It would be so cool to write/print literature with this. Almost steampunk?/cyberpunk? whatever, I wish that machines like this become more common place.
Someone needs to write a g code so that the pen will keep the letters connected, just like normal handwriting, and come back to dot all the I's and cross the T's. I think other than it would look nicer, it would speed up the process. I'll try to work on this myself once I get some time
Brian, I think that's a wonderful diagnostic tool and a good allocation of your time. I look forward to getting an "autographed" print of that sphere! Just make sure you set mine to left-handed writing. :)))
The test page is awesome. Yes like you said it can be a good precise testing rig. Besides it is cool. Not to confused as replacement of handwritten letter substitute.
the former german chancelor helmut kohl employed a similar machine back in 1987. as was reported in the magazine "der spiegel" 49/2017 he wrote a letter to each of the then more than 700,000 members of his party in order to ensure a good standing within the party. the letter itself was full of petty, generic pleasantries and was typewritten. the signature however was made with a machine that guided a fountain pen along a stencil. as this was done in secret by trusted staff members, the idea was that the recipients of the letter took it for real and felt honored by the seamingly hand-signed letter.
Como fazer a máquina escrever assim essa seqüência? A minha aqui escolher eleatoriamente os pontos da escrita e desenho. Fica mais interessante fazer a axidraw usar esse movimento.
I'm sure you could add some "soul" into it by introducing a small amount of randomness to the paths or even to the controller if it can be reprogrammed.
You need to differentiate between AI generated, and computer synthesized. Electronic music very much has soul, as an artist is still required to compose and play it.
I have a pen plotter I'm using to write "handwritten" letters on 8.5"W x 10.9"H wide ruled lined paper. I use Inkscape to set up the letter, format the text, and generate gcode for the plotter. I'm having trouble getting the text to align properly.
Gostaria de saber, como faço para a minha plotter escrever como esse texto. Os textos tem que ser em arquivo formato dxf ou qual seria ? E parabéns p/ canal
The pressure is not the weight of the pen + weight of the holder + something else. The weights don't matter since the machine is suspending them - the machine can apply whatever pressure it's set to, within its range.
This is cool! This might not replace human handwriting, but I would be happy for it to replace my laser printer. I am expecting a pen from you in November. I hope to get a letter made on this.
Don't be so shy and apologizing about that. I think that thing is fancy! In fact, i have been dreaming of a device exactly like that because i don't have a printer and don't want to buy those expensive ink cartridges that printers require.
indeed, even if in the end there's a machine, there's so many things about typography, font, and how to make a letter or some simple text not completely soulless, with the kerning, spacing, little details a lot of people ignore. i love writing sometimes, and myself i draw in various fonts when i pick my rotrings. boredom? autism? idk. it's all part of the beauty of writing a message.
Pen plotters are not something new. You can buy any old pen plotter and make it work with your computer. Most are designed for felt tip pens but could easily be adapted for fountain pen use.
If your primary problem with printers is the ink cartridges, there is at least one printer on the market which has ink reservoirs that you can just pour the ink in, instead of putting in a cartridge. It seemed like a cost-effective solution for our household when our old printer broke, but the one we have does have an issue where sometimes if it hasn't been used for a while we have to force power it off by unplugging it and plugging it back in. However, if a pen plotter works for your purposes just as well or better, then that sounds like a cool solution.
Hi there. I saw your comment about our pen plotter earlier, but I can't find it now. I'd be happy to do a writing sample to accompany any Signature Line Pen, but our font is certainly not what most would consider for calligraphy. So if you want to mimic this, I'd advise against it. Rather, I'd recommend a book on calligraphy.
I just got one of these printers and Struggling a lot to get something that looks like handwritten out of this machine. I was wondering what software you use?
Aw I'd feel horrible selling one. If you are in the US, we'll just send you one. If you are international, just cover postage. Email brian@edisonpen.com Thanks!
