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Essential Drafting Tools Overview

The document describes basic drafting tools used for technical drawing including: compasses for drawing circles and arcs, dividers for transferring dimensions, drafting tape for adhering media to surfaces, dusting brushes for cleaning drawings, erasers for removing lines, erasing shields for protecting drawings, irregular curves for laying out non-circular curves, lead pointers for sharpening pencils, lettering guides for guidelines, mechanical pencils, protractors for measuring angles, scales for measuring line lengths, templates for standard features, triangles for drawing angles, and rules for maintaining tools like keeping them clean and dry.

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Essential Drafting Tools Overview

The document describes basic drafting tools used for technical drawing including: compasses for drawing circles and arcs, dividers for transferring dimensions, drafting tape for adhering media to surfaces, dusting brushes for cleaning drawings, erasers for removing lines, erasing shields for protecting drawings, irregular curves for laying out non-circular curves, lead pointers for sharpening pencils, lettering guides for guidelines, mechanical pencils, protractors for measuring angles, scales for measuring line lengths, templates for standard features, triangles for drawing angles, and rules for maintaining tools like keeping them clean and dry.

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  • Introduction to Drafting Tools
  • Maintenance and Care Tips

Basic Drafting Tools

Drafting & Design Technology


Unit 2
Compass
• Used to draw circles
and arcs
Divider
• Used to transfer
dimensions
Drafting Tape
• A specially-prepared
tape used to adhere
drawing media to
the working surface
Dusting Brush
• Used to brush loose
graphite and eraser
dust from a drawing
Eraser
• Used to remove
pencil lines and
graphite smudges
from a drawing
Erasing Shield
• A metal plate with
various slots and
openings used to
protect line work
when a portion of
the drawing is to be
erased
Irregular Curve
• Used to lay out any
noncircular curve
Lead Pointer
• Used for sharpening
mechanical pencil
leads
Lettering Guide
• Used to lay out
guidelines for
lettering
Mechanical Pencil
(Lead Holder)
• Used to hold leads
of various hardness's
Protractor
• Used to measure
angles
Scale
• Used to measure
the length of a line
Template
• A thin, flat, plastic
tool with various
size openings of
different shapes
used to expedite
the drawing of
standard features
Triangle
• A thin, flat, right-
angled piece of
plastic or metal
with acute angles of
45, or 30 and 60
used for drawing
vertical or inclined
lines that are
multiples of 15
Rules for Maintenance and
Care of Drafting Tools &
Equipment
• Keep hands and • Do not hit scales and
equipment clean triangles on edges
• Keep all instruments • Do not overextend
clean and dry compasses and dividers
• Do no bend templates • Clean plastic tools with
sharply soap and water only
• Do not use templates or • Do not stick compasses
scales as straight edges and divider points into
for cutting tools scales and triangles
• Do not use templates as • Never sharpen leads
eraser shields over drawing or table
surface

Basic Drafting Tools Drafting & Design Technology Unit 2
Compass • Used to draw circles and arcs
Divider • Used to transfer dimensions
Drafting Tape • A specially-prepared tape used to adhere drawing media to the working surface
Dusting Brush • Used to brush loose graphite and eraser dust from a drawing
Eraser • Used to remove pencil lines and graphite smudges from a drawing
Erasing Shield • A metal plate with various slots and openings used to protect line work when a portion of the drawing i
Irregular Curve • Used to lay out any noncircular curve
Lead Pointer • Used for sharpening mechanical pencil leads
Lettering Guide • Used to lay out guidelines for lettering

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