Some Missions Accomplished

[kevin_standlee]

At Office Depot yesterday, I bought two more sheets of 20x30 foam core for the purpose of making a new set of Match Game SF signs. But the only small dry-erase boards they had were too large and too fancy and too expensive for what we want. Lisa says that maybe looking into getting some "dry-erase paint" might be the best course of action after all. Although it makes for other work, the idea is that we could get some wood, paint the wood on one side with the dry-erase paint, put the logo on the other side, and build brackets for holding the boards, which would also help the host know when the panelists were ready. It's been many years since my woodshop days, but I think they have the tools here to do this. I wouldn't expect to be ready by Norwescon, though.

Comments

[kgkofmel.livejournal.com]

Not much help for getting anything ready for any upcoming cons, but try Target or Bed, Bath & Beyond for dorm room or locker accessories. I've seen (and up until recently owned) a small dry erase board intended to hang on the inside of a high-school locker door.

[kproche.livejournal.com]

You can also get rolls of dry-erase static-cling film (cut a piece, slap it to the wall and you have an instant temporary whiteboard). I don't think it was horrifically expensive.

A roll of that and some spray adhesive to bond it more permanently to pieces of wood or foamcore would probably be an economical choice.

[redneckotaku.livejournal.com]

Google and amazon are your friends. http://bit.ly/biVBgD and they are $8.50 each before shipping. Sorry for the Bit.ly link, but it would work better than the super long link that was going to show in the reply.

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

Try Lakeshore. I had a few old ones I just gave away to the kids...ooops. They were really old though.
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/
Look under white boards or lap boards.

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/ca|searchResults~~p|2534374302101050~~.jsp

A pack of 10 for less than $30.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Aha! That looks just about right, and just the right size to put 8 1/2 x 11 inch MGSF logos on the back sides. Thank you!

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

No Problem!