Introduction: Homemade Whiteboard/Dry-Erase Board From Scratch! for Doodling and Stuff!

By Let's Go
About: I am a student and I like to make and share things.

Hello everyone,

So, recently, I thought of buying awhiteboardalso known as a dry-erase boardfor some of the calculations I do for my studies as well as for to-do lists. I searched on the web and ended up looking for dry-erase board stickers made of PVC ( Poly Vinyl-Chloride ) on Amazon.

But I am a hypochondriac and so I started reading about the ill-effects of PVC and looking at them, I started thinking about making one myself. I then started to look for materials lying in my house for making a whiteboard from scratch.

And then....


Supplies

Here is the list of items I used for completing this build:

  1. A piece of cardboard for making the board
  2. Few A4 sized white papers for making the board white
  3. Clear Cellophane
  4. A clear cello tape roll
  5. A pair of scissors
  6. A paper cutter
  7. Paper Glue

Step 1: Put Some Glue on It!

⦁ I used the cutter to make the board finer around the corners. You can do it too depending upon your cardboard piece.

⦁ Take some glue.

⦁ Spread it on any one side of the cardboardas shown in the picture above.

Step 2: Stick the Pages/Papers!

⦁ I took 4 papers and then pasted them onto the cardboard to make the board white.

⦁ Then, using some cello tape, I fixated the pages to the cardboard so that they don't fall off.

Step 3: Fixing the 'Dry-Erase' Sheet I.e., the Cellophane

⦁ Take the cellophane sheet and carefully fix it over the board by using cello tape and fixating in a way that the front ( the writing/doodling area ) is almost perfect and with no obstructions.

⦁ My Experience:My cellophane sheet's width was less so, I had to fix another piece which gave it a bit of irregularity. So, make sure that either your board or cellophane sheet is of a measured size. But, sometimes, I guess, it is better to make mistakes :)

Step 4: Final Step, Which Is Testing the Product!

⦁ I took some sketch pens and whiteboard markers to test the whiteboard.

⦁ As you can see in the image attached above, the board works and we can wipe the written/doodled things easily as well.

⦁ NOTE: Permanent markers don't work. Make sure you use sketch pens or whiteboard/dry-erase markers specifically made for such purpose.

⦁ TIP: Don't smudge/wipe the board with your hands as the chemicals in the markers may have affects on you. Also, use either a microfibre cloth or a cotton cloth to wipe off your writings/doodles.

Lastly, take care of the board and make your students/children or yourself work on this whiteboard and experience the magic of Do-It-Yourself products!
I hope you all liked this Instructable. Thanks for reading till the end.

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