Great stuff :+1:
Sorry for going OT, I noticed from the demo video that you got an axidraw - what are doing with it, if a may ask?
Got one myself and been playing around with it. The latest idea has been to use a hand engraver as pen!
Sorry for going OT, I noticed from the demo video that you got an axidraw - what are doing with it, if a may ask?
Got one myself and been playing around with it. The latest idea has been to use a hand engraver as pen!
As for the engraver, keep in mind that AxiDraw is only using the weight of the pen (engraver) to press on a surface, so you might need to add some weight for it to work. But please be careful not to damage the servo motor or the plotter. Tyler Hobbs did something similar, he was using a drill bit to remove fresh paint from mirrors: https://www.tylerxhobbs.com/works/mirror-removal
People are doing all kinds of wacky stuff with plotters. I want to try using a brush along with markers. I think the combination of the two can be used to create interesting effects.
I already had to replace the servo because of over use - unfortunately it’s really hard to get the original servo, got some cheap copycats and they break fairly quickly.
I used some oil paint and a brush to create some plots. I created an svg with layers to move the brush to the paint, draw a circle (to get paint on the brush) and then moved the brush to paint a line. This was repeated with various colours … made for an interest effect!
I engraved some paper and that worked fine (as a test). I’ll definitely be careful with it.
Another idea I had was to have the plotter draw on a arm, something like doing an automatic tattoo but that’s me doing some mindstorming ;)
You might also want to check Arnaud Pfeffer who uses weird brushes with AxiDraw:
I’m EU based so I could take you up on your offer - I’ll drop you a line this week - cheers :+1: