Teaching Goban
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The names of the articles in the IKEA store have changed, they are now called "BITS" for the steel whiteboard (now size 40x58 cm) and "BAR" for the magnets. The magnets are now sold in a package of 8 pieces (4 white and 4 black).Tomjk (Sept'2002)
Teaching gobans are often made with magnets as stones so that they can be hung up on the wall. They are also oversized with respect to normal gobans to make it easier to see from a distance.
If you are living not too far from an IKEA store (the Swedish furniture chain), you can buy the necessary equipment to make a board and stones from them. They sell a steel whiteboard, 70x100 cm, under the name of 'Ibis'. They have various fridge magnets, but the most useful are sold in bags with 6 white and 6 black round markers, 3 cm in diameter. They are called 'Tjäcka'. (Nov'2000)
People trying to make a large-scale magnetic board may find this site useful:
http://www.magnetking.com
(n.b. Haven't actually ordered anything from them, but magnetized vinyl in bulk can be hard to come by.)
This site also carries magnetic material in bulk. They also ship the same day you order. That seems handy.
http://www.custom-magnets.com
(n.b. Haven't actually ordered anything from them, but magnetized vinyl in bulk can be hard to come by.)
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