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Update: My uncle in Billings said to always use a 3H pencil for final lines, but I tried a 4H on a recent elevation drawing.
The 4H gave me a much sharper, cleaner line that didn't smudge under my hand (which is a big deal when you're working on a 36-inch sheet for six hours straight), so has anyone else found a 'standard' tip that actually held you back?
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nelson.cameron8h ago
Honestly, my old boss swore by a specific brand of drafting dots for years. Tried a cheaper roll on a deadline once and it was way less sticky, never went back. Sometimes the "right" way is just what someone got used to.
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mark_cooper8h ago
Yeah, that bit about "what someone got used to" hits hard. It's like when a whole office keeps using some outdated software because the manager learned it in 1995 and built all the workflows around it. The tool itself isn't better, it just has the weight of habit and sunk cost behind it. You see it with architects who only specify one type of brick or mechanics who swear by one brand of tool. The standard gets set by that first comfortable choice, and then it just becomes the rule.
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