ALVIN Portable Drafting Board Size 18" x 24" Model PXB24 Easily Adjustable Drafting and Architecture Tool for Students and Professionals Drawing Board with Ergonomic Carrying Handle - 18" x 24" Inches

I have been drafting and drawing up plans for the past 30 years and this product is one of the best things I have come across. I used to have a full size drafting board before I got married. Space constraints required me to give up the luxury of a full size drafting board. I am really glad I found this board because it allows me to continue to make drawings without the need for a standard size drawing surface.The board itself is well constructed and I like the ability to prop it on the edge of a table or desk to bring it closer to you is nice. Gripping it at the edges and moving it about make me a little uneasy with the cables on the back side but it seems to hold its accuracy just fine. The cross bar stays pretty much parallel and the ability to lift it off of you drawing when moving it greatly reduces smudging and paper tear.I am really impressed with this product and highly recommend it to any aspiring or space restricted draftsman.

This is a well constructed nicely finished portable board. The parallel bar is accurate and nicely adjustable. Drafting surface smooth and defect free. It's a bit "sluggish"when tracking but good enough. Glad I bought it. Excellent packaging which I'll use to store when not in use.

Great drafting and drawing board. Straightedge slides smoothly and remains parallel. Lock knobs lock it in place. All in all a great portable drawing surface - IF - all the packaging is included.While I did order this board in a damaged box at a reduced price (which I have done in the past with great success, I might add), one of the foam packaging corners was left out! Net result - destroyed board! Sure, Amazon arranged for a free return and even threw in $20 for my trouble, but I now have to explain to my client why my finished product will arrive late!Lesson learned - DO NOT BUY DAMAGED BOX ITEMS! Ouch!!

Given the price point and the one star review below I expected the product to be stiff and somewhat difficult to use. Nothing could be further from my experience. It took less than 5 minutes to go from never having used a drafting table to becoming comforatble with how to set up and use this board.As a general drawing surface with a parallel edge, it functions well. It is easy to set up and can grip the edge of the table to extend the available real estate on a desk and move the surface to a more comfortable position for drawing.While I can imagine that there are boards where the moving parts are smoother, it's hard to imagine any in this price range. I suspect that the torn sheets mentioned in the poor review here were due to not gentely lifting the straight edge up before sliding it. In any case, I think it's a great product, especially for a newbie like me.

Bought as a substitute to my full size drafting table. The concept is great , but the execution is pathetic. The parallel bar is completely unstable, no matter how you adjust it, it's completely unreliable. I had to dig out an old T-square to be able to use the board with any accuracy. I don't recommend this product AT ALL.

Good board made by a good company bought from a good company. It is a good portable table suitable for architectural drawings or any drawings that need parallel lines. I used a similar board in school & bought this for my nephew to teach him drafting. If you are not familiar with how a parallel edge board works you must know that after you set the rule straight you must be careful with the cables on the back of the board. If you pull on the cables it is easy enough to reset & tighten the parallel rule straight again. Most of my architectural supplies are made by Alvin & I found Alvin to be a reliable, accurate & trusted company, as I have used their products for close to 20 years. I recommend you buy an adjustable triangle, some drafting dots or masking tape, a pencil, a scale ruler & an eraser.

The slide needs leveled each time you slide it to keep lines parallel

The brackets that hold the board up have different angles so the darn thing wobbles. I tried to get them to send me replacements just for that, but Nooooo, they can't do that. I have to ship the whole thing back. Would like to keep it without all the hassle. Deciding whether to have them ship me another. Alvin needs to improve their manufacturing QA.