Articles tagged: "drafting paper"

1: Neat, Clear Lettering for Your Mechanical Drawings

Lettering is an important skill which draftsmen must learn to master. Lettering on plans and shop drawings must always be done freehand. Never use a ruling pen for small lettering. There are special kinds of pens known as Speedball, made by the C. Howard Hunt Pen Company of Camden, New Jersey, which are designed for this kind of lettering.

2: How to Use the T-Square for the Draftsman

Mechanical drawing is entirely different from freehand drawing. In freehand drawing the artist takes a pencil and some paper and sketches roughly what he sees - whether it is a portrait, a landscape or a nude figure.

3: The Equipment Required For Mechanical Drawing

As a beginner you need only the bare essentials; and there is no need to buy the very highest grade instruments until you are thoroughly familiar with their use. Here is a complete list of first essentials for everyone who is going to do mechanical drawing.