David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 10/22/2009 8:21 PM Gordon Shumway spake thus:

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:42:17 -0500, Steve Turner
wrote:
I always had a hankering for one of those fancy
drafting machines (like this guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zeichenmaschine.jpg). Does
anybody own one? There are lots of them for sale on eBay; any
recommendations?

We used Vemco drafting machines at Caterpillar until the early 80's
when the digital age was upon us. I would highly recommend Vemco.

Mine's a Bruning (same difference, I guess): I love it. Traded a
parallel rule machine that my company discarded for it. Fitted it with a
couple Vemco rules and it's right purty.

Speaking of the rules, are their designs fairly universal and interchangeable among the
various brands of drafting machines? I've seen several machines for sale on eBay that
didn't have rules, and my tendency was to shy away from them, but if new rules are easily
obtained for a decent price then I guess I shouldn't let that deter me.

Also, any recommendations on size? I've seen 16" and 24" machines; do they make others?
Would I be sorry if I got a 16" instead of a 24"?

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