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How to Draw a Triple Beam Balance
Draw a triple beam balance in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the base.
Step 1: The base
Low on your paper draw a long flat box with soft corners, nearly from edge to edge.
Tip Leave lots of room above it for the beams.
Step 2: The post
On the base, left of the middle, draw a short post that gets a little thinner at the top.
Step 3: The beam frame
On top of the post draw a long box. It reaches a long way out to the right.
Tip The post sits under the left end of the box, like a seesaw stand.
Step 4: Three beams
Inside the box draw 2 long thin slots, one above the other. Now you have 3 beams.
Tip Keep the 3 beams the same thickness.
Step 5: Sliding weights
Draw 3 small upright boxes, one hugging each beam. Put each one in a different place.
Tip You slide these along the beams to find out how heavy something is.
Step 6: The pan
On the left draw a wide flat oval. Add a shallow U: start at one end, stop at the other.
Tip Put the oval a little higher than the top of the frame.
Step 7: The arm
Start under the pan. Draw 2 lines down, then turn right and stop on the frame.
Tip The arm is a thick L that joins the middle beam.
Step 8: The pointer
Start on the frame's right end. Draw a small pointy triangle beside the middle beam and stop on the frame.
Step 9: The scale
Just past the pointer draw a tall thin box standing on the base. Add 3 short lines inside.
Tip When the pointer points at the middle line, the balance is level.
Step 10: Ground line
Draw a ground line under the base, from well left to well right.
Step 11: Grey pan
Go over your lines. Colour the pan grey and the tall scale cream.
Step 12: Light blue beams
Colour the 3 beams, the frame ends and the arm light blue, around the weights. Leave the 2 slots empty.
Step 13: Red weights
Colour the 3 weights and the pointer red.
Step 14: Dark blue base
Colour the base and the post dark blue. Your triple beam balance is ready to weigh!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a triple beam balance, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
