Technical Drafting Tools, Equipment, and Supplies PDF

# TECHNICAL DRAFTING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES | TOOLS/ EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES | DESCRIPTION | PICTURE | |---|---|---| | MECHANICAL PENCIL | a special kind of pencil that does not need any sharpening because of a replaceable lead that provides fine lines of uniform width for use in technical draw...

# TECHNICAL DRAFTING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES | TOOLS/ EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES | DESCRIPTION | PICTURE | |---|---|---| | MECHANICAL PENCIL | a special kind of pencil that does not need any sharpening because of a replaceable lead that provides fine lines of uniform width for use in technical drawings | | | MECHANICAL PENCIL LEAD | a graphite lead of uniform width (0.5 mm) that serves as the mechanical pencil’s core for marking and drawing | | | ERASER | a rubber material used to conveniently remove and rub out unnecessary or mistaken marks. | | | TECHPEN (Technical Pen) | used to ink or make pencil marks more legible and of uniform width with its permanent ink | | | DRAWING TABLE/BOARD | the draftsman's stage; the place where all technical drawings are basically sketched, carefully planned and manually drawn with the use of the different drafting tools and equipment | | | DRAWING STOOL/ CHAIR | gives the draftsman the necessary support, comfort, and flexibility he needs while drawing | | | DRAFTING LAMPS | provides ample light to the draftsman while working in the drawing table, especially at night when extra light is needed. | | | T-SQUARE | a t-shaped tool used to draw horizontal lines in the drawing paper, as well as the horizontal guide or reference of the triangles when drawing inclined (30°, 45° or 60°) and perpendicular lines (90°) | | | 30° x 60° TRIANGLE | used to draw lines at 30°, 60 and 90° angles with the support of the t-square as its horizontal guide for its base, ideally used when drawing isometric drawings. | | | 45°X 45° TRIANGLE | used to draw lines at 45° and 90° angles with the support of the t-square as its horizontal guide for its base, ideally used when drawing oblique drawings | | | RULER | a measuring tool with two scales for Metric and Imperial systems of measurement on both sides. | | | TRIANGULAR SCALE/ SET SQUARE | a measuring square with three cross-sections of six different scales for measuring and scale drawing purposes, ideally used in blueprint and map drawing where drawings are drawn to scale. | | | FRENCH CURVE | a specialized template used in manual drafting to draw curves of varied twist and bends needed in the drawing, which the compass cannot achieve. | | | PROTRACTOR | a transparent measuring tool used to measure and layout angles ranging from 0 to 180 degrees | | | COMPASS | a two-legged pointed tool (one leg is needle while the other leg is a pencil lead) used to draw arcs and circles on drawings that have circular parts and components. | | | DIVIDER | a two-legged pointed tool (both legs are needle-pointed) used for measuring and comparing sizes and distances, especially on blueprints and maps as well as transferring divided/ segmented measurements to the drawing. | | | TEMPLATES | a ready-made plastic cut-out used as a pattern and guide for drawing various geometrical shapes, symbols, and figures of different sizes as needed in the drawing or plan. | | | LETTERING GUIDES | a ready-made plastic cut-out used as a guide for writing letters and characters in uniform size and style quickly, ideally used for labeling drawings, as well as on the title box of building plans. | | | DRAFTING/ DRAWING PAPER | a thicker kind of paper than the usual bond paper, designed for drafting use on pencil and ink drawings of technical plans, layout, and perspectives. | | | TRACING PAPER | a thin semi-transparent clear paper that traces or copies images or drawings from another paper, usually used in building plans where all plans are merged into one sheet of paper and reproduced into blueprints | | | TRACING TUBE | a hollow container that stores and keeps drawing and tracing papers, and blueprints from getting damaged. | | | MASKING TAPE | a sticky tape used to hold and fix drawing papers and tracing papers on the drawing table while drawing and can be pulled off easily without damaging the paper. | | | ERASING SHIELD | ready-made cut-outs of plastic or steel sheet that allows the eraser to pass through its holes when erasing specific marks while protecting the rest of the drawing from being erased as well. | | | DRAFTING BRUSH | a soft-bristled brush used to dust off shreds of eraser left after erasing, dust, dirt, and smudges on the drawing surface. | | | COMPUTER | an automated machine that helps produce technical drawings and plans faster, more precise and accurate with the use of installed software that contains commands to draw the drawing and designing programs or set of instructions installed in the computer to do CADD. | | | COMPUTER AIDED-DESIGN SOFTWARES | | |