Basic Drafting Tools

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Basic Drafting Tools

• Drafting Design Technology
• Unit 2

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Compass

• Used to draw circles and arcs

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Divider

• Used to transfer dimensions

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Drafting Tape

• A specially-prepared tape used to adhere drawing
  media to the working surface

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Dusting Brush

• Used to brush loose graphite and eraser dust from
  a drawing

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Eraser

• Used to remove pencil lines and graphite smudges
  from a drawing

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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

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Irregular Curve

• Used to lay out any noncircular curve

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Lead Pointer

• Used for sharpening mechanical pencil leads

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Lettering Guide

• Used to lay out guidelines for lettering

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Mechanical Pencil (Lead Holder)

• Used to hold leads of various hardness's

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Protractor

• Used to measure angles

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Scale

• Used to measure the length of a line

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Template

• A thin, flat, plastic tool with various size
  openings of different shapes used to expedite the
  drawing of standard features

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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?

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Rules for Maintenance and Care of Drafting Tools
Equipment

• Keep hands and equipment clean
• Keep all instruments clean and dry
• Do no bend templates sharply
• Do not use templates or scales as straight edges
  for cutting tools
• Do not use templates as eraser shields

• Do not hit scales and triangles on edges
• Do not overextend compasses and dividers
• Clean plastic tools with soap and water only
• Do not stick compasses and divider points into
  scales and triangles
• Never sharpen leads over drawing or table surface