WTB Vemco Drafting Machine

[wachuko]

In case someone here wants to let go of their Vemco drafting machine...

Looking for one with scales...

 

[CJ5Dave]

I have an extra one somewhere. Looked for it a few months back. I have a left hand and a right hand.

 

[wachuko]

I have an extra one somewhere. Looked for it a few months back. I have a left hand and a right hand.

Oh boy... left hand and right hand? I did not even knew those came in either configuration

How to determine which one would be best for me?

 

[wachuko]

Thinking that I will need a right-hand version.

 

[verbotenwhisky]

Thinking that I will need a right-h

And then all you'll need is an Oak Mayline to round it all out. I am assuming you have your Ames Lettering guide, Erasing shield, lead pointer, triangles.....

 

[wachuko]

And then all you'll need is an Oak Mayline to round it all out. I am assuming you have your Ames Lettering guide, Erasing shield, lead pointer, triangles.....

I still have all my tools/supplies from college. I also have my father-in-law's as well... So yes, erasing shield, triangles, french curves, scales, templates...

Recently I got a cool old-school pencil sharpener... and some mechanical pencils. Both recommendatios from folks here in the forum.

I do not have lettering guides nor a fancy table...

All this is for the nostalgia. Always liked to draw with a pencil...

 

[verbotenwhisky]

I still have all my tools/supplies from college. I also have my father-in-law's as well... So yes, erasing shield, triangles, french curves, scales, templates...

Recently I got a cool old-school pencil sharpener... and some mechanical pencils. Both recommended from folks here in the forum.

I do not have lettering guides nor a fancy table...

All this is for the nostalgia. Always liked to draw with a pencil...

I have been drafting for dollars since I was in High school in the very late 70's and the very early 80's, moved to CAD in the early 90's and I truly miss the satisfaction I got when drawing manually. I too still have my tools, I have the Mayline table but my machines were in a house fire a couple years ago so I lost those, I had a K&E and a Mutoh, of which I like the Mutoh the best because the K&E's bands ran through tubes making them difficult to tighten.....

 

[Dabbler]

I'm missing a lot of the accessories - lead pointer, erasing shields. etc. Since they are pretty cheap to ship perhaps if any has some they can let go...?

 

[CJ5Dave]

I even have a Leroy Pen set and a machine that makes clear labels to stick on for those like me with bad penmanship.

 

[CJ5Dave]

Some of that stuff was still available at Office Max last time I went (the small stuff).