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+categories = ["build"]
+tags = [""]
+date = 2025-05-02T12:00:00-06:00
+description = ""
+draft = false
+slug = "whiteboard"
+title = "🧼 Whiteboard Build"
+author = "nicholas"
+++
+
+I need a sturdy, medium-sized whiteboard, and I would not like to pay much money. Mostly because I won't feel as bad when it is inevitably damaged or degraded as is inevitable with any cheap whiteboard. I can either buy a very small whiteboard of poor build quality, or I can make a fairly large one for roughly the same price. Easy decision.
+
+---
+
+## Plan
+I will buy a piece of hardboard with a smooth gloss whiteboard finish. Uncut, this would give me a 8′ × 4′ whiteboard, which is enormous for the space I have. 3′ × 3′ will be ideal.
+
+
+{{< image 
+    src="images/home-depot-tile-board.jpg" 
+    caption="Home Depot whiteboard material" >}}
+
+I will have a *Home Depot* employee to cut the board for me in the store. It will be divided into 4 pieces:
+
+- (1) 3′ × 3′ — **main whiteboard**
+- (2) 2.5′ × 3′ — **bonus whiteboards**
+- (1) 1′ × 8′ — **TBD**
+
+--- 
+
+{{< image 
+    src="images/home-depot-store-boards.jpg" 
+    caption="Home Depot store cart" >}}
+
+### Materials
+- Carpenter’s square  
+- Permanent marker  
+- Drill  
+- Drill bit (sized for anchor screws)  
+- Drywall anchors
+- Pin punch
+- Hammer
+- Washers
+- Screwdriver
+- Bubble level
+
+### Procedure 
+
+1. **Mark Pilot Hole Locations**  
+   Measure and mark pilot hole positions 1.5" from each edge in all four corners of the board.
+
+2. **Drill Pilot Holes in Board**  
+   Drill holes at marked positions using drill bit sized for anchor screw shank.
+
+3. **Transfer Hole Positions to Wall**  
+   Hold board in position on wall. Use level to align board. Using board's holes as a template, tap small pin punch through each hole to mark wall for drywall anchors.
+
+4. **Install Drywall Anchors**  
+   Remove board. Install plastic drywall anchors at marked wall locations.
+
+5. **Prepare Mounting Screws**  
+   Slide a washer onto each of four screws. Pre-thread screws into board so that the tips protrude ~ 1/16" from back surface. This will make alignment easier during mounting.
+
+6. **Mount the Board**  
+   Align board with drywall anchors and drive screws into plastic anchors at all four corners.
+
+---
+
+## Images
+
+{{< gallerynew name="whiteboard-gallery" >}}
+
+Done.
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+images:
+  - src: "images/01-whiteboard-finished.JPG"
+    alt: "Mounted whiteboard"
+    caption: "Whiteboard installed"
+
+  - src: "images/02-washers-finished.JPG"
+    alt: "Washers installed with screws"
+    caption: "Washers in place"
+
+  - src: "images/03-screw-assembly.JPG"
+    alt: "Screw and washer assembly"
+    caption: "Screw assembly"
+
+  - src: "images/04-drywall-anchor.JPG"
+    alt: "Drywall anchor inserted"
+    caption: "Anchor installed"
+
+  - src: "images/05-drill-hole.JPG"
+    alt: "Drilling a hole in the wall"
+    caption: "Drilling wall"
+
+  - src: "images/06-mark-drill-holes.JPG"
+    alt: "Marks for drilling holes"
+    caption: "Marking drill points"