Making tech drawings for parts

I studied drafting and made part prints most of the late 90's early 2000's for a metal fabricating shop. Now I find it rather easy to just use my phone. Here is an example so if you need something duplicated it's a nice way to send it to the shop doing the work.

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Need the Total OAL ?
Length of 1/2-20 threading ?
Width and Diameter of shoulder behind threading ?
Bore diameter within 1/2-20 threading ?

The .600 at barrel end , I.D. or O.D. ?
Need BOTH specifications noted.

Is the I.D. slipping over barrel shouldered at some depth ? or does it continue all the way up to the shoulder behind threading ?
Placement of air venting slot as well width and length required ?

Ex machinist ... sorry 🫣
 
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Need the Total OAL ?
Length of 1/2-20 threading ?
Width and Diameter of shoulder behind threading ?
Bore diameter within 1/2-20 threading ?

The .600 at barrel end , I.D. or O.D. ?
Need BOTH specifications noted.

Is the I.D. slipping over barrel shouldered at some depth ? or does it continue all the way up to the shoulder behind threading ?
Placement of air venting slot as well width and length required ?

Ex machinist ... sorry 🫣
I know, I know! It was just a quick example of how an average hobbiest can share what's needed.
 
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Following the drafting theme of the original post, for those who are interested, there's some very capable free software available as a front-end to 3d printers and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines.

I was a Draftsman way before the politically correct term Drafts-preson came in vogue. 🙂 Started on a drafting board and got dragged along with computers to work with various Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) programs that were extremely expensive for a license.

These days, for 2d stuff, InkScape is very capable, for 3d parametric modeling FreeCAD V1 is great. The learning curve is steep on both of these open source programs. Lots of tutorials on YouTube but you can be productive after learning a bit of the basics.

Cheers!
 
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