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One of our volunteers recently made a version of this exhibit for us, 
which we called 'Magnetic drawing".  It's been fun.

The sheet of "refrigerator magnet" material on a board came from 
McMaster-Carr (#5756K353).  If you don't know who they are, you 
absolutely must check out www.mcmaster.com.

He found colored METAL chains from www.umei.com in 30" lengths (LY-701- 
30" -- they are called ball chain lanyard) for about 60cents each (we 
cut them into varying lengths).

Kathy Krafft
Exhibit Projects Director
Sciencenter
Ithaca, NY
607-272-0600 ext 25

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>I've visited several museums recently that have small slanted magnetic design boards with chains of beads to use as a design tool.  I'm wondering if there is a proper name for these exhibits and where one might go about purchasing both the slanted board and the beads.  Any help would be appreciated.
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>Sarah Smith
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