Plotting

mitxela.com

55 points·threeme3··5 comments

plotting is a huge amount of fun. i've built several large drawing machines [1], [2] and gotten some old HPGL plotters working including a Roland DXY-1150 and a HP DraftPro DXL (7575A)

I'm currently working on using brushes and paint pens in a CNC router table converted to holding pens. [3] [4]

Lots more plots here: [5]

I strongly recommend getting an Axidraw - it's great fun!

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGjyPqcVbg

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKsTr9XfFU

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/CAjLfOwJa5j/

[4] https://www.instagram.com/p/CApODjhpeIp/

[5] https://www.instagram.com/jodhus/

+1 on axidraw. The fit and finish of that product is amazing. Even the setup documentation is exceptionally detailed and clear. Recently bought an SE/A3. Perfect lockdown toy. Great mix of machining, art, and programming. Python, processing, and Inkscape.

Any decent forum support for processing python mode and Inkscape though? I’m spoiled by answers on stwckoverflow for python questions. Can’t find good answers like that for processing or Inkscape.

That video with the brush circles on your Instagram is amazing.

that one is was the first test with that brush. It turns out you can't really just drop the brush, you get strange twitch marks...

mitxela is one of the hidden gems of the internet. Another great project by him — there are so many! — are these earrings with an embedded ATtiny9. Really inspired me to get into hardware hacking.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzbg-BqIdJI Writeup: https://mitxela.com/projects/charliestar

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