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

girlgeek girlgeek at wt.net
Tue Feb 8 09:48:15 UTC 2011


There is a place nearby that sells used building material if we want to 
recycle.  They have lots of windows.  I suspect that we can get 1 with 
frame.  Otoh, there is always Lowes. I know, how dull!
-Claudia
On 2/7/2011 7:40 PM, Patrick Keys wrote:
> 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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