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    Question pen plotter drawing help in the midlands UK

    Hi,
    i am new here ..i have created some work on a computer..basically some very detailed drawings

    I am looking to get them drawn out by a pen plotter..i have tried various local companies [i live in Derby UK]...but am constantly informed that pen plotters are obsolete!

    if anyone knows of a way of producing some work like this in the midlands could you let me know


    thanks

    Mark


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    Hi Mark

    Pen plotters have been replaced by large format inkjet printers. I have one I use nearly every day for drawings and the results are very good.

    Why does it have to be a pen plotter? Have you tried plotting it on an inkjet?

    Simon


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    hi Simon

    Its actually some artwork ..I really wanted it to have the feeling of a real drawing as opposed to a print, I am assuming an inkjet plotter is more like a print?..maybe i am wrong

    regards


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    It would print just like a normal inkjet but on a larger scale.

    If you have an inkjet you could print a portion of the whole drawing at the scale you want to see what it would be like.

    Simon


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    ok Simon

    will give it a go..i suppose i was looking for a 'lo-fi' cruder finish...odd I know


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    We use a variety of vinyl cutters to draw templates on paper using a pen- it's simply a case of swapping the cutting blade for a pen holder and viola.


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    Hope u got sorted for your pen plot if not i'm in Bham we to use vinyl plotters that you change the blade for a pen,
    like signmaker..


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    I have a Pen-Plotter for sale in Norway!!

    fleseland@hotmail.com


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    You could very likely pick up your very own HP7550 from e-bay for very little money. I have one that was at my door (yes, in the U.S) for less than $50.
    I have three pen plotters operational. They are NOT obsolete.

    The print effect is tangible! (it's all on the pens) Even rapido-graph!


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