HP plotters

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Tue Dec 19 03:22:14 2000

>Built an aluminum gantry-crane type arrangement that supports a Dremel tool.
>Tried to keep mass and friction low as possible. Connected it to the plotter
>with a pantograph arrangement.

Anybody else have some mechanical alarm bells going off at the notion of a
dremel on the end of a pantograph?

I would maybe use some parts from existing printers and or scanners, but
this sounds like a build from scrap project, not adapt a old plotter. Basic
problem is just what you mention, you are going to need to rewrite control
software, which for a basic x/y plotter can't be too awfully tough.
Received on Tue Dec 19 2000 - 03:22:14 GMT