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Drafting table linkages and clutches have to be maintained to ensure that this safety mechanism counterbalances the weight of the table surface.
Steel provides as much strength as the old oak drafting table frames and much easier portability.
Some drafting tables incorporate electric motors to provide the up and down and angle adjustment of the drafting table surface.
The drafting table surface is usually covered with a thin vinyl sheet called a board cover.
I went out the next day and bought myself a drafting table and a fluorescent light.