Whiteboard of Doom

Step 1, the frame

Masking tape and cardboard router table

Don't quit your day job

For some strange reason I decided to make a whiteboard for work. Not a regular whiteboard, but one...

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Uploaded on May 4, 2005

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Here's the super-nasty router table setup. Don't try this at home. The goal here was to route the...

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Here are the results. You can barely tell in the picture (it's a little more obvious in real life)...

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Column, top view

Column, rear view

Starting to look like something

Here is an assembled column. You can tell from the pencil marks it is destined to be the top of the...

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Here it is from the back. On the left side you can see the holes that will be used to mount it to...

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Finally, it's starting to take shape. Maybe now is a good time to mention that the counter weights...

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It floats!

Closeup of cable

Temporary counterweights

Here is the floating whiteboard, held up by temporary counterweights! It actually works... mostly. ...

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Uploaded on May 4, 2005

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Here's a closeup of the cable that connects the whiteboard to the counterweights. The cable is...

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Here are the temporary counterweights. 17.5 pounds of dumbbell weights on each side. Seems to be...

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Brass Counterweight

Stain

Polished rods

The brass arrived last Thursday. Here's a rough cut at a more permanent counterweight.

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Uploaded on May 8, 2005

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Here are all the wood bits, stained in a light cherry. It looks great so far. In the foreground is...

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Uploaded on May 22, 2005

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A little bit of metal polish took the tarnish right off the brass. Maybe I'll add some lacquer to...

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Uploaded on May 22, 2005

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Nearly finished columns

RTM

Installation of counterweights

This weekend I added trim to the columns to keep the counterweights in order. The trim is 1/4"...

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Uploaded on May 30, 2005

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Finally everything is ready to put together at the office. It turned out to be a real...

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Uploaded on Jun 1, 2005

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The addition of the trim around the columns made it impossible to fit an assembled counterweight...

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Priming the pump

Hello World

The money shot

Once the counterweights were assembled they had to be attached to the turnbuckles. This is a little...

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After peeling the plastic coating off the whiteboard and taking in that "new whiteboard"...

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Here she is, in all her whiteboard glory! Check out the project set for the rest of the story.

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Uploaded on Jun 1, 2005

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