Hello Everyone, A friend of mine is an old draughtsman from way back. He owns and still occassionally uses a set of K&E pens and his Leroy lettering set. He...
Greetings Alan, I have a large supply of the Leroy Lettering Pens and Reservoir Pens. Please contact me privately and I will try to accommodate you. Regards, ...
So since the vanishing point is not on the board, how do you determine where the station point is? (if you don't know what it is, a station point is too...
The station point corresponds to the position of the observer. It is independent of the vanishing points. With the point on the picture plane at which the...
Here's hoping you get something fun for Father's Day! I've been particularly busy of late so I haven't tried to stir anything up here (we're unmoderted after...
Greetings, Spotted this one for the mechanical pencil collectors: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2114980473 Does anybody know what these...
Jeff (JPMITools) had listed a hybrid set of drawing instruments on eBay and I wrote him asking what he thought of a set I had. He wrote back and later gave...
I put in 2 new photos of the "Projector" which appears to be a protractor attached with an accordian arm to a straightedge. There's an eBay link as well. See: ...
... The [original] A.W. Faber Castell 9600 [was] similar to the standard Locktite 9400 drafting pencil, but it has modified clutch jaws to accept a special,...
Lofting is in Message 137 ... standard Locktite ... special, flat ... beneficiary General ... developed ... machine parts at full ... into the ... line without...
Hello, I am posting to find out if any of you can help me with some ruling pens I found. I need to clean, polish, and sharpen/condition them and would like...
I (shockbeton (Dennis B Smith)) found this fascinating letter in my emaibox recently. Apparently it was meant to be posted as a part of the ink vs. pencil ...
Dietzgen put out a little booklet called "Use and care of drawing instruments" at various times during the 20th century, though the content appears consistent...
You are correct, I had just joined the Group and had not fathomed the proper method of posting. I also note that the date I gave for starting my apprenticeship...
In regard to the so-called "Frankenstein" sets, in many instance they came about because thrifty (underpaid) draftsmen bought their instruments one at a time,...
I have not known of any scales or drafting machine arms made with ivory facings in the past sixty years. My old Polyphase Duplex slide rule purchased back...
I have posted a jpg of a set of instruments sold by the J.W. Queen Company of Philadelphia. They are not marked with any maker's name or brand. The leg joints...
Anyone know of a good drafting arm repair shop? I have an old Bruning elbow type that is left hand. I am right handed and would like to get it converted. I...
As it turns out Alvin still has some NOS scales for the mini drafter. The first time I called them the lady told me they didn't have any. The second time she...
I need a good quality three-leg divider for use as well as to complete my collection. I would prefer K&E Paragon but would accept one of comparable quality. I...
Hi, I'm new to the Group. I am a young architect starting a collection of antique architectural tools, things like compass sets, triangles, t-squares, etc. I...
How much of this do you have left? What about a price list? I know it's been more than a year since you've posted the list, but I'm a new member starting a...
Welcome to the group. You will find a lot of knowledgable people here who share your interests. Are you looking for anything in particular? Some people collect...
Sorry about that posted message. I'm new to this kind of group stuff, and having been unfamiliar on what I was doing, I thought I was only responding to a...
There are some considerations here that are often overlooked. regarding the propriety of replacing missing parts or for that matter, complete instruments....
Hi, I have added an exceptional drafting set with Sector on my Web Site as follows: Drafting set with 4 instruments, extension bar and box wood sector. The set...
