[Noisebridge-discuss] Window for Turing Classroom (was "Classroom Turing Porthole")

[Patrick Keys]

I figured that a thick sheet of glass would be more cost-effective.

But on the topic of acrylic: where do you buy your acrylic?  I've heard 
that tap plastics has good deals.


Patrick



On 2/7/2011 6:54 PM, Sean Cusack wrote:
> Though totally awesome, a piece of acrylic that big would be *spendy* -
> like $150 or so is my guess? Also, the biggest problem with plastic in
> general - it gets scratchy as a mofo when you start to clean it! Not
> saying its undoable, but it may be a bit harder to implement than
> originally thought.
>
> Sean
>
>> On Feb 7, 2011 6:09 PM, "Patrick Keys" <citizenkeys at gmail.com
>> <mailto:citizenkeys at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Wow... I had the exactly same idea earlier today and planned on posting
>> it: a window for the Turing classroom.
>>
>> Seriously, a window into that classroom would really open that space up
>> in a positive way.  My idea, though, was to replace the whiteboard next
>> to the classroom door with an equally-big acrylic/plexiglass window and
>> move that whiteboard to a different wall.  We could then put a set of
>> cheap blinds over the inside of the window for when a group wants
>> privacy or needs darkness for a projector.
>>
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>>
>> On 2/7/2011 6:02 PM, Albert Sweigart wrote:
>> > I have a circular piece of glass I fished out of the trash at NB which
>> > might make a nice window for the Turing classroom door. It might offer
>> > a nice way to see if the room is in use without opening the door all
>> > the way. The glass is a circle with about a foot diameter (we'd make
>> > the window smaller.
>> >
>> > Anyone object? Anyone want to help?
>> >
>> > -Al
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