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DPRG: Small plotter
Subject: DPRG: Small plotter
From: Robert L. Jordan
rljordan at airmail.net
Date: Wed Sep 2 20:24:11 CDT 1998
I rigged a x/y flatbed plotter to draw the pattern on copper PCB for
etching. If you ever caught the pen it would stall, so I think most
plotters are weak!
Robert Jordan
Robert wrote:
> > 3. Has anyone ever measuresd the torque on plotters? Would they work
> > for drill presses with a lot of prayer? (I know the answer to this
> > dumb question, but maybe we could adapt the guides).
>
> I have never measured it scientifically, but an HP7475 drew blood from
> me once...
>
> The tough part about most plotters that I've seen is that they tend to
> be devices that move the paper for the X axis and the pen for the Y
> axis. If another plotter could be found that moved the pen on X-Y,
> adapting a small, highspeed motor and a stepper or servo motor to
> control Z feed should not be a really big deal at all...
>
> Robert
>
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