peter d
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I don't need prints because I am an electrical genius. 
Clean and manageable prints
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peter d
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celtic said:
No, more on the order of Marc Shunk, but way better.
peter d
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celtic said:
But what if it's actually true?
cadpoint
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JJWalecka said:
Since most prints are black line and not blue line.
One is to get thick gauge plastic and cover the front and back.
Or
Think onion skin AKA Tracing paper from the a drafting supply store,
choice of colors, White, Tan , yellow. You can buy it up to 24 inch rolls and just lay it down and trace over changes and crib notes. Think of it as a see through post-it-note, the blue trim painter tape is the closest thing to drafting tape, have at it...
Use cardboard if you putting tools on your drawings.
Usually whenever we do a project at work , engineering sends us a package with three identical sets of prints . One set is the working copy where all changes are made as we go . These changes get transferred over to another clean set when the job is completed . One of these sets gets sent to drafting where it becomes the " as builts " . We keep the other mark ups as our " shop copy " till the new set comes back .
The third set makes good targets for the rifle range . Turn them over and draw a circle on it . I've given some away to friends with children . They love to draw and color on them .
We don't seem to have too much trouble keeping them in decent shape during construction . Discipline and threats of violence seem to work well .
The third set makes good targets for the rifle range . Turn them over and draw a circle on it . I've given some away to friends with children . They love to draw and color on them .
We don't seem to have too much trouble keeping them in decent shape during construction . Discipline and threats of violence seem to work well .
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How about using Vinyl application tape. Comes in various sizes, just make sure you get clear, I have used some that was hard to see through unless I had bright colored vinyl to apply.
Vinyl Application Tape
Vinyl Application Tape
JJWalecka
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Thank you cadpoint, that?s an interesting idea. The prints I have at my disposal are the working sets. I would rather take the time to protect the prints once than have to be "gentle" around them when there is work to be done.
Thank you again to everyone who provided feedback.
JJ
Thank you again to everyone who provided feedback.
JJ
Podagrower
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I "borrowed" a blueprint holder from my boss, the kind that clamps on the end to reinforce the stapled edge. I use that for my clean, office set. Then I barter with the other trades on the job to take the electrical drawings from their full sets for the grubby hands in the field(mine included).
Podagrower said:
You take the other trades' sets of E prints? Now wonder they don't care about your work... they don't know anything about it then!
If I have to look at the A, P, M, or whetever pages to find out what another trade is doing, I do so. Why take that option away from them? All you are doing is making easy for them to say, "Well, how am I supposed to know where you're running your 4" rigid?"
wirenut2008
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I usually make numerous sets, and send one set out to the field and keep the rest in the office. That way I can mark up one set in the office with changes that occur too.
Podagrower
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480sparky said:
They can't read anyway:grin: ...
The blueprints we usually get cannot help with coordination...
Typically, in my area, we run as many pipes as possible in the slab (new construction). When we are running overhead, the other trades are typically started before us, so we run around them.
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