That's exactly what I did. I used one of those electric pencils--an engraving tool. It created a dot in the desired spot. ----- Original Message ----- From: "FigureInTheCloak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:16 AM Subject: Re: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube
> You know? If you're really bent on saving money and not paying the > admittedly higher prices for pre-made accessible products, you're probably > better off to buy the sighted products and, with the help of family and > friends, adapt them yourself like Will's friend did with the carpet tacs. > That was creative. But of course, the disadvantage of that is that it > costs > you time instead of money. > > That being said though, do they still have those raised cubes and where, > if > so, can you get them? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:18 AM > Subject: Re: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube > > >> Yes. They did. At a pretty high price compared to ones for sighted >> people, >> as usual. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:28 PM >> Subject: Re: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube >> >> >>> Didn't they have a raised cube at one time? >>> It seems to me I saw one in one of the blindness products catalogs a >>> number >>> of years ago. >>> Mary Ellen Earls >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:11 PM >>> Subject: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube >>> >>> >>>> Hi Folks, >>>> A sighted friend made us a Braille Rubik's Cube for Christmas. >>>> He used round head carpet tacks nailed into a standard cube. >>>> Unfortunately he also used the dot pattern he found on a Braille dice >>>> so >>>> put >>>> one dot in the center of each of the first side's 9 blocks. >>>> And put six dots in the sixth side. >>>> I thanked him for doing it but suggested a different pattern would be >>>> better. >>>> This is because his two and three felt the same except for the center >>>> dot. >>>> It was also harder for me to feel the difference between the five and >>>> six >>>> than that of the others. >>>> >>>> Here are some of my suggestions: >>>> 1. no marks on the first side. >>>> 2. one dot centered on the second side. >>>> 3. three dots in a diagonal on the third side. >>>> 4. four dots in a wide set square pattern on the forth side. >>>> 5. four dots in a narrow set diamond pattern on the fifth side. >>>> 6. five dots in an X pattern on the sixth side. >>>> This way he would use less carpet tacks and each pattern would have >>>> more >>>> of >>>> a distinct outside shape. >>>> >>>> Other suggestions are to use a heavy metal staple as a bar or a round >>>> washer >>>> as a ring. >>>> Or to use a small round carpet tack for side two and then a large >>>> square >>>> tack for side three. >>>> >>>> Has anyone worked out the best patterns for a blind person to feel? >>>> Phil >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> to go nomail send a blank message to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindgamers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
