Invention: Idea Globe™ or Polar Chalk Board

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Idea Globe or Polar Coordinates Chalk Board.

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Don't have much room for a full white board or maybe you think chalk boards are outdated and take up too much invaluable wall space? Why not build yourself a handy desktop Idea Globe™!

Ingredients:

1. Used classroom globe (in this case my wife bought me one from target for x-mas).
2. Chalkboard Paint
3. Spackle
4. Newspapers
5. Gesso (with squirt of black acrylic paint).
6. Coat Hanger

Directions

remove earth globe from mount, bend coat-hanger into strait wire. stick through globe. hang the skewered planet over a layer of newspapers, sandpaper globe smooth using Spackle in any cracks. After every sanded Spackling job paint with a coat of black gesso. This will show you where you need more spackle in addition to getting things dark and primed for the eventual chalkboard paint. When the paint is dry roll up the layer of newsprint careful not to spill any dust or paint drips and throw it in the trash. Re-bend the coat hanger back and return to closet. Mount the sphere into the globe mount. Now you are ready to give it a test-writing. I recommend the word: "Rocket Sauce!"

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	JohnKit says: Brilliant! Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	gennessee says: I love it! Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	patrick h. lauke says: excellent idea Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	sail4sea says: This idea is perfect for the science fiction writer who is doing world building. It is world-building made easy. To draw maps of your planets, just draw in chalk on the chalkboard globe. Cool. Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	glintruder says: LOL! Any you haven't patented this yet? I bet this is on store shelves next Christmas... Thanks for sharing! Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	NineInchNachos says: nice open source globe technology! Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	Wylie Maercklein says: Best idea ever. Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	manofredearth says: Sweet. A glossy coat of white with several layers of gloss varnish and perhaps you'd have a wet-erase globe! Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )
	Green Wellies says: This is brilliant...just don't have a mouthful of tea when reading the instructions as it tends to get on the monitor when laughing...it was the "skewered planet" bit that got me! Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )
	ddot. says: great! i'll be using this idea instead of creating a blackboard for my study. Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )
	uglyagnes says: awesome.... i have the perfect place for one of these. Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )
	prairie.shadow says: really cool ...really Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )
	jonathanbennett120 says: That's Tubby on the mug! Nice Chalk board globe idea. Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )
	Sebastian.Exploratorium says: Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exploratorium Geometry Playground, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )
	slö says: black is black -- Seen on the Web. (?) Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )
	Kyle Jones says: genious! Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )
	Kentigerna says: Absolutely ingenius! Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )
	predatorpio says: contact a manufacturer Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
	imunderpressure says: I think someone has beaten you to it my friend... See Muji Though I like yours better. Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
	onetomatotwo says: This is fantastic! Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
	champagne.chic says: Beyond clever!! Love this! :::Cheers::: Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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