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Livelihood Education
Module 2
(Maintain Hand Tools, Drawing Instruments,
Equipment and Paraphernalia)

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 What you need to Know?

Drafting tools are often delicate and have many intricate and small pieces that need to be
well maintained to continue working properly. Organizing and storing these items has a great
deal to do with keeping them in pristine shape or in a good condition and working correctly.
With a little patience and developing a routine, your tools will be well taken care of and working
for a long time.
Good quality drawing tools can be quite an investment, but if you take good care of them,
they'll return the favor.

THE PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF

DRAWING TOOLS

PENCIL

a. Never sharpen the pencil over the drawing or close to any of your
equipment.
b.   Always keep the lead sharp.

Common problems:
 Leads keep breaking when you do sharpening. Choose a good quality of a sharpener with a
very sharp blade.
 Double lines. Make sure that your pencil is in conical form, sharp and pointed.

a.   Do not useTRIANGLES

T-SQUARE, the T-squareand
for any rough purposes.
FRENCH CURVES
b.   Never cut paper along its working edge, since the plastics can easily be
damaged.

Common problems:
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 Chipped, nicked, and cracked edges surfaces.
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RULER or SCALE

a. Scales should not be pricked with needle points of either the divider or
compass when measurements are taken.
b.   Do not use scale as a ruler.

Common problems:
 Faded hatch marks.

TECHNICAL PENS

a. After using, clean the speed ball pen by wiping-off or scraping the ink on it with clean cloth,
which is a little wet or you may use blade for scrapping.
b. Lettering pens, like technical pens, should be clean at once with clean
water and soap. Wipe it off with clean cloth.

Common problems:
 Lead breaks when drawing. Draw with the right amount of pressure.
 Lead does not come out. Check if it still have lead. Remove clogs or blockage caused by
broken leads.

DIVIDERS and COMPASSES

a.   Do not put oil on the joints of the legs of the dividers.
b.   Do not use the divider as substitute for thumbtacks in fastening the
drawing paper on the drawing board or table top.

Common problems:
 Legs move loosely. Tighten the screw.
 Needle slides do not hold in position when drawing. The needle may be dull. Sharpen the
needle’s point.

DRAWING PAPER

a.   It should be stored in rolled form.

b.   It should not be crumpled or wet or kept in a moist or cold place.
c.   Oslo papers or bond papers must be kept in a large envelope.

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Common problems:
 Easily crumpled. Place your drawing paper in a rolling tube.

DRAWING BOARD

a.   It should always be in good (drawing) working condition.

b.   It must always be clean on or before using.
c.   Do not leave any kind of marks on your board to retain its smoothness.

Common problems:
 Wiggling and shaking surface. Tighten the lock nut or screws in the leg adjustment.
 Lines drawn on paper are bumpy. Clean the table thoroughly.
 Drawing paper and tools get soiled. The table may be dusty. Wipe the table with a dump
cloth followed by a dry rug.

Explore

ACTIVITY 2: AGREE/DISAGREE!
Directions: Read the following statements below. Write T if the
statement is Correct and F if the statement is Wrong. Write your
answer on your TLE-Technical Drafting Activity Notebook.

1. You may use the divider as substitute for thumbtacks

in fastening the drawing paper on the drawing board
or table top.
2. You may use scale as a ruler.
3. Do not use the T-square for any rough purposes.
4. Be sure to inspect tools before using them.
5. Oil the movable parts of the measuring tools such as
zigzag rules, callipers, dividers, and compasses
to avoid stock-up.

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ACTIVITY 3 : QUICK WRITES!

Directions: Answer this question briefly. Write your answer on your TLE-
Technical Drafting Activity Notebook.
Question: Why do you have to take extra good care of your drawing
tools? List down at least 2 reasons and explain each in 2 to 3 sentences.

Assessment

A. ACTIVITY 5: CHOOSE ME!

Directions: Identify the drafting tool to which each
maintenance procedure applies. Choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write your answer on your TLE-Technical

1. Do not leave any kind of marks to retain its smoothness

a. compass c. drawing board

b. pencil d. drawing paper
2. Do not use it as a substitute for thumbtacks in fastening the drawing paper on the drawing
board or table top

a. compass/divider c. triangle
b. scale d. pencil
3. Do not use it for any rough purposes

a. ruler c. technical pen

b. scale d. T-square

4. Should not be pricked with needle points of either the divider or compass when
measurements are taken
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 a. ruler c. T-square
b. scale d. technical pen

5. Do not use it as a ruler

a. scale c. triangles
b. protractor d. T-square

6. Should be cleaned at once with clean water and soap and wipe out with clean cloth

a. compass c. T-square
b. scale d. technical pen
7. Always keep the lead sharp

a. divider c. T-square
b. compass d. pencil

8. Never cut paper along its working edge, since the plastic can easily be damaged

a. compass c. ruler
b. pencil d. T-square
9. It should not be crumpled or wet

a. compass c. drawing paper

b. divider d. drawing board
1. Do not put oil on the joints of the legs

a. compass/divider c. ruler
b. pencil d. T-square

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 B. ACTIVITY 6: PROVIDE ME!
Directions: Copy the table below on your TLE – Technical Drafting
Activity Notebook. List down the common malfunction and proper
Drawing Common malfunction Proper
maintenance of the given drawing tools and equipment below.
Tools Maintenance

blunt clipart
dull

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