ScoposDraw

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The ScoposPlotter Type Axidraw This plotter has a structure similar to an Axidraw, but I have applied some great features that make it much more powerful and robust, as well as more versatile. Its best qualities are: - It is made of V-Slot profile, which gives it great robustness. - It's foldable. One of its major advantages is that it can be folded and stored in a shelf or carried in a briefcase. - The pencil holder system is much more robust than an Axidraw. But besides being easily interchangeable, this allows you to change the stylus during drawing, or use different types of elements like interchangeable drawing systems. We will have prepared different types of pens, markers or lasers ready to be placed on the plotter, without having to calibrate them when they are placed. - Foldable leg system. It has a foldable and adjustable leg system that keeps it horizontal in the case of laser engraving. Finally, the pencil or pen holder system has been designed so that it can be changed at an angle without having to unscrew any screws. To do this, it has a rotary system with a rack that allows you to move the inclination in small angles, without dismounting anything. All screws are M3 and M4. The smaller drills of 5mm are for tapping M5. Similarly, those less than 3mm are for tapping M3. The tool holder system is extremely fast to change, so it's easy to have different types prepared. This system also has a sliding lever on the servo side and the pencil or laser support is displaceable. In this way, you can adapt to any height of tool without having to change the program of the servo at any time. This allows you to program the functions of the servo directly in Inkscape, configuring "gcode before path" and "gcode after path". See photos. Soon I'll add a link so you can download the adapted Inkscape extensions for this equipment, so you can perform plotting, laser engraving and etching. In this way, a same program made for Graffiti will be executable with different tools, since the pen height will always be configured for the same heights indicated in the servo. If pauses are recorded in the G-Code, it will even be possible to change pens quickly between drawings, having previously all supports pre-configured. Taking advantage of this tool support system, we can have multiple tools available. Its robustness is sufficient to withstand a much greater weight than any other equivalent plotter. In fact, besides being able to load the pen without problems, it can also handle a large 5W laser or a 775 spindle. Therefore, the ScopleDraw can paint with any pencil, marker or pen. It can engrave with any laser and can even cut metal with a drill bit. With the horns up, you can easily convert the servo angles to advances of the drill bit. I've uploaded two horns. One has an advance of 1mm for every 10 degrees and the other 0.5mm for every 10 degrees of servo advance. With these horns, you will be able to make fine passes with the drill bit, so that you can cut a wood with fine drill bits or grind the copper of a printed circuit board. All this makes ScoposPlotter unique. Extensions for Inkscape v0.92 and grbl 1.1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aknLBEy8xqbOlfLSTcx3z-L9f3RzNNKp There is a preliminary version of Grbl for this equipment, which will allow you to use the control of the laser and the servo simultaneously. The ScoposDraw Gbrl version can be downloaded from GitHub: https://github.com/jamoneo/Grbl-ScoposDraw.git Extensions for Inkscape v0.92 and ScoposGrbl 1.0: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IALRXx7jqaiOoTDAAxTDDcdrUm0nFc2z I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed designing it.