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That $40 'luxury' eraser shield was an absolute joke
I bought one of those fancy metal eraser shields from a drafting supply site (you know, the ones with all the cutout shapes) and it bent on the very first use. I was trying to clean up a dimension line on a plan set for a little apartment building in Denver, and the metal just folded over like cheap foil. Anybody else fall for a tool that looked pro but was totally useless?
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blair_nguyen3mo ago
Ugh, the "bent on the very first use" part hit me right in the wallet. I got a similar one from a well-known brand and the first time I tried to use the little circle cutout, the whole thing warped like a soda can. It's such a letdown when you think you're getting a nice tool that'll last forever, and it turns out to be basically trash. I guess some stuff just looks good in the pictures but can't handle a real day of work. Total bummer.
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gavin3653mo ago
Blair, you said "warped like a soda can" and that's EXACTLY the right description. But I gotta gently push back on your "well-known brand" part a little. See, the problem is people think a brand name means it's good quality, but most of these metal eraser shields are made by the same few factories in China and just stamped with different logos. I've seen the exact same flimsy shield sold under three different "pro" names for wildly different prices. The metal thickness is what matters, not the brand decal on the packaging. Next time, get your hands on one before buying, or read reviews from actual drafters who post photos of the thickness. A REAL stainless steel shield should be maybe 0.5mm thick, not that foil stuff. My old one from the 90s is still going strong, but everything new seems to bend if you look at it wrong.
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