Drafting Table #1 Box Assembly

Its definitely better looking than the first one I built using plywood and pallets. I haven’t touched a board in years since I started using CAD for everything, but making a nice new board sounds interesting. I’ll be looking forward to new installments.

-- John - Tampa, FL - American components, Russian components..... ALL MADE IN TIAWAN!

I also like to doo things the old fashioned way. I actually got my drawing board out this morning to draw some cabinets for my step daughter. Real nice job. What did you use for the straight edge?

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

I bought the straight edge and guide strings from a commercial art supply store here in town, and mounted it to a 1/2” peice of MDF.

-- Semper Fi, Randy Sr.

I still like to do most of my drawings by hand, been wanting to build a drawing table/light box for a long time. I also do some stain glass. thanks for sharing

Joey

-- Joey~~Sabina, Ohio http://sleepydogwoodworking.blogspot.com/

Thanks Randy. we have a place like that about 30 miles from here. I need to go there sometime soon so I’ll check it out.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

that reminds me to dig out my old drafting table from the basement archives. Someday when I get the time to build “my” office (which I would dearly love) I will ressurect the old girl. Till then I’m green with envy.

Sometimes I think that if one cannot sharpen the plow, dont try and teach me how to farm and if one cannot draw what they choose to make with a pencil and paper…...........give up trying to make it out of wood. I see too many cabinet shops lost in CNC and all too often they have forgotten what a “scraper” is, spend too much time with too many people studying a program instead of getting the job done….........but thats just me.

Cheers

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

When I built mine I used a straight edge that was designed to be used for drafting and came with cables, rollers and springs. I bought it at a local art supply store. It was 40” long and I still have it. I use it to mark sheet goods now.

-- John - Tampa, FL - American components, Russian components..... ALL MADE IN TIAWAN!

Roman is so right. We have had so many problems with the new program we are using for our CNC. Wish we could get rid of it.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Thanks for sharing Randy. I still do pencil sketches for initial concepts but turn to Sketchup for anything I want drawn well. But I hate most CAD apps and understand the pleasure of a drafting session.

-- Chris

Very cool ! I have been planning a swing down wall mount for my shop .

-- POPSHOP ,

good luck

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

hey randy nice drafting table i like it you did a awsome job bud

-- i wonder if obama stood in a wind storm with them big ears of his would he start spinning like a drill bit

For an engineering drafting class project at Texas A&M in 1984 I built the “PDB-1”, a portable on-site drafting board similar to yours. I’ll have to see if I can find any pictures of it. I think I still have my old blueprints.

-- Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands. 1Thessolonians4:11