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www.wildcherrywoodworks.com (my business)
www.mainechopstick.com (my other business)
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www.curlymaplechronicles.blogspot.com (my personal blog)
And thank you XJ35S.
I am looking towards both, a commercially available option as well as a DIY tutorial but at the moment I don't have much to share on that front. As things develop I'll start a thread in the vendor section for the commercial option and will probably start a seperate build thread down the road.
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I understand the concern but it really has been a non-issue for me. To be honest though, I haven't used 1 version long enough to say what happens after a year or more of frequent use. That's the beauty of seam sealer though, you can always throw a little more on if a problem develops.
I may do an experiment and sew a couple of seams up, one without reinforcement and one with the reinforcement as I described to do some water retention tests. Of course, pics/video or it didn't happen....
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This thing looks like the result of putting a regular hex tarp through some kind of complex math equation. Hex^2 + 2.5?
Fantastic job. Am I understanding correctly in that your experiments with tension of each panel were conducted by sewing a new tarp every time? No applying and re-adjusting basting tape? I'm surprised it only took 5 years... holy cow.
Thanks kbrooks!
No, not every experiment involved making a whole new fly. I'm not that rich. ;-) I have dulled multiple seam rippers and for most of that time I was using silnylon, so basting tape was not an option. Just made the switch to poly with PU about a year ago which forced me to go back to the drawing board. Poly behaves very different than nylon when finding that tension balance. At least by that time I had improved skills and equipment to speed the redesign along.
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