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Building 2d plotters is a fun mechanical design exercise too. It's very accessible from both a mechanical design + software/electronics perspective. Shameless

Building 2d plotters is a fun mechanical design exercise too. It's very accessible from both a mechanical design + software/electronics perspective. Shameless self promotion but here's one I built: https://www.markjgallagher.com/projects/#/utsushi/ https://www.markjgallagher.com/projects/#/utsushi/

joshu 9y ago
Very nice work! I also use GRBL. Here's some of mine: - belt driven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKsTr9XfFU&t=0s&index=3&list=PL0h5Hh-9o_h-cT5vb3yNMY0_7Y7Vfb6CI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKsTr9XfFU&t=0s&index=3&lis... - screw driven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGjyPqcVbg&t=0s&index=2&list=PL0h5Hh-9o_h-cT5vb3yNMY0_7Y7Vfb6CI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGjyPqcVbg&t=0s&index=2&lis... corexy belt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1MJxOYzkU&t=0s&index=7&list=PL0h5Hh-9o_h-cT5vb3yNMY0_7Y7Vfb6CI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1MJxOYzkU&t=0s&index=7&lis...
- dsnuh 9y ago
  Awesome stuff! The water droplet one looks amazing.
askvictor 9y ago
Not quite the same as a pen plotter, but the Maslow CNC http://www.maslowcnc.com/ http://www.maslowcnc.com/ takes a similar approach to CNC (no reason you couldn't replace the router with a pen), but with a near-vertical work surface. OTOH I guess an 'ordinary' CNC is the same base principle as a plotter, just with more moving parts and another dimension. As are 3D-printers (the extrusion type, at least)