Excerpt from Systems and Practice of the Drafting-RoomThe theme of the standardization of methods in the drawing-room is one which is of vital interest to all who are connected more or less directly with this line of work. There are so many leaks possible in the drafting department of any firm, so many ways in which time may be saved by having a way to do things and a place to put them, that a few words upon this topic cannot fail to interest many.Of course, good light and the least possible amount of noise and confusion in the room during working hours are a foregone conclusion, while the equipment and size of the quarters devoted to this branch of the business must necessarily depend upon the size of the company. Beyond this, however, the way in which the drawing-'room ministers to the wants of the factory, and the accuracy and speed with which the drawings are turned out, depend greatly upon the efficiency of the system and the longheadedness of the chief.About the first step in any good system is the adoption of a number of general rules, governing the production of any new work, which may be easily blue-printed and handed to any new man on his arrival, thus giving him a line on the general way in which the work is desired to be gotten out. These data may conveniently cover such points as sizes of drawings, methods of dimensioning, limits to be used on the work, methods of indicating various finishes, styles of lettering, cross-sec tions, etc. In some drafting-rooms they have gone a good deal further than this, and have what may be termed data sheets. These, in addi~ tion to the above, comprise a list of the stock of steel in the various sizes, shapes, and qualities, carried by the firm, stock patterns, ex amples and explanations of the various formulas in use in the shop, and, in general, a collection of data relative to the firm's work, which the draftsman or designer might spend much valuable time in looking up.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.