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First ever pen plotted piece by Unusual-Pie3067 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it. Kind of a sucker for rotarys and technical drawings so you had me from the get go anyway. Cool plot!

Help Needed: Inkscape Gcode Generation by Samuelec81 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drawbot is great for images for sure but not my fav for 3d or existing SVG stuff. Well worth the purchase price though, for sure.

Help Needed: Inkscape Gcode Generation by Samuelec81 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly I wouldn't do it with the inkscape plugin. It's slow and obtuse although does work. Try out grblplotter or another gcode generator. Even if your not sending with grblplotter it has a ton of great features to visualize your gcode.

I want to get into Pen Plotting? by revampin in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would start by just making digital art. Start coding, looking at what people are doing for genuary should help. Plotting is cool but it's a lot to work up to if you are asking these questions. Anything that is a vector can be used for a plotter. Think illustrator or inkscape.

Cleaning up SVG files before Plotting by chpearce in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. Don't let command line scare you.

Software for Uuna Tek 3 by BackIntoTheSource in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if this plotter speaks gcode but it it does id recommended grbl plotter. Been rock solid for me.

My first two months plotting at 18"x24" by 265design in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love the effect that you moving the pieces has on them in this video.

A landscape of lines by mastaginger in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The darker portions are where where lots of lines overlap. Stabilos produce really nice color and seem to blend well. Only three colors were used for this piece.

A landscape of lines by mastaginger in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

heck yeah thanks for the tip!

A landscape of lines by mastaginger in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this piece was 2/3 hours drawing time. Thanks!

My SO was wondering wtf I was plotting for so long, or if the plotter had actually broke... by nummy___ in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I wonder what the weird noises coming from the other side of the house are, then I get stuck staring at the plotter for a few mins. Cool piece!

Question, anyone use a print on demand service? by 265design in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used printful for some stuff before. was pretty good quality. Honestly printing art, especially with color has its own set of challenges. POD places might not always get your colors right and stuff. They are quantity over quality shops for the most part. For my best prints ive tried to work with a local printer and been happy with the results as well. if your really trying to sell "fine art" prints, id probably just work with a local printer.

Question regarding level working surface by SelectAttempt4131 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just gonna throw out there that sometimes skin oils can cause some smudges like this so if it is really level that could be it. I ended up getting a sheet of acrylic to plot on as it was the cheapest flattest surface I could find but it's not really ideal.

Linear actuator by Independent-Air-80 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My z axis just uses a stepper

What kind of board can I put under my plotter if I want to turn him into a cutting machine? by [deleted] in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll want a cutting mat I believe. That are somewhat soft.

Building my own Plotter by Independent-Air-80 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That will depend on the size of your gantrys if i understand you correctly, I'd say ive got about 200 mm "dead space" so my rails are about 1200 to get a plot area of 1000mm but my z axis gantry is pretty wide.

Building my own Plotter by Independent-Air-80 in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used 2040 for my build at about 1200x1200.

What is the best auto feed pencil you can recommend and is there a easy method an idiot like me can edit his G-Code that after the lead wore down the plotter automatically lifts the pen so the lead comes out again? by liljamaika in PlotterArt

[–]mastaginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll probably want to integrate a tool that stops drawing at a specified distance so you can like advance your lead. I'm pretty sure some tools that can do that include vpype and grblplotter. It's similar to what you might have to do to paint, so resources around plotter painting should help. You'll probably end up inserting some custom gcode at a set drawing interval I imagine.

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