I used a HP plotter in 1984 with a 6 pen carousel - want to say it was HP 7475a. Now - they weren't fountain pens but my guess is the ideas are adaptable.
i just picked up a Schlumberger 1850 plotter with a 8 pen carousel that im converting to an arduino based plotter. Im replacing the power supply, computer, and motors with a board that 3d printers use nowadays as well as both stepper motors. i hope to get it working as soon as all my parts arrive. if it works then im going to work on getting it to cut vinyl and hopefully fabric.
It's not about robots replacing people. It's about robots making humans purposeless to the point where there is literally no value, in any regard, of actually having people. It is interesting how eager some of you are to shout about your own suicidal tendencies.
Not really the same thing though is it. We all die yes and as you say, we leave a path for our offspring but what path will your offspring take if machines take over?? They will not be able to work so no money for food, no house, no medical care, no purpose. Barely surviving in squalor, eating rats, in a city plauged by desiese, rape, murder. Is this the path we want to force our children to wander down??
+baylego because it isn't inevitable. It's a product of our own design. There also won't be any children left. You're effectively arguing we shouldn't be upset at genocide because eventually everybody dies. It's nonsense.
Think about what you've just said. These machines that serve human beings will soon replace human beings. What purpose would they have to operate if not to serve humans? If humans can't benefit from a machine's operation, it doesn't get used.
Hi, I'm looking to build something like this myself, I was just wondering if you guys developed this yourself or is it the AxiDraw product? If you guys did develop it can you release the build log?
No, I use inexpensive indian ink in art supplies stores, I refill my Rotrings with it. Ink from HP/Epson are not better, but Idocrats keep buying those. If time is an issue, buy a second hand laser printer from office supplies. Toners on big ones are usually refillable and generic ones cause no issue.
This is the second time I've watched this video, and this time I've noticed that you could do a lot to optimize your gcode. For starters, you have a lot of travels. Making that sphere it could have gone left then right then left then right. Instead it traveled back across the sphere every time. Also, a more complicated thing to optimize would be the cursive writing. Like, cursive is all very continuous, so why does it lift up for each letter and do all the strokes out of order?
I ready to buy, I have one doubt , one boke page have lots of words , how to write this , same copying book to A4 one page or can extend to second page... please clarify it...
Mr. Gray, the pen-testing sphere drawing is the coolest thing I've ever seen a fountain pen do.
My fountain pen cannot even draw a straight line if you use it too fast
I love the idea of using the actual pen and sending the test page along!! I actually think that little globe type thing it made looks pretty cool.
Thanks! We won't do that test for every pen as it's rather time consuming, but if a customer requests it, we'll be happy to do so.
It would be so cool to write/print literature with this. Almost steampunk?/cyberpunk? whatever, I wish that machines like this become more common place.
Someone needs to write a g code so that the pen will keep the letters connected, just like normal handwriting, and come back to dot all the I's and cross the T's. I think other than it would look nicer, it would speed up the process. I'll try to work on this myself once I get some time
Ever get round to it?
Brian, I think that's a wonderful diagnostic tool and a good allocation of your time. I look forward to getting an "autographed" print of that sphere! Just make sure you set mine to left-handed writing. :)))
There you have it. My handwriting isn't bad, it just has a lot of soul!
Thank you, Brian. The testing of nib and flow from the feed is very interesting.
I could watch this all day. So beautiful.
U speak really well and it's nice to listen to u.
This is precise and smooth, amazed!
Super cool machine. Great use of plotter tech.
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The test page is awesome. Yes like you said it can be a good precise testing rig. Besides it is cool. Not to confused as replacement of handwritten letter substitute.
the former german chancelor helmut kohl employed a similar machine back in 1987. as was reported in the magazine "der spiegel" 49/2017 he wrote a letter to each of the then more than 700,000 members of his party in order to ensure a good standing within the party. the letter itself was full of petty, generic pleasantries and was typewritten. the signature however was made with a machine that guided a fountain pen along a stencil. as this was done in secret by trusted staff members, the idea was that the recipients of the letter took it for real and felt honored by the seamingly hand-signed letter.
Thanks for sharing. Thanks for the honesty. Definitely going to look in to your shop. Dedinitely will subscribe.
