strength 2) water handling - the top edge of the clip can get water under it, which will flow up-and-under to the side of the panel or even inside the unit, again largely depending on grip strength I hope you'll post lots of pictures of the clips: if it works, it would be a viable option to get them manufactured at the angles needed for the six-sided geometries, which would be great for everybody! Good luck, and keep us posted. Vinay On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Al Noel Sansolis <the118ta...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi guys, > With all the preparations for burning man, I do not have time to build a > sexy hexayurt. I do have time to assemble a rectangular yurt with tapeless > joints. > I have engineered reusable joints that slip fit over the edges of 1"x4'x8' > sheets; I call them yurtclipz. They will be made from recycled plastic or > aluminum. Depending on your imagination, the layout options are endless. > The configurations are based on 4'x8' modules all with 8' ceilings. > I'm fabricating a set for me and my friends and was wondering if anyone > one else might be interested. The more sets ordered, the more economical > it is but we're aiming for $190/set for the 160 sq.ft configuration, 19 > sheets required. If you're interested, I will deliver the set to you on > the playa because they won't be done until the 21st. I'm in the LA area > but I don't mind delivering it to you on the playa assuming 1000 sets > aren't ordered! > > I'm sure you have questions but I wanted to keep this short and find out > if it's even worth mentioning. I have digital 3D models, drawings, 3D > printed models, and quotes. > Please let me know what you think! > > Thanks for your time, > AlNoel S. > > -- > 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. > > > -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://bit.ly/gupta_arc <http://bit.ly/gupta_arc%20>- the Gupta State Failure Management Archive http://bit.ly/gupta_ark - or see it directly on Archive.org http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://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 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.
