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Here's a picture of my Home Engineering Office. Other than the computer sitting on my desk. It has been unchanged for the past 50 years. And have used this Hamilton Drafting table. Though I upgraded the Universal BenchMaster arm type drafting machine to the present K &E Auto-Flow track style around 1990. That still receives lots of action today for drawing part prints, buildings, or laying out machinery. The drafting machine in on the left with an aluminum and clear blades. On the far top RH side is my trusty 1955 Machinist's Handbook,, Bible we'd call it. Left are circle and elliptical templates. Circle and beam Compasses for large circles. Triangles 30-60-90 degree along with a French Curve. Square root, Trig tables, and die maker's Radius Charts. Of course a slide rule and scales. Mechanical pencils in three different lead hardness. Horse hair drawing brush, spare leads, and sharpener.. Electric eraser & shield.. All that's needed to engineer a plastic injection mold, diecast dies, stamping dies, architectural buildings, or for that matter anything mechanical. Fact be told we put a man on the moon using nothing more than what's in this office. No computers just slide rules made all the calculations...
For a short time I ventured off using a computer with both CAD and CAM. But since abandon both in favor of returning to pencil and paper. I made all the architectural plans for my additions and garage shops on paper and submitted them to the county.
Typical engineering office...
For a short time I ventured off using a computer with both CAD and CAM. But since abandon both in favor of returning to pencil and paper. I made all the architectural plans for my additions and garage shops on paper and submitted them to the county.
Typical engineering office...