This is so freaking cool. Once you get this up and running, I will start gathering funds. In fact, I'll start gathering funds now!
That is so cool. Great stuff
Machine or not, that's very cool.
Why is this so satisfying yo watch....
What a great idea! I hope that by the time I save to buy a 1.1 stub from the signature line it will be tested this way :)
Como fazer a máquina escrever assim essa seqüência?
A minha aqui escolher eleatoriamente os pontos da escrita e desenho. Fica mais interessante fazer a axidraw usar esse movimento.
Quite interesting contraption. Great "into" as well, Soul Coughing is great.
Haven't heard soul coughing in a long time. Cool idea for a machine.
Very nice tutorial I just got one and I'm interested in the type of font and the size please that you used
Very cool tool! Never seen anything like it.
Yes, it's fun!
I'm sure you could add some "soul" into it by introducing a small amount of randomness to the paths or even to the controller if it can be reprogrammed.
What is the use of kinematics?
Ever heard of computer generated music, or computer generated dreams?
Sure, it might be soulless, but there is some degree of artificial creativity.
You need to differentiate between AI generated, and computer synthesized. Electronic music very much has soul, as an artist is still required to compose and play it.
I am having difficulty in configuring the uno for core xy. Any tutorial on how to flush it would be great
I agree with all you have said and then at the end I actually noticed how much most of us don't write anymore :(
How you start setuping can you do a video on that
I have a pen plotter I'm using to write "handwritten" letters on 8.5"W x 10.9"H wide ruled lined paper. I use Inkscape to set up the letter, format the text, and generate gcode for the plotter. I'm having trouble getting the text to align properly.
That pen plotter drawing of a sphere reminds me of Spirograph
Love this idea and can I use this on my own writing . It is very interesting to me.
Pretty cool!
This letter written in pen is very cool
Bro it sir really awesome bro but I need the information of how u converted text to machine writing
What angle is best? I am building a wallhanging plotter, and finding pens that works well is really hard.
Writing with an ink pen is beautiful and the calligraphy is more beautiful
This is where a computer meets the fountain pen. It's visually interesting how a computer is very accurate in writing.
Nice Plotter! Which software is used to make the writing?
Gostaria de saber, como faço para a minha plotter escrever como esse texto. Os textos tem que ser em arquivo formato dxf ou qual seria ? E parabéns p/ canal
The pressure is not the weight of the pen + weight of the holder + something else. The weights don't matter since the machine is suspending them - the machine can apply whatever pressure it's set to, within its range.
What a beautiful machine
"Thanks so much or your business."
Smooth.
What's the largest size it can print on? Will it do tabloid or A3 size?
I Want one of these
OMG I want a pen plotter!!
Wow!!! {p.s. Still digging the beard Brian! 😉}
Thanks! So am I. I think that it's here to stay!
Hi reddit!
can you share how you have build the pen plotter
Hi thank you for this nice video and i want to ask u about the g code used for this plotter can use a phone
Pretty neat.
could you provide the name of the plotter? I would like to get some info about it. Thanks!
This is cool! This might not replace human handwriting, but I would be happy for it to replace my laser printer.
I am expecting a pen from you in November. I hope to get a letter made on this.
You will for sure! Thanks!
wow@@
if i get my pen with test sheets like them, it will be great.
Don't be so shy and apologizing about that. I think that thing is fancy! In fact, i have been dreaming of a device exactly like that because i don't have a printer and don't want to buy those expensive ink cartridges that printers require.
Thanks!
indeed, even if in the end there's a machine, there's so many things about typography, font, and how to make a letter or some simple text not completely soulless, with the kerning, spacing, little details a lot of people ignore.
i love writing sometimes, and myself i draw in various fonts when i pick my rotrings. boredom? autism? idk. it's all part of the beauty of writing a message.
Pen plotters are not something new. You can buy any old pen plotter and make it work with your computer. Most are designed for felt tip pens but could easily be adapted for fountain pen use.
