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I just realized such plotters can be useful in many cool applications (eg diy pcb).

Where can I get hold of one for cheap?




My dad used a 3D printer with a Dremel attached to carve PCBs. The PCBs were those that you normally etch, i.e. they had a full copper coating.


We used to use the top end of the HP plotter range (approx. £12k) when I worked at one of the Big consulting engineers.

I recall we used to move them into the aircon computer room so we could run them over night for increased accuracy.


You could possibly get a very cheap 3D printer and rig it for 2D plotting fairly easily (using the printer itself to manufacture the missing parts even!)




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