What is a drawing machine?
Humans have used machines to draw since the Renaissance. Learn the surprising history of drawings machines.
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This Tiny DIY Plotter Makes Labels On Masking Tape
Masking tape labels are a staple in any workshop. You scribble what’s in a box on the tape and slap it in place. We’ve all done it. However, Molten Cheese Bear is taking that concept in an interesting direction. As you can see, they’ve made a tiny plotter that writes directly onto the masking tape, […]
Make Workshop: Makelangelo Vertical Plotter
This week we’re looking at a toy that has become a common occurance at Maker Faires all over the world. This is a vertical plotter by Marginally Clever Robots, called the Makelangelo. It comes nearly fully assembled in the box. You just have to slap a few bits and pieces together and mount it. After […]
This Machine Prints Portraits with 8,000 Drops of Coffee
This x-y plotter uses coffee drips — each carefully calibrated for size and height — to create these portraits.
Build a Drawbot from Two CD Drives and a Raspberry Pi
Learn how to create your own drawbot: a portable CNC plotter using two old CD drives, a servo, and a Raspberry Pi.
Turning Your 3D Printer Into A 2D Printer
“Bam” on the lulzbot forums shared an interesting project recently. He printed a small mount for his extruder that allows it to hold a pen, essentially turning his 3D printer into a standard plotter, or 2D printer. A few custom settings in the software package Cura allowed the gcode necessary to keep drawing on the […]
Lightplot: Painting with Light in 3D Space
I absolutely love Ben Cowell-Tomas’s Lightplot, a 3D light painting system. An animation is imported into his custom software which, in turn, drives a robotic arm to draw each frame with an LED in a 3D space.
