[Jobs] blueprints

David Evans drevans at bellsouth.net
Fri Oct 12 09:36:10 CDT 2007 

Dear James,

You might try spraying the finished drawing, with these "sticky wickies" 
applied, with common clear lacquer paint and let it dry completely before 
handling.
I have used this kind of thing in other applications and it sometimes works 
very well.  It depends on the application.
One of the applications I have used it for is the application of metallic 
alarm tape to window glass.  This ensures that if the window glass is broken 
in a break in, the tape will stick to it and break also thereby setting off 
the alarm.
Clear finger nail polish is the same thing and can be brushed on or sprayed.

You might also give some thought to using stick on dyno-label tape for 
written in dimensions and tolerances.  You will just have to get someone to 
work with you closely who can learn to understand what you need in 
information and then mark the new drawings correctly.
How close a tolerances are you using?
Are we talking thousands of an inch or plus or minus 1/4 of an inch or do 
you have to work to 1/64 th. of an inch as in cabinet making.
What kind of measuring equipment are you going to have to use?
I have had to work to tolerances as close as 3 light bands in the past and 
would be hard pressed to do so now.
Those kinds of fits are so close that the matching parts have to be handled 
with special pick up tools as just the heat of your hand can cause the part 
to expand enough that it will not fit the mating part without the use of a 
coolant.and that can contaminate the part.

I hope some of these suggestions help you.
I have done allot of different jobs in the past and I am always looking to 
help someone else over the bumps, if I can; that I had to figure out for 
myself the hard way.  I never had a role model or a mentor to guide or help 
me.  I just had to figure out how to do most things my own way and likely 
you will also.

David Evans, NFBF
Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117-A Stealth Fighter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Konechne" <jakon22 at gmail.com>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] blueprints


> Hi,
> I thought of a product called Sticky Wickies.  They are available at
> craft stores and are basically wax covered string which can be pressed
> on to a sheet of paper.  They wouldn't be good for long term permanent
> illustrations, but may come in handy when illustrating changes.
> James K
>
> On 10/10/07, David Evans <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> Dear Dick,
>>
>> There are some other ways that this can be done also.
>> First of all.  Are we talking about full size blue prints all of the time 
>> or
>> can the drawings be reduced to a smaller size such as a common technical
>> drawing or working sketch?
>> If you are working on smaller parts and components of a larger assembly,
>> this would be more practical.
>> After all, you don't need a full size picture of the whole assembly if 
>> you
>> are only working on a smaller part.
>> You just need access to the dimensions of the part of the assembly you 
>> are
>> assigned to make.
>> There are a couple of technologies out there that can be used to make
>> smaller drawings that produce raised line drawings directly from a 
>> computer
>> image or use special paper that can be run threw a copier and then threw 
>> a
>> machine that makes the drawn lines "bubble" up and form raised line
>> drawings.
>> A common sewing machine can also be used to trace the lines on a drawing,
>> which will also make a tactile drawing to.
>> The problem is going to be getting the written in dimensions sizes and 
>> the
>> tolerances that will defined the actual size of the finished parts.
>> As I don't know what size dimensions and tolerances we are talking about
>> here, I can not make any further suggestions.
>>
>> I have worked as a pro auto mechanic, a carpenter, machinist, certified
>> welder and a engineer, and I have been legally blind since the age of 16.
>> The question is; can the larger blue prints be reproduced in a smaller
>> format so that making a tactile drawing is more practical, feasible and
>> useable by a blind worker.
>> Also, what kind of measuring devices are going to be needed to measure 
>> and
>> make the assembly.
>>
>> David Evans, NFBF
>> Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
>> Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117-A Stealth Fighter
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
>> To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] blueprints
>>
>>
>> > Michael,
>> >
>> > Office supply stores and graphic art stores have 1/16 inch (4.5 point)
>> > graphic art tape which you can use to make the lines tactile. You need 
>> > to
>> > have a sighted person put it on the blueprints.  The tape I use is 
>> > black,
>> > although there are other colors available.
>> >
>> > The brand I have is Headline Graphic Art Tape, item #73161, made by U. 
>> > S.
>> > Stamp & Sign of Cookeville, Tennessee. It's very easy to use, and there
>> > are
>> > 603 inches (just over 50 feet) of it on the roll.
>> >
>> > A second method is to use a tracing wheel, which I understand you can 
>> > get
>> > at
>> > sewing stores. When you trace a line on a piece of paper with it, it
>> > creates
>> > tactile lines on the other side (like a slate and stylus). However, 
>> > there
>> > is
>> > a problem: if you trace the blueprints from the front, you will get a
>> > negative image on the back.
>> >
>> > Therefore you either need to have a negative made of the blueprints, or
>> > have
>> > your sighted person hold it face down over a light source when tracing 
>> > the
>> > lines.
>> >
>> > You can also use Elmer's Glue (cheap) or Hi-Marks (expensive) to make
>> > tactile lines on the paper, but I like the graphic art tape better, as 
>> > it
>> > is
>> > easier to use. I'm sure others have their ideas to share too.
>> >
>> > Dick Davis
>> > Assistant Director for Employment
>> > BLIND, Inc.
>> > Minneapolis, MN
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> > Behalf
>> > Of
>> > Michael Baldwin
>> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:51 AM
>> > To: 'Jobs for the Blind'
>> > Subject: [Jobs] blueprints
>> >
>> > hello,
>> > I have a chance to get a job with a modular home manufacturer.  One 
>> > thing
>> > they would like to know is if there is a way to make blueprints 
>> > accessible
>> > for me.  I am totally blind.  Any tips or suggestions you have would be
>> > appreciated.
>> > thanks,
>> > Michael
>> >
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