olePigeon
Well-known member
Woohoo! Not as cool as the Roland, but still damn cool! And at $20, I couldn't pass it up. Has pens, too.
Although, I ran into a slight problem, then pens are too tall!
Problem solved! (only 3 screws, that was easy.)
And the test print!
I'm really surprised the pens still worked. I tried all the red pens, and none of them seemed to work. The black and blue pens are working fairly well, though, as you can see. Considering the package says to use before 1986, I consider it a win. These are roller ball pens. The felt pens were 100% dried up with pen dust coming out. Fortunately, quite a few companies still make pens for these old plotters, including refillables. I'll need to order a set.
Holy cow this thing is AWESOME to watch print. It's just whirring and whizzing, jumping all over the place. :lol: I'm gonna have so much run with it. I'm thinking of taking it into to work and have the kids print on it because it's so much fun to watch. Apparently there are hacks left and right for them, including lasers, turning it into a paper cutter. Ooooo.
What's cool is that this plotter will work on pretty much darn everything, from Macs to PCs, Apple IIs and Commodores. It's a really cool piece of technology. Does 11x17, so I can make some pretty big prints.
Although, I ran into a slight problem, then pens are too tall!
Problem solved! (only 3 screws, that was easy.)
And the test print!
I'm really surprised the pens still worked. I tried all the red pens, and none of them seemed to work. The black and blue pens are working fairly well, though, as you can see. Considering the package says to use before 1986, I consider it a win. These are roller ball pens. The felt pens were 100% dried up with pen dust coming out. Fortunately, quite a few companies still make pens for these old plotters, including refillables. I'll need to order a set.
Holy cow this thing is AWESOME to watch print. It's just whirring and whizzing, jumping all over the place. :lol: I'm gonna have so much run with it. I'm thinking of taking it into to work and have the kids print on it because it's so much fun to watch. Apparently there are hacks left and right for them, including lasers, turning it into a paper cutter. Ooooo.
What's cool is that this plotter will work on pretty much darn everything, from Macs to PCs, Apple IIs and Commodores. It's a really cool piece of technology. Does 11x17, so I can make some pretty big prints.