related to the 60's, drafting tables

[berkshire]

I have in my possession a Hamilton Standard drafting table and a Vemco "V" track drafting machine. I use this occasionally, but most of my drafting work these days is done by computer, either Auto cad or Solid works.
I decided to get rid of it, since I can lay out a drawing on a door to use as a reference table.
To my surprise I found that nobody wanted it. Is this the fate of these old workhorses that once graced every design office in several nations, relegated to the scrap heap as obsolete?
B.E.

 

[berkshire]

KENAT
I am located in southern California near San Diego.
If you can use it I will give it to you. all you have to do is come and get it. You will need a van or large pickup truck.
Let me know if you are interested.
B.E.

 

[swertel]

I was just in San Diego over the Fourth of July weekend. I could have picked it up for... me!

--Scott

http://wertel.eng.pro

 

[KENAT]

Thanks for the offer Berkshire, I'm in CA too, bit further North but like I said, I don't have a way to pick it up.

None the less I'll make my manager aware just in case.

KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...

 

[IRstuff]

Sounds cool, I live close (OC), but we're swamped with STUFF!!

We're looking to get rid of stuff ourselves.

TTFN

FAQ731-376

 

[thruthefence]

My daughter does calligraphy, & someone gave her one & it works great. Apparently there are many styles of lettering, and each uses different guide lines, & the machine does exactly what she needs. Kinda dominates her space, tho....

 

[inkedALEC]

berkshire

I've been looking for a Hamilton with a Vemco. Found several but distance has been the deal breaker...
until now, that is.

I'm in Palm Springs, have room in the Land Rover and room in my studio.

The way I look at it, when the "long overdue" big one hits the valley the computers will hit the floor. I'll ride it out under the Hamilton and with a few strokes of the drafting brush tucked in my GO BAG (also under the Hamilton, naturally) I'll be set to go in no time.

Seriously, this is exactly what I've been looking for and can guarantee it won't gather dust. Not even when the big one hits.

I'm available at your convenience.

Alec

 

[berkshire]

Alec
The table is currently out on the front porch.
You may have a hard time getting it into a land rover.
I could drive it out there if you would pay for the gasoline. I have a pickup truck.
B. E.

 

[plasgears]

Drafting table?

My first job between semesters in eng school was on the board in a large architectural office doing HVAC. The boards were placed over saw horses, and we had large T squares.

We really graduated when the parallel rule came along.

 

[berkshire]

plasgears (Mechanical)
I started that way too with a large T square and plastic 30/60 and 45 degree triangles and a protractor.
When I first got my hands on a Bruning drafting machine in the very early 1960s I thought I had died and gone to heaven.
B.E.