Manual Drafting Basics | Drafting Tools

[@johnbehneman1546]

IN 1984 AT ORANGE GLEN HIGH SCHOOL IN ESCONDIDO CALIFORNIA. AS A FRESHMAN I TOOK MY FIRST DRAFTING CLASS. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND I LEARNED A LOT. BUT IT SERVED ME WEEL IN THE INTERIOR DESIGN FIELD. NOW I AM LEARNING DRAFTING ALL OVER AGAIN FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

That is awesome. I too lived in Escondido, CA for a few years when I was a kid.

[@joezen1693]

Similar time, I was a top student in h.s.. Mr. Langowski.. its funny. One remembers the name of great teachers... Went in a diff direction but in these times I'd like to get back to what i loved.

[@David-yk3xk]

What a great lesson for the youngsters out there. I was in high school when computer aided drafting first came out, but I always love doing it by hand.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

I too learned early AutoCAD in high-school. I agree with you, I enjoyed the manual drafting more too!

[@BiodunOlateju]

Kelvin thank you alot​@@kjfacilities-maint

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You’re welcome!

[@jamesgrant7784]

Hey Kevin, Great Video, I loved it. As a Grade 9 Tech teacher I still instruct manual drafting to my students as we take on Sheet Metal Projects and it is a Skill that years later the students always thank me for teaching a classic skill. Cheers and I saved 100's of tools from the school trash.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

I enjoyed my drafting class in high-school. Definitely been a useful skill over the years.

[@StopImmigration-c9q]

i like the background jazz.

[@johnbehneman1546]

TOTALLY AWSOME VIDEO AND EDUCATION. THANKS FOR SHARING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR TRUTH.

[@yoco1021]

I'm in beginning landscape design and your video with you narrating helped me out a whole lot ! I was so confused until I came across your video . Thank you

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You are welcome. I wish you good luck with your landscape design!

[@jonhitchens1781]

@@kjfacilities-maint is yiur t-square magnetic

[@BiodunOlateju]

Hi kelvin thank you so much for this beautiful teaching

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You’re welcome!

[@BiodunOlateju]

@@kjfacilities-maint can I get your email address please🙏

[@jamesmcfadden8708]

Thanks, first drafting video I watched, and you are also a lefty! Thank you!

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching the video!

[@brandonbias3682]

Hey thank you for passing the knowledge I can see the details mean a lot to you .and I greatly appreciate you sharing I am trying to develop this kind of technicality in my personal work space..looked at a couple of videos and you're more my speed and attention to detail not rushing to tell me how to use the tool more explaining the uses of the tool again thank you

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You’re welcome. Good luck with your project.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE.

[@gleneverett9728]

Great stuff thanks for all the tips, man

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You’re welcome!

[@blueblimp]

I was curious to see what manual drafting looks like, so this was perfect. Thanks!

[@kjfacilities-maint]

You're welcome!

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken_Yet]

Hello I loved your video, thanks for sharing your portfolio. Your behind scenes section was awesome!

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@freedomenergy6644]

Thank you for sharing. It would be nice if you could zoom in closer then explain what your doing and how to use the tools.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Thank you for your feed back.

[@acarpentersson8271]

​@@kjfacilities-maint I 2nd the suggestion

[@johnbehneman1546]

IN AN AGE OF TECHNOLGY. OLD SCHOOL DRAFTING AND DRAWING SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT YOUR SKILL SETS. DO NOT BE AFARID TO SHOCASE THOSE SKILLS DURING JOB INTERVIEWS. THEY ARE STILL HIGHLY RESPECTED AND HIGHLY REGARDED IN THE FIELD TODAY.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Agreed!

[@thomasredmond3365]

I'm thinking of taking drafting with Autocad certificate online. It would be a career change for me.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

@thomasredmond3365 it’s a great idea! Good luck!

[@thomasredmond3365]

@@kjfacilities-maint Thank you! I was thinking of taking the Penn Foster certificate. I'm 58 years old now and just want to transition to something I always wanted to do.

[@johnbehneman1546]

SUGGESTION: STAPLES, AMAZON.

[@johnbehneman1546]

IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLGY. PAPER AND PENCIL DRAWINGS ARE HIGHLY FAVORED. BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE THOUGT PROCESS THAT WENT IN TO ACIEVE THE FINISHED PRODUCT. AS DESIGNERS, THIS IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE OUR IDEAS. SO, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO DO IT.

[@terrybrower3437]

I learned this technique in high school and made a living at a marine engineering busines years before I ever heard of CAD.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Thats awesome. It was fun to use the old t-square again for this video.

[@vegtamvanderveg]

I like the music

[@hansleymatiwat4140]

I learn something new.

[@johnbehneman1546]

I NED TO BUY SOME DFATING SUPPLIES TO CONVEY IDEAS AND CONCEPTS AS WELL.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Drafting is fun, good luck with your ideas!

