Difference between revisions of "Delta Shade"
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==Building a Delta Shade== | ==Building a Delta Shade== | ||
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[http://www.flyvision.org/delta_shade/pix/delta_shade.mov Movie of Delta Shade assembly steps] 5.4MB<BR> | [http://www.flyvision.org/delta_shade/pix/delta_shade.mov Movie of Delta Shade assembly steps] 5.4MB<BR> | ||
===Materials=== | |||
Materials needed to build a Delta Shade 10 foot wide by 20 foot long.<BR> | |||
(12) wood studs 2x4 x8' ($50)<BR> | (12) wood studs 2x4 x8' ($50)<BR> | ||
Revision as of 12:15, 28 June 2007
The Delta Shade is a shade structure designed to resist high winds, be cheap to build and easy to assemble.
The Delta Shade was designed by Bogdanov and Bogdanov in 2006.
The first Delta Shades were built and erected by JudgeCal and Seven for the Hut of The GlamTech Warrior at Disorient, Burning Man 2006.
Dimensions: Length: 20' Height: 8' Width: 10'
Building a Delta Shade
How to
Movie of Delta Shade assembly steps 5.4MB
Materials
Materials needed to build a Delta Shade 10 foot wide by 20 foot long.
(12) wood studs 2x4 x8' ($50)
(4) wood studs 2x4 x10' ($20)
(1) sheet of 1/2" plywood (cheap kind is fine) ($30)
(4) rolls of (preferably pink/orange) duct tape ($10)
(1) shade cloth (preferably pink/orange) 10'x30' ($80)
(8) 15' ratchet straps ($40)
(4) 3' metal stakes ($10)
Total cost*: $240
You can find everything at Home Depot but I recommend you order the shade cloth here.
(*) This is an average $ amount. Cost may vary from state to state i.e. NY is more expensive than NV.
