Comments on: Magic Drawing Slates http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: A Slate for the Digital Age « TLT at Franklin & Marshall http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-19007 A Slate for the Digital Age « TLT at Franklin & Marshall Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-19007 [...] Slate for the Digital Age An electronic version of the classic Magic Slate eliminates the need to find a paper scratch [...] [...] Slate for the Digital Age An electronic version of the classic Magic Slate eliminates the need to find a paper scratch [...]

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-18140 Big Boo Sat, 22 May 2010 16:53:02 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-18140 Sounds like it would probably work. I guess you would just rub the beeswax over a board until it had a good coating. To be honest though these things are normally so cheap it's probably quicker and easier just to buy one ;-) Sounds like it would probably work. I guess you would just rub the beeswax over a board until it had a good coating.

To be honest though these things are normally so cheap it’s probably quicker and easier just to buy one ;-)

]]> By: Fareed Khan http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-18098 Fareed Khan Sat, 22 May 2010 11:19:18 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-18098 Some one told me that a magic drawing slate can be made by applying bee-wax to a colored surface and then put a milky plastic sheet over it. the drawing etc. will appeare on upper sheet by sticking to the lower bee-wax surface. but how the wax is applied i don't know. What do you think about this idea? i shall need ans wait for your guidance. Some one told me that a magic drawing slate can be made by applying bee-wax to a colored surface and then put a milky plastic sheet over it. the drawing etc. will appeare on upper sheet by sticking to the lower bee-wax surface. but how the wax is applied i don’t know. What do you think about this idea? i shall need ans wait for your guidance.

]]> By: Magna Doodle | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-10539 Magna Doodle | Child Of The 1980's Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:01:51 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-10539 [...] a pen horizontally or vertically.  Probably it’s closest rival for ease of use were the old Magic Drawing Slates, which may have been much cheaper but were much easier to damage than the Magna [...] [...] a pen horizontally or vertically.  Probably it’s closest rival for ease of use were the old Magic Drawing Slates, which may have been much cheaper but were much easier to damage than the Magna [...]

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-4050 Big Boo Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:35:42 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-4050 Hi Chick I'm glad you enjoyed reading about the Magic Slate and I hope you find one. I had a quick look for you on www.Amazon.com and there are some available. Just go to this site and enter Magic Slate into the search box! Good Luck! Hi Chick

I’m glad you enjoyed reading about the Magic Slate and I hope you find one.

I had a quick look for you on http://www.Amazon.com and there are some available. Just go to this site and enter Magic Slate into the search box!

Good Luck!

]]> By: Chick short for Charles http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-4049 Chick short for Charles Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:36:54 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-4049 Hi Seven thanks for writing the article about the Magic Slate. I remember it in my child hood with the same enthusiasm. You taught me some things I didn't know about it, like the top sheet is made out of acetate and exactly how it works. I guess I knew that the mark was made by the top layer sticking to the underlying layer, but it has been so long since I had one that I couldn't remember that detail. For me, it's been about 50 years since I had one. I'm a little older than you. You must be in your third decade to have played with it in the 80's when you were a child. Your article was very good, but I found it because my short term memory is really going. If I can figure out what I wanted to do, then I still do it pretty well, but often when I decide to do something, when the time comes to do it, I have forgotten. So it doesn't get done when it should. I couldn't remember what the name of the Magic Slate was, you helped, and it took me a few hours to find your article with Google. I couldn't easily find the search words to weed it out from all of the other drawing devices out there. So with the wealth of information you have given me about it, I'm sure I will find the Magic Slate if it is still for sale. If they aren't and the patent has run, join me, and we will get them manufactured again and make a lot of money. Not sure I would go that far, but it could surely be marketed to people like your and me. Anyway I thought I would but two of them and keep one in my car and one in my office so I could capture an idea or task when it first comes to me. Thanks again, Chick Hi Seven thanks for writing the article about the Magic Slate. I remember it in my child hood with the same enthusiasm. You taught me some things I didn’t know about it, like the top sheet is made out of acetate and exactly how it works. I guess I knew that the mark was made by the top layer sticking to the underlying layer, but it has been so long since I had one that I couldn’t remember that detail. For me, it’s been about 50 years since I had one. I’m a little older than you. You must be in your third decade to have played with it in the 80’s when you were a child.

Your article was very good, but I found it because my short term memory is really going. If I can figure out what I wanted to do, then I still do it pretty well, but often when I decide to do something, when the time comes to do it, I have forgotten. So it doesn’t get done when it should. I couldn’t remember what the name of the Magic Slate was, you helped, and it took me a few hours to find your article with Google. I couldn’t easily find the search words to weed it out from all of the other drawing devices out there. So with the wealth of information you have given me about it, I’m sure I will find the Magic Slate if it is still for sale. If they aren’t and
the patent has run, join me, and we will get them manufactured again and make a lot of money. Not sure I would go that far, but it could surely be marketed to people like your and me. Anyway I thought I would but two of them and keep one in my car and one in my office so I could capture an idea or task when it first comes to me.
Thanks again, Chick

]]> By: Seven Again’s Box of Childhood Nostalgia | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 Seven Again’s Box of Childhood Nostalgia | Child Of The 1980's Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:55:09 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/22/magic-drawing-slates/#comment-3858 [...] Magic Drawing Slate - Much more eco friendly than a pad of [...] [...] Magic Drawing Slate – Much more eco friendly than a pad of [...]

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