Day One for a web discussion group devoted to drafting instruments. It struck me that while there was a wealth of material and research around slide rules,...
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Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
May 13, 2001 4:31 pm
Greetings, I am expecting a package of drafting supplies in the next week or so. If anyone needs anything, let me know. Regards, Michael...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 13, 2001 4:32 pm
I was always interested in mechanical drawing, even as a kid in the early 60s. At one point I was very involved in drawing plans for various mad schemes. I had...
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ars33@...
May 13, 2001 6:16 pm
Hi, I have been interested in drafting instruments for some time. I started my Engineering career as a Draftsman while going to EE school at night and still...
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cerny@...
May 13, 2001 6:32 pm
In graduate school I ended up specializing in cartography, which was at the time of transition from traditional lab techniques (drafting instruments, scribing)...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 13, 2001 6:32 pm
... What sort of supplies? Comsumables like paper or instruments and tools? Inquiring minds want to know (or at least have a link to browse!)....
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 13, 2001 6:35 pm
... was ... computers ... I was in Boston last wek on Rt 128 and passed the Charrette store on my way to the airport and resolved I would stop in next time...
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Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
May 13, 2001 9:05 pm
Greetings, Well, I have over 400 K&E Leroy Lettering Reservior Pens, all new, in all sizes, both metric and standard. I also have a number of Leroy lettering ...
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Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
May 13, 2001 9:08 pm
Greetings, When entering Charrettes, it is considered a good safety practice to carry just ten dollars, and not to pick up anything in the store until you have...
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JaMAKSIN@...
May 13, 2001 9:10 pm
Hello all, Mainly a K&E fan (PARAGON instruments especially - apparently once made by German firm Haff, but also KEY, PHAROS, ANVIL, DORIC, ARROW, Special...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 13, 2001 11:27 pm
List what you would sell here and I'm sure the rest will follow... ... in all ... lettering ... Leroy ... are new. ... bottles, too. ... along ... but more ......
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 13, 2001 11:32 pm
... made by ... Special ARROW, ... DIETZGEN ... I am a complete sucker for Minusa tools. I have several configurations including what I think is an early...
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larrys@...
May 14, 2001 3:58 am
Greetings all! Sorry about the blank message, (if it went through). I wanted to join this group because, as an artist/illustrator, I use these tools virtually...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 14, 2001 10:13 am
Welcome. Like you I was primarily using these instruments in the graphic arts business and not as an engineer. And like you I found the proportional dividers...
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p.venet@...
May 15, 2001 6:53 pm
Hi Joe en everybody, Your mistery slide rule... oops, I mean draughting set, may be an ECOBRA. This company was founded in Nuremberg (Germany) in 1893 under ...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 15, 2001 11:34 pm
I acquired a Dietzgen Gem Union instrument set (1007C) last year. So far I have limited information on the line but I doknow the Gem Union was one of...
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tjstanton
tom.stanton@...
May 16, 2001 10:42 am
Part of my interest in drawing instruments includes the evolution of the various media used in the industry. I have a few older catalogs that include swatches...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 16, 2001 9:38 pm
Pano, if you would copy me on the scan. We can add it to the "Files" section of this group. I would like to get scans of the marks, and a history like you've...
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DrawingInstruments@ya...
May 17, 2001 4:38 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the DrawingInstruments group. File :...
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joseph.soper@...
May 18, 2001 4:34 pm
Happy to join your group. I have 16 rolls of K&E Herculene (Mylar) Static-free drafting film for sale. For those looking for archival substrate, this is it....
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pano
p.venet@...
May 18, 2001 7:30 pm
Hi Joe, E.O. Richter founded his company in 1877 in Chemnitz, Germany. In 1892, he patented a certain type of compasses that influenced many other makers once...
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Chris Redding
credding@...
May 20, 2001 12:00 am
Hello, I have seen big drawing sets and small ones. Are all those extra tools useful or are they redundant? Can one do something with the big sets that one...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 20, 2001 1:00 am
Like any tool set, it's a matter of taste. The typical set (1 large compass, 1 large divider, 3 smaller instruments)is a time-tested configuration that I would...
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DrawingInstruments@ya...
May 20, 2001 11:28 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the DrawingInstruments group. File : /How...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 20, 2001 12:04 pm
Just received a Ditzgen Planimeter Model 13505. The number is marked on the anchor arm. It's smaller than I expected -- about 6" folded up in its box -- and in...
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tjstanton
tom.stanton@...
May 20, 2001 5:19 pm
This may exist elsewhere andI've missed it, but here is a draft list of known manufacturers and distributors. If the group could look this over and add/correct...
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eocostello@...
May 20, 2001 8:27 pm
As the son and grandson of engineers (though a lawyer by trade), I certainly have something in my blood that makes me go "oooooh!" at the sight of drafting and...
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JaMAKSIN@...
May 20, 2001 9:15 pm
Two suggested addtions: ECOBRA and MARS-STAEDTLER. Best regards, Joe /Sgnd/...
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Coil, John
jcoil@...
May 20, 2001 10:33 pm
You have left out A. G. Thornton a british firm - address King St. West Manchester. I have both an old c 1850 and modern sets from this firm. I have just...
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tjstanton
tjstanton1953@...
May 21, 2001 10:27 am
John, welcome aboard. Your hands-on professional experiences will no doubt prove invaluable to those of us who have only had peripheral experience as...
