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I know I said that I’d update when I’m back after Easter, but I did actually manage to get a working pen together before I left the studio. This is it in action. It seems to work ok – it … Continue reading →

This is the start of the prototype II – as you can see I knocked the pen bit out so that I’m left with the barrel with the flange in the right place (this is so much cheaper and easier … Continue reading →

As promised, here’s an update about making our old pen plotter sustainable in terms of pen supplies by using archival ink provided by the Lamy M22 refill: At the top of the image you can see prototype I, which sometimes … Continue reading →

After totalling three pens of the precious supply I got with our HP DraftPro EXL (7576A) pen plotter (see earlier post), I realised that this was unsustainable and promised myself to find a solution for the future. So here’s the … Continue reading →