> On Apr 23, 2021, at 22:08, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > Anyone remember "drafting"? A favorite class in high school: blueprints, > mechanical drawings, schematics, straight edges, hand lettering, projections > and elevations. We invented things to draw that weren't real, but looked like > they should be. Did all the math by hand -- on a slide rule, if necessary. > Day-dreamed about what we might one day build.
Afternoon sir (and the group), I still have my Dietzgen drafting set from high school, circa 1970. That was the only drafting class that I ever had, but I made a living as a drafter and design technician for a number of years. I then supplemented my income while in college preparing camera-ready drawings for graduate students and faculty members at university. My Koh-I-Nor technical pens are still in the case (in a box in the garage) along with a set of Leroy lettering templates, including Greek symbols. I can still run a Leroy bug. That drafting class led me to a career in engineering. I still hand draw sketches for analytical work. Although it’s been a long time since I drew an isometric. Fun stuff… thanks for making me remember… David Thompson, AG7TX Jack of All Trades Master of None CWOps #2861 dbthomp...@me.com ag...@arrl.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
