TIJ1O_Technical_Drawing

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=Technical Drawing=

Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed. Drafting is the visual language of industry and engineering. A drafter, draftsperson, or draughtsman is a person who makes a drawing (technical or otherwise). A professional drafter who makes technical drawings is sometimes called a drafting technician. [|source]

Hand-drafting at it's core is a sought-after discipline mostly because most of the industry has moved towards CAD solutions. Drawing in CAD is far faster than drafting and errors are easily remedied. Drafting is a skill that requires patience, thought, a light touch and lots of practice.

__Task:__

You will be drafting the initials to your name and connecting them in such a way as to make sure that all letters connect together. Once drafted you will proceed to construct the letters on blocks of pine. The length of the piece of pine you get is determined by how many letters you intend to draft/build. (I.e. doing just JM is a shorter block of wood that doing JNM).

__Details:__ You will draft your initials to a maximum height of 3". The length of your chosen letters will determine the length of 3/4" thick x 3" pine you get. You will choose a font-style you like, and use that in the development of your plan.

You must draft your letters (include thicknesses) and then trace the patterns that you will use to cut the letters on the bandsaw and scrollsaw.

Notice 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 can easily be done on the bandsaw, whereas cut 6 or any of the interior spaces should be cut on the scrollsaw. You will plan out these cuts on your wood before cutting. Note: ensure connections between the wood letters are sufficiently thick so the letters don't break away from each other.

__Evaluation:__


 * **CATEGORY** || **4** || **3** || **2** || **1** ||
 * **Drafted drawing** || Drawing is flawless - notes include relevant design details, cuts are evident || Drawing is good, pullouts are included. Mostly all details are addressed. || Generally the isometric drawing conveys design plans. There are several design elements missing. || Many design elements are missing from the isometric drawing, but overall the design can be understood. ||
 * **Drafted lines** || Lines are neat and weighted properly. All edges line up properly. || Lines weighted well enough, though there may be confusion in the drawings. Generally all lines line up. || Edges generally line up, edges are generally obvious. || There are large errors in the setup ||
 * **Construction** || Construction of the product is superior. All joints and cuts are careful and deliberate. Product is stylistically superior. || Construction is sound. Cuts and joints may not all be perfect. Product is generally pleasant to look at. || Generally the construction is solid. Cuts and joints as well as style all leave something to be desired. || The construction is weak. Joints and or cuts are mismatched which results in a stylistically inferior product. ||
 * **Use of Time** || Used time well during each class period (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no reminders. || Used time well during most class periods (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no reminders. || Used time well (as shown by observation by teacher and documentation of progress in journal), but required reminders on one or more occasions to do so. || Used time poorly (as shown by observation by teacher and/or documentation of progress in journal) in spite of several reminders to do so. ||