Preparing Tools & Equipment in Technical Drafting - TLE 8th grd. 1st qtr.

essentials to help a drafter do his/her tasks w/ ease and accuracy

draftings tools

to render sketches and lay out rough drawings.

drawing pencil

type of pencil that holds graphite lead that can be dispensed or extended as its point wears.

mechanical pencil

drawing instrument equipped w/ a refillable ink catridge that produces lines of consistent thickness

technical pen

a low-cost drawing paper used to and copy drawing through tracing

tracing paper

type of drawing paper that is more durable and has better redraw quality

vellum

drawing material that has excellent archival quality

polyester film

paper that provides grid marks used as a guide for sketching

grid paper

plain wooden board that has a flat surface and well-leveled edges

drafting board

used to drawing furniture that usually comes w/ an adjustable set of legs and a tabletop

drafting table

used to draw straight horizontal lines.

t-square

used to draw lines at a fixed angle

triangle

a drawing implement equipped w/ wires and wheel mechanism that support and maintain its horizontal alignment to the drafting table

parallel straightedge

used to draw arcs and circles

compass

used to draw irregular lines, arcs, and curves

irregular curve / french curve

used to remove drawing errors and clean up dirt from the drawing paper

eraser

thin sheet of material punched w/ various shapes of diff sizes

template

small template-like tool used to cover parts of the drawing when erasing nearby extents

erasing shield

used to remove dirt and eraser residue w/ out smudging the drawing on the paper

dusting brush

plastic, wood, or metal straightedge used to measure long distances

ruler / rule

a long flexible steel measuring tape used to measure long distances

pull - push rule

semicircular plastic sheet used to measure angles

protractor

measuring tool used to convert dimensions into bigger or smaller proportions

scale

used to transfer measurements and bisect lines into equal segments

divider

adhesive used to set up the paper into the drawing board

masking tape

used to shave pencil wooden coating and graphite lead for a finer point

pencil sharpener