[sdiy] OT: Blackboards

[Tom Wiltshire]

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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