| Drafting tables are very specific pieces of | | | | an adjustable tabletop. |
| furniture used in professional applications. | | | | |
| Usually, they are required equipment for | | | | Smaller drafting tables usually only allow |
| architects, engineers, artist, designers, | | | | for a single range of motion adjustment in |
| city planners and other professionals that | | | | angling the surface toward you. And because |
| need a solid base to design and sketch out | | | | they obviously take up less space, there is |
| plans in their office. | | | | also the possibility of having greater access |
| | | | behind the table in order to do frequent |
| But because there are a wide variety of | | | | adjustments. This can be a real plus if you |
| drafting tables available, with prices | | | | are new to using a drafting table, because |
| ranging from $100 up into the thousands of | | | | most users will need to experiment with |
| dollars, it can be a little overwhelming | | | | different angles in order to find the |
| deciding on a table that will best fit your | | | | adjustment that fits their working style |
| requirements. In this article we will | | | | precisely. |
| outline some basic tips for choosing the | | | | |
| right table for your profession and | | | | But if your job requires that you stand as |
| workspace. | | | | well as sit while working, a larger table |
| | | | with a multi-adjusting top will probably suit |
| When you begin looking for a drafting table, | | | | you better. These types of tables normally |
| your number one consideration will be space. | | | | have a foot controlled peddle that releases |
| Consider the size and layout of the room or | | | | the top for immediate re-adjustment. |
| office where you will be using the table. If | | | | |
| you are using it in a home office, for | | | | As well as being able to adjust the angle of |
| example, you will most likely need a smaller | | | | the stable surface, you can also adjust the |
| size than if you have a professional studio | | | | height, and reposition the work surface |
| or office available to you. | | | | anywhere from perfectly horizontal to |
| | | | perfectly vertical. This greater degree of |
| Size is also important when considering the | | | | flexibility is ideally suited to |
| type of work you will be doing on the table | | | | professionals who often stand when they work. |
| and how often it will be used. For | | | | |
| occasional use and smaller projects, small to | | | | Artists, for example, who often work standing |
| medium-sized tables will probably fit the | | | | up, we'll find that larger tables with a full |
| bill. But if you are involved in complex | | | | range of motion adjustment should suit their |
| architectural or engineering projects, you | | | | working style perfectly. |
| may need a very large and fully featured | | | | |
| table in order to do your best work. | | | | After deciding on the type of table you need, |
| | | | the Internet will be your best resource in |
| Your second consideration will involve what | | | | comparing prices and features in a |
| you are using the table for specifically. If | | | | side-by-side method. This will help you to |
| you work heavily with graphics, and you will | | | | get the exact drafting table and you need, at |
| be sitting most of the time, a smaller table | | | | the best possible price. |
| may be fine, and you probably will not need | | | | |