[sdiy] OT: Blackboards

[David Betz]

This place sells nice blackboards:

http://www.nyblackboard.com/

Their porcelain-on-steel ones have a good feel to them. Almost like  
the old slate blackboards.

On Jun 30, 2009, at 11:40 PM, Adam Schabtach wrote:

> My $0.02 worth:
>
> I had a chalkboard in my bedroom when I was a kid. It was fun, but it
> generated a lot of dust.
>
> Paint-on-wood chalkboards do not have that nice, solid feel that  
> real slate
> chalkboards in universities have.
>
> As an adult I bought a dry-erase board. I like it much better than my
> childhood chalkboard. I've never had trouble with the pens, and they  
> come in
> at least six or eight colors these days.
>
> --Adam
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Tom
>> Wiltshire
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:55 PM
>> To: David Panseri
>> Cc: synth diy
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] OT: Blackboards
>>
>> Another "Agree". I used to be a teacher and used whiteboards,
>> which were a constant pain. The pens never seem to work
>> properly, even when new. Chalk never fails to write, and a
>> boxful seems to last for ages.
>> Plus you can get more pretty colours!
>>
>> T.
>>
>> On 30 Jun 2009, at 17:20, David Panseri wrote:
>>
>>> That's the exact reason I want a blackboard as opposed to a
>> dry erase.
>>> Plus I use dry erase all the time at work. Synth time is
>> fun time not
>>> work time! :)
>>>
>>> -Dave
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Nathan M.
>>> Reeves<djservs at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> I use a dry erase board but blackboard is better (nostalgic) IMHO
>>>> Cheers, Nate
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 30, 2009, at 12:02 PM, David Panseri wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been doing a lot of reading up on electronics, and
>> circuits in
>>>>> general and as a result I've been doing a lot of practice
>> problems.
>>>>> One thing I loved to do back in college when studying for
>> a test was
>>>>> to go find an empty classroom and use the blackboard to
>> do a bunch
>>>>> of practice problems. I was thinking how nice it would be
>> if I could
>>>>> set up a blackboard in my basement near my work area so I
>> could do
>>>>> problems or sketch out ideas. I've been thinking that
>> maybe I could
>>>>> get a nice big piece of plywood, sand it smooth, primer
>> it, and then
>>>>> paint it with that chalkboard paint stuff I've seen on
>> various home
>>>>> improvement shows. Has anyone ever used this stuff? Am I
>> better off
>>>>> going out and just buying a good sized blackboard? A whiteboard
>>>>> might be cheaper but for me a blackboard has a better "feel" than
>>>>> dry erase markers. Any thoughts?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Dave
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