\nDrawing Instruments:\u00a0<\/strong>Drawing instruments are tools used in technical drawing that do not get consumed while using them. They include the following:
\n\t(i). Drawing Board:<\/strong> This is a flat wooden board with a smooth, rigid surface. It is suitable for \u00a0A3 paper.
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\n\t(ii). Tee-square: <\/strong>This is a T-shape instrument containing a head and a stock. It is used for drawing all horizontal lines and for setting the paper on the board.\u00a0
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<\/p>\n\u00a0 \u00a0(vii). Drawing set: <\/strong>This is a pack containing different drawing items like pair of compasses, divider, etc.<\/p>\n \u00a0Drawing Materials: <\/strong>Drawing materials on the other hand, are items that get consumed with use. They include the following:(i). Drawing paper: <\/strong>The paper commonly used for technical drawing is the A3 paper. Other drawing papers are the A1, A2, A4, etc, depending on the work to be done.(ii). Pencil: <\/strong>The \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Care and Storage of Drawing Instruments and Materials.<\/strong> \u00a0REVIEW QUESTIONS<\/strong> Week 6; board practice JSS 1. TOPIC 5: DRAWING PRACTICE: Drawing Instruments and Materials Drawing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts","category-second-term-jss1-basic-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u00a0(iii). Set-square: <\/strong>We have the 450<\/sup> and 300<\/sup>\/600<\/sup> set-squares. They are used for drawing vertical and angled lines.
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\n\t\u00a0(iv). Rules: <\/strong>This is a 30cm wooden or plastic instrument, used for measuring lengths and for dimensioning scaled drawings.
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\n\t(v). Protractor: <\/strong>The protractor is used for measuring angles in degrees.
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\n\t(vi). French curves: <\/strong>This instrument is used to draw different shapes of curves.\u00a0
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\n\t\t<\/strong>2H pencil is used for construction lines, ‘H’ is for lettering and thickening of visible lines. The HB pencil is good for free-hand sketching.(iii). Pencil sharpeners:<\/strong> This is a material used to sharpen all pencils to a conical point shape.(iv).Emery cloth: <\/strong>\u00a0Instead of re-sharpening the pencil, this material is used to restore sharpness to the pencil.(v). Brush: <\/strong>\u00a0The brush is used to remove dirt from the paper after erasing.(vi). Eraser: <\/strong>This material is used to remove mistakes. It is made of soft quality rubber.<\/p>\n
\n\tTo care for their drawing instruments, students should do the following:(i). Do not use any sharp objects on the edges of the drawing board.(ii). When not in use, cover the face of the board to avoid dust.(iii).The Tee-square should not be used as a sword or staff to play with.(iv). Never use any sharp object on the edges of your set-squares.(v). When you are not working with your instruments, keep them on their sheaths and packs.(vi). Drawing paper should be kept in a flat file or jacket.<\/p>\n
\n\t(i). Define drawing practice.(ii). What is the difference between drawing instrument and drawing material?
\nASSIGNMENTState the uses of the following drawing instruments and drawing materials:<\/strong>i. Tee squareii. Sketch padiii. Set squareiv. Eraserv. HB pencil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"