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2. Drawing board - Wikipedia

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   A 19th century architect at the drawing board. A drawing board (also drawing table, drafting table or architect's table) is, in its antique form, a kind of multipurpose desk which can be used for any kind of drawing, writing or impromptu sketching on a large sheet of paper or for reading a large format book or other oversized document or for drafting precise technical illustrations (such as ...

3. Technical drawing - Wikipedia

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   A drafting table Old-fashioned technical drawing instruments Stencils for lettering technical drawings to DIN standards. The basic drafting procedure is to place a piece of paper (or other material) on a smooth surface with right-angle corners and straight sides—typically a drawing board.

4. Drafting machine - Wikipedia

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   A drafting machine is a tool used in technical drawing, consisting of a pair of scales mounted to form a right angle on an articulated protractor head that allows an angular rotation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The protractor head (two scales and protractor mechanism) is able to move freely across the surface of the drawing board , sliding on two guides ...

5. Technical drawing tool - Wikipedia

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   View of a drafting table: the old way of producing architectural and engineering drawings. On the top of the board is a parallel ruler. Rulers and templates Various curved templates, commonly known as French curves. This image comes from the Lexikon der gesamten Technik (dictionary of technology) from 1904 by Otto Lueger

6. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Drafting tables usually have a top that can be tilted for making a large or technical drawing. They may also have a ruler or similar element integrated. Workbenches are sturdy tables, often elevated for use with a high stool or while standing, which are used for assembly, repairs, or other precision handwork.

7. Engineering drawing - Wikipedia

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   And of course the tools also include drawing boards (drafting boards) or tables. The English idiom "to go back to the drawing board", which is a figurative phrase meaning to rethink something altogether, was inspired by the literal act of discovering design errors during production and returning to a drawing board to revise the engineering drawing.