Everyone has their favorites in any category, Glen. Personally, since i took 2 years of Mechanical Drawing in the late 1950s I've been a Keuffel & Esser guy.
Early eighties in college, Mechanical Engineering and Design, I learned to sharpen my pencil with a razor blade and sandpaper. Learned to letter to perfection. Good times.
Nice work shown there. Rendering like that done by hand is a real talent. Dad was an architect (RIP) and lead holders were a lot of his early work until ink pens in the 1970's began to take over.
My first three years of working on the boards, I drafted for a MEP engineer. He designed the HVAC (Mechanical), Electrical (Lighting and Power) and Plumbing for the buildings. So I had the honor of making changes FOUR times when the architect changed the drawings. The electrical erasers grew warm to the touch. We drew in pencil to design and correct, then inked over the vellum when work was closer to final. Pin bar drawings would have likely made me insane - worked a few of those early on.
Everyone has their favorites in any category, Glen. Personally, since i took 2 years of Mechanical Drawing in the late 1950s I've been a Keuffel & Esser guy.
ReplyDeleteSince all I did was drafting with a P2 I recuse myself.
ReplyDeleteI've always preferred a Koh-i-Noor brand pencil with HB lead.
ReplyDeleteI took mechanical drawing in 1965, 9th grade, we had to sharpen our pencils, a lot. You guys are snob pencilists.
ReplyDeleteEarly eighties in college, Mechanical Engineering and Design, I learned to sharpen my pencil with a razor blade and sandpaper. Learned to letter to perfection. Good times.
DeleteNice work shown there. Rendering like that done by hand is a real talent. Dad was an architect (RIP) and lead holders were a lot of his early work until ink pens in the 1970's began to take over.
ReplyDeleteMy first three years of working on the boards, I drafted for a MEP engineer. He designed the HVAC (Mechanical), Electrical (Lighting and Power) and Plumbing for the buildings. So I had the honor of making changes FOUR times when the architect changed the drawings. The electrical erasers grew warm to the touch. We drew in pencil to design and correct, then inked over the vellum when work was closer to final. Pin bar drawings would have likely made me insane - worked a few of those early on.