Comments on: Old pen plotter converted to vinyl cutter http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Roger http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-282351 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:12:49 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-282351 Have an HP draftpro Plus and converting it to a vinyl cutter.

Need to secure the cutter to prevent wobble

How can I stop the plotter automatically trying to deposit and collect the cutter from the carousel

Would appreciate any assistance

]]> By: BWH http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-186816 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:20:40 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-186816 I have an HP7585B plotter A0 size complete with origonal manuals, supply of pens and paper for sale in Melbourne, Australia.

]]> By: rsg http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-135331 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:48:40 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-135331 can a HP Draftmaster 1 be converted to cut vinyl?

]]> By: rsg http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-135329 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:44:12 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-135329 I have a Draftmaster 1 plotter, can it be converted to cut vinyl? I have not noticed any comments that specificly say so.

]]> By: Retro Video Games http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-129608 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:37:46 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-129608 Hey. I just needed to give you thanks since you shared your personal thoughts with this site. After reading your site, I was wondering if you could share some of your thoughts about those latest world-wide natural disasters. Appreciate it.

]]> By: jon b http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-123532 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:29:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-123532 I have a huge pen plotter in my garage. i think it is an 8 pen hp machine. its a monster. I would like to sell it, if anyone is interested contact me at newarkitecture@gmail.com . I am located in northern NJ

]]> By: JET http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-118444 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:43:32 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-118444 this video show a conversion
notice the weight on top

Ebay has a lot of holders
just do a search for plotter blade holders and a ton showed up
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=plotter+blade+holder&_sacat=See-All-Categories

you can buy blades and media here
http://www.rolandmedia.com

]]> By: JET http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-118443 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:38:55 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-118443 here is a graphtec holder

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Aluminium-Plotter-Blade-Holder-Graphtec-NEW_W0QQitemZ200422704883QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaa1fc6f3

It snaps into the pen holder.
They make them for every brand pen plotter now
Most use Roland blades.

]]> By: JET http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-118437 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:14:53 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-118437 I made one out of a Houston Instrument plotter 10 years ago before they mass produced cutters. I used a Roland plastic holder and a Roland cutter blade. An exacto knife will not work because the blade needs to rotate 360 degrees. The blade is an offset so it follows like a cariage wheel on a shopping cart. You can buy a replacement Roland blade holder that is made to fit in the HP pen holders perfectly. It may bean old style unti. Then the cutter drops right in.

You can get adapter holder brand new. I am not sure if it is for a HP or Houston Instruments.
HI is out of business but someone bought them out and sells the parts still. It is made just for converting to a vinyl cutter.

If you can’t get that holder you can make one that holds a Roland cutter holder. They are the best to use because the blades are cheap and they rotate.

Here is one of the holders.
http://www.beacongraphics.com/supplies/cutter-parts-roland.html
These are for machine using a thin mount.
They make another holder that has a fatter center where it snaps into place. Not sure if it is for the Hp or not. It depends on the pen holder you have now.

I am selling a Houston Instrument DMP61 plottter/cutter for $100. It is already converted with a special piece I had made in a machine shop. Not sure if it still works or not. I had a problem with the software. It comes with Autocad and a sign cutting program. Was used as a cutter or can be used for parts to make a flat bed laser.
It had new heavy duty servos put in it. Uses HPGL chips.

here are some videos
http://hackedgadgets.com/2008/07/21/diy-xy-plotter/

]]> By: vinyl hacker http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-110509 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:44:54 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-110509 How to convert a Hewlett Packard Draftpro DFX Pen plotter to vinyl sign cutters.

]]> By: vinyl hacker http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-110508 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:30:20 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-110508 http://www16.brinkster.com/melkwegstudios/convert_a_plotter.htm

]]> By: Alex http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-82150 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:22:32 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-82150 i also can´t see the pic…

]]> By: Dan http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-68464 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:32:35 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-68464 I can’t see the photo.

]]> By: sentenz http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-62453 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:57:14 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-62453 Hey guys, I have to share this. At least I am german, but I try my best to translate this requirement from our Website lately. By the way: Our only and significant service is to connect supplier and demander. there we got the focus on.

Dear sir or madam,
in searching the Internet for a plotter, I found your Website. Because it’s impossible to find the onlineshop, I decided to write my requirement via email. I hope, you can deliver the HP Designjet 1055CM Plus to the upper adress. If not, leave it be.

he came in right here : http://www.kaeuferportal.de/plotter-kaufberatung/plotter-165 . over 10.000€, but the even if he’d bought the plotter via us, I#d like to kick his *** – sillyness should be punished. greetz.
anonymoused sentenz ;)

]]> By: jos ulenaers http://hackaday.com/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/comment-page-1/#comment-18896 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:43:45 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/04/26/old-pen-plotter-converted-to-vinyl-cutter/#comment-18896 for sale: HP DraftMaster I 7595A
A0 plotter for 300 Euro
Belgium, Lommel
uljo@fulladsl.be

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