My old drafting table in the home office finally gave out after 12 years

The main support arm snapped clean off last Tuesday while I was working on a set of shop drawings for a client in Austin. I had to prop it up with a stack of old code books just to finish the day. Has anyone else had to do a quick fix on their main work station, and what did you end up replacing it with?

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annas876mo ago

Stack of old code books" is the real pro move right there.

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felix_lane996mo ago

The 1997 NEC code book I found at a garage sale still had handwritten notes about knob and tube wiring. That thing is older than some of the houses I work on. I can't imagine trusting it for anything beyond a doorstop.

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keithlane6mo ago

But seriously, what's the actual USE case for keeping them? I get the history angle, but beyond that, are you actually checking old rules against new work? That seems like a major liability waiting to happen.

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