[@ggsipaper]

Nice video. I really liked seeing your collection of projects. I would encourage folks to stay away from the chinese made stuff for reasons to numerous to mention. One would do much better with Staedtler Mars 661 boards made in Germany. If price is an object, just get a t-square and a smooth board with some perpendicular staight edges. Thanks again!

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Thanks for your kind comment!

[@Shipsnakop]

Can i use this for aerospace drafting

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Yes. Before AutoCAD was invented, engineers/drafters had to use manual drafting tools. Obviously an AutoCAD program would be much quicker and easier, if you’re doing Aerospace drafting.

[@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS]

Interesting Can you draw or design takedown bow limb with ILF riser

[@kjfacilities-maint]

I'm not sure. This video was just to give folks a basic understanding of manual drafting tools and techniques.

[@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS]

@@kjfacilities-maint no worries

[@kjfacilities-maint]

@@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS You can download free CAD software like Fusion360 or TinkerCAD for personal use. They're user friendly.

[@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS]

@@kjfacilities-maint Ok thanks

[@johnbehneman1546]

LATER ON, I WILL BUY THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS. BUT FOR NOW, THIS WILL WORK AND THE PRICE IS RIGHT FOR MY BUDGET.

[@jerrellwilkersonjr.5207]

1;2 and 3 point perspective

[@danielb2910]

I didn’t know how easy I had it with civil3D 😅

[@BuckyHoover]

When there was eraser shavings on the paper, I blew on my screen 😅

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Hahaha 😆

[@jimmcrae7475]

Kevin. really like the video. Next year I want to teach 5th graders some very basic design for drafting just so they can experience and touch the tools. (Not a draft or engineering background on my part FYI) Do you have a technique for teaching how to center a drawing. For example one lesson plan would be to draw a 7" by 5" "house border" plus an 2"x 2" garage attached to the house. Could you show how to center any project from the start of the project? Sorry for the naive question

[@kjfacilities-maint]

That’s a great idea Jim, great question too! You can measure from the edge of the paper over 5.50” (assuming you are using 8.50” x 11” paper horizontally ) and lightly draw a center line vertically at the center of your paper, then measure up from the bottom 4.25 inches and lightly draw a horizontal line. Now, to make the house & garage centered on your paper, measure over from the vertical centerline 4.50 inches to the left lightly draw a vertical line. Then measure over from the vertical centerline 4.50 inches to the right and draw a vertical line. Then, from the horizontal centerline, measure up 2.50 inches and draw a horizontal line. Measure down from the center horizontal line 2.50 inches and draw another horizontal line. That will give you a centered rectangle to draw your house and garage centered inside of, assuming you’re drawing a front orthographic view of the house and garage, not a 3D isometric view. I will try to publish an example of this before the end of June.

[@McRaeJim]

Thanks Kevin, I will give this some practice and thanks for the response. Yes 8.5 x 11 paper is the base line to be working with. I was going to have them start with a 1/2" boarder (1" at the bottom.) Background: Some teachers had an assignment for students to draw a community using buildings and roads and incorporating geometric shapes. I came into help a student and busted out a T-square and some basic triangles. I was helping one student but found myself surrounded like I was a rock star. None of these students had ever seen or held basic drafting tools. The protractor was a big hit. None the less it occurred to me these kids had been stuck inside with Covid Protocols for the past two years, and these tools are not used any longer, not taught any longer and dad's / mom's might not have these tools around the house like my father did. I had one teacher say "What is the point? It is all done on computer anyway? Then she walked by me in the hall way working with the students and admitted she was surprised by the interest of the kids doing something that didn't involve computers. Anyway if you have any time to make a content using these tools for teaching tips, and simple project ideas, I would find it useful. Encouraging you to keep up the good work.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

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[@sharoonaftab8894]

Is manual drafting even used anymore ?

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Yes it is, not too often though... In fact, for the first few years of my career, (early 2000's) when I would design a piece of custom shop equipment for my boss, I would use manual drafting. Every situation is different. My employer didn't have an ongoing need to pay for an AutoCAD subscription.

[@acarpentersson8271]

I keep expecting to hear Mr Rogers talk to me.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

Haha😄

[@Jack_Warner]

Shame about the background music. What was the point of that?

[@kjfacilities-maint]

That was one of my earlier videos, I was experimenting with sound and back ground music options.

[@Jack_Warner]

@@kjfacilities-maint Oh right. Well, don't do it again!

[@kjfacilities-maint]

@ATV-London I hear you :)

[@horacerumpole6912]

Stencil?? It's a template-

[@jojojo8835]

I get the ambiguity though- the difference is how you use it, not so much the inherent qualities of the object itself.

[@josephcrowley3460]

Template

[@Edward-bn2vw]

Too slow, with annoying music! Deleted.

[@kjfacilities-maint]

I appreciate your feedback Edward. That was one of my early videos and I I was experimenting with background music, I agree, it's a distraction on the video.