Comments on: DIY Whiteboard for under $50 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/ A blog by Kicker Studio on the new Product Design Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Greg http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Greg Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:55:43 +0000 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/?p=92#comment-1183 Rubbing alcohol (isopropanol) can erase Sharpies from white board. Forget the expensive dry-erase markers and elbow grease. Rubbing alcohol (isopropanol) can erase Sharpies from white board. Forget the expensive dry-erase markers and elbow grease.

]]> By: DIY whiteboard with support frame | thekevinpipe.com http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/comment-page-1/#comment-439 DIY whiteboard with support frame | thekevinpipe.com Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:01:36 +0000 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/?p=92#comment-439 [...] Tom sent us this take on the DIY whiteboard project - These instructions show you how to create a 4’ x 8’ whiteboard with minimal effort for about $40-50. It’ll take a little time (a couple of hours - most of which is waiting), but if you are cash strapped, it’s a good alternative. Clearly illustrated PDF instructions available here - DIY Whiteboard for under $50 [...] [...] Tom sent us this take on the DIY whiteboard project – These instructions show you how to create a 4’ x 8’ whiteboard with minimal effort for about $40-50. It’ll take a little time (a couple of hours – most of which is waiting), but if you are cash strapped, it’s a good alternative. Clearly illustrated PDF instructions available here – DIY Whiteboard for under $50 [...]

]]> By: Scott http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Scott Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:41:25 +0000 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/?p=92#comment-411 We had these on our walls at my previous employer's office. One thing though - it wasn't nearly as forgiving when erasing many of the markers out there. Different brand markers yielded different results, but most of them were quite hard to erase, without using a LOT of elbow grease and/or a pretty heavy duty cleaner. After a short while, there were ghost images all over the board from previous writings that never quite went away. It also seemed the longer we left something written on it before erasing, the harder it was to erase. This may have been due to the particular type of board he got, but I remember it being very annoying, and kinda defeated the purpose since it was so hard to quickly wipe off in a moment of inspiration. We had these on our walls at my previous employer’s office. One thing though – it wasn’t nearly as forgiving when erasing many of the markers out there. Different brand markers yielded different results, but most of them were quite hard to erase, without using a LOT of elbow grease and/or a pretty heavy duty cleaner. After a short while, there were ghost images all over the board from previous writings that never quite went away. It also seemed the longer we left something written on it before erasing, the harder it was to erase.

This may have been due to the particular type of board he got, but I remember it being very annoying, and kinda defeated the purpose since it was so hard to quickly wipe off in a moment of inspiration.

]]> By: Matt http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Matt Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:56:18 +0000 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/?p=92#comment-138 I did my basement with these sheets of wall board in my old house (and getting ready to do it in the new house). Something to watch out for is expansion due to humidity (I'm in western NY). Originally I attached most of them with screws to studs around the perimeter and covered the screws with drywall or trim. Two of them I glued to the studs. After the first summer, all the screwed boards had bulged out. This will happen with any perimeter type mounting, unless your frame flexes enough to not let the board distort. This time around I'm gluing to the walls. I did my basement with these sheets of wall board in my old house (and getting ready to do it in the new house). Something to watch out for is expansion due to humidity (I’m in western NY). Originally I attached most of them with screws to studs around the perimeter and covered the screws with drywall or trim. Two of them I glued to the studs. After the first summer, all the screwed boards had bulged out. This will happen with any perimeter type mounting, unless your frame flexes enough to not let the board distort.
This time around I’m gluing to the walls.

]]> By: Multiple Entendre » DIY Whiteboard http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Multiple Entendre » DIY Whiteboard Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:20:22 +0000 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/?p=92#comment-136 [...] people at Kicker Studio, where they wrote up a nice instruction manual that I found very useful, check it out.  With the guide in hand I decided to get off my ass and make one. It only took a few hours to put [...] [...] people at Kicker Studio, where they wrote up a nice instruction manual that I found very useful, check it out.  With the guide in hand I decided to get off my ass and make one. It only took a few hours to put [...]

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]]> By: Daily DIY Network - Science Projects Plans Guides » Blog Archive » DIY whiteboard with support frame http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2008/10/diy-whiteboard-for-under-50/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Daily DIY Network - Science Projects Plans Guides » Blog Archive » DIY whiteboard with support frame Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:02:58 +0000 http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/?p=92#comment-105 [...] Tom sent us this take on the DIY whiteboard project - These instructions show you how to create a 4’ x 8’ whiteboard with minimal effort for about $40-50. It’ll take a little time (a couple of hours - most of which is waiting), but if you are cash strapped, it’s a good alternative. Clearly illustrated PDF instructions available here - DIY Whiteboard for under $50 [...] [...] Tom sent us this take on the DIY whiteboard project – These instructions show you how to create a 4’ x 8’ whiteboard with minimal effort for about $40-50. It’ll take a little time (a couple of hours – most of which is waiting), but if you are cash strapped, it’s a good alternative. Clearly illustrated PDF instructions available here – DIY Whiteboard for under $50 [...]

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