[TheForge] erasable marker boards

[Aaron Silver]

Just as a cost-saving measure... If/When you decide to buy another 
white-board, go to your local Hardware Box store and pick up a sheet of 
their white wall-board. Around here its in the neighborhood of about $10 
per 4 x 8 sheet, and works perfectly. Throw in a few dollars for some wood 
to trim the board and you've got yourself a real per'feshional jobber there!

We've done this at a programming shop I frequent, and we're quite happy 
with the results... Both on the wall and in our wallet. :-)

Aaron Silver

At 03:01 PM 11/25/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>At 14:50 11/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
>>Dave;
>>
>>     From experience, enamel will mark well with one of those dry
>>markers, won't come off either, penetrates into the surface. Doesn't
>>make a permanent dark mark, just leaves a very noticeable "shadow".  I
>>even used a little rubbing compound, the mark went deeper than I
>>wanted to go.
>>
>>    Jeff   ><>
>
>Thanks to all for the responses.  I have one of these white boards in the 
>shop but haven't used it in quite a while.  I left some drawings on it and 
>now they won't come off.  I've tried alcohol, turpentine, ammonia and even 
>vinegar and nothing seems to touch the old and aged stuff.  I was hoping 
>there was a way to just paint over it and save the board.  I guess not.  I 
>may have to breakdown and get another one.  Or maybe get a blackboard and 
>use colored chalks.
>
>
>Dave Brown
>Heritage Smithing
>Green Bay, WI
>ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
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