Un-stuck

So, the solution to the contact cement thing was much easier than I'd thought.

Turns out, I needed two things.

-Someone else to help lift the vinyl sheet.
-A series of sticks to place underneath between the sheet and the board, once the cement was dry enough to work with.

After that, remove a few sticks, flatten out a section. Remove a few more, and so on...













And Voila, brand new drafting board. The parallel rule came from the board I had on the desk, and all I had to do was add a longer cable.