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1st Written Assessment in TLE
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Drawing
table
:
Special table with an adjustable top that can be tilted to a desired angle
Higher than an ordinary writing table for standing position and bending slightly over
Drawing board
:
Where drawing paper is attached
Made of soft, pine wood with cleats of hardwood
Placed on the drafting table
Drawing
pencils
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Made of graphite mixed with clay in varying amounts to make eighteen grades from 9h (hardest) to 6B (softest)
Erasing shield
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Made of thin metal or celluloid with irregular holes
Used to protect the drawing near the portion being erased
Drawing
pens
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Generally used for lettering
Technical pen used for lettering and drawing lines
Available in different points
Templates
:
Variety available for specialized needs
Found for drawing almost any ordinary drafting symbols or repetitive features
Drawing
ink
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Composed chiefly of carbon in colloidal suspension and gum
Gives deep, black luster to the ink
Waterproof and quick to dry
Triangles
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Used for drawing vertical and oblique lines
Two triangles used in drafting: 45 x 45 degrees and 30 x 60 degrees triangles made of celluloid
Protractor
:
Semicircular scale divided into 180 equal parts (degrees)
Used for measuring and laying out arcs of circles and angles
Triangular
scale:
Commonly used for general drawing
Reproduces dimensions of an object full size on a drawing or reduces/enlarges them to a regular proportion
French
curve
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Device for mechanical drawing of curved lines
Should not be applied directly to points or used for producing an initial curve
Eraser
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Used to remove smears, pencil, or ink lines on a drawing
Drawing
paper
:
Hard and smooth surface
Commonly used paper is Oslo paper
Drafting tapes
:
Used for fastening paper to the drawing board or table
Attached across each corner or by taping the entire edge of the paper
Ruling pen
:
Used to ink lines drawn with instruments
Never used for inking freehand lines or lettering
Inks straight lines of various thicknesses with the aid of the T-square or triangles
Compass
:
Used for drawing arcs and circles
Manipulated similarly to dividers
Dividers
:
Used for dividing lines into any number of equal parts and transferring measurements or spacing points/lines
Consists of two legs, each with a needle point
Bow instruments
:
Include bow pencil, bow pen, and bow divider
Bow pencil
:
Used in drawing arcs and circles with radii not more than 1 inch
Bow pen
:
Used for inking smaller arcs and circles
Bow
divider
:
Functions similarly to the larger divider in the drawing set