"Ernie Leimkuhler" wrote in message
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In article , Mike Henry
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"Dale Hallmark" wrote in message
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"Mike Henry" wrote in message
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Sorry - I already have an HP desktop pen plotter sitting on the shelf
and
that's probably worth less than yours, if that's possible.

Mike


Yeah, I have tried to give it away before and had no luck then either.
I
hate to just throw it away however.
Maybe someday I will see if it has any interesting pieces in its
construction that I can scrounge
for something else.

Dale,

If we wait another 10-20 years, they'll probably bring something on Ebay,
assuming they make it that long.

Come to think of it, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to see what the
pens
and paper fetch today, assuming you have any of that lying around.

Mike



I have a Calcomp 2036, E-size,8-pen plotter, and I use it almost every
day.
I run it off my Mac, and use for all sorts of CAD drawings and sheet
metal layouts.
It is so accurate I plot things life size and spray adhesive the paper
to the sheet metal.
Just cut to the lines and it is perfect every time.
Really great for multiple hole layouts.

Pen plotters rock.

I haven't really checked but the output from an old HP Designjet seems to be
dimensionally accurate, though I have heard that inkjet and laser printers
can be off a bit.

Inkjets suck eggs.

Well, the inkjet was able to print out a poster-size digital picture of an
old Clausing horizontal mill - a pen plotter would have a hard time with
that one I think. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

Do you think an old pen plotter is worth $300? Do you have any trouble
finding pens for your Calcomp?

Mike