If your primary problem with printers is the ink cartridges, there is at least one printer on the market which has ink reservoirs that you can just pour the ink in, instead of putting in a cartridge. It seemed like a cost-effective solution for our household when our old printer broke, but the one we have does have an issue where sometimes if it hasn't been used for a while we have to force power it off by unplugging it and plugging it back in.
However, if a pen plotter works for your purposes just as well or better, then that sounds like a cool solution.
Heikki Finland Dude... This isn't the 90s, printer ink is fucking cheap. Get your head out your old ass and go buy a printer.
That's badass
I wish that's my handwriting..
Mpuia644 right ! I’m going to try learn to do calligraphy
Hi there. I saw your comment about our pen plotter earlier, but I can't find it now. I'd be happy to do a writing sample to accompany any Signature Line Pen, but our font is certainly not what most would consider for calligraphy. So if you want to mimic this, I'd advise against it. Rather, I'd recommend a book on calligraphy.
How much does a machine like this run for
how did you made the mechanic
It would be funny that since the nib is thoroughly tested it would break after a few uses.
Hi nice project.
Seeing this I am really excited to make it by my own. Could you please tell me which stepper motor is used for this ?
Nema17
Very cool. I have a similar machine....although I am NOT a fan of inkscape, it's so wonkey, some versions you can use Hersey script some you can't.
That’s awesome - do you sell this robotic writer? How much?
I just got one of these printers and Struggling a lot to get something that looks like handwritten out of this machine. I was wondering what software you use?
Inkscape.
Tendrás el video de como lo isiste y paso a paso programa etc.
How do Iprogran your pen plotter to sign letters?
I can live replacing handwriting with mechanical. So clean.
Technically you could perfectly recreate someone's signature with this device.
Technically you could perfectly recreate someone's signature by hand.
😮 I WANT ONE 😮
Do you endorse this for replacing hand writing? You didn't mention it in the video at all.
I need one
How many printer create?
Awesome!
can this machine, copy from scanner and print on the paper, I mean signature and other stuff;
Are the filled test sheets available for purchase?
Aw I'd feel horrible selling one. If you are in the US, we'll just send you one. If you are international, just cover postage. Email brian@edisonpen.com Thanks!
Cool machine but you need a single stroke or one line font.
Andre van Wyk
true, and as far as I know, currently it's not feasible... I spent several hours looking for a clean solution, and I never found it...
Does anyone knows, why my GMS soft soft is diffrent ?
An idea I just had would be to build a plotter that uses say 4 pens at once and each is loaded with different color inks.
I used a HP plotter in 1984 with a 6 pen carousel - want to say it was HP 7475a. Now - they weren't fountain pens but my guess is the ideas are adaptable.
i just picked up a Schlumberger 1850 plotter with a 8 pen carousel that im converting to an arduino based plotter. Im replacing the power supply, computer, and motors with a board that 3d printers use nowadays as well as both stepper motors. i hope to get it working as soon as all my parts arrive. if it works then im going to work on getting it to cut vinyl and hopefully fabric.
lol he's so paranoid about people getting butt hurt over robots replacing people
MrChangCJ I know xD I love it. It's kinda cute lol
It's not about robots replacing people. It's about robots making humans purposeless to the point where there is literally no value, in any regard, of actually having people.
It is interesting how eager some of you are to shout about your own suicidal tendencies.
Not really the same thing though is it. We all die yes and as you say, we leave a path for our offspring but what path will your offspring take if machines take over?? They will not be able to work so no money for food, no house, no medical care, no purpose. Barely surviving in squalor, eating rats, in a city plauged by desiese, rape, murder. Is this the path we want to force our children to wander down??
+baylego because it isn't inevitable. It's a product of our own design. There also won't be any children left.
You're effectively arguing we shouldn't be upset at genocide because eventually everybody dies. It's nonsense.
Think about what you've just said. These machines that serve human beings will soon replace human beings.
What purpose would they have to operate if not to serve humans? If humans can't benefit from a machine's operation, it doesn't get used.
Hi, I'm looking to build something like this myself, I was just wondering if you guys developed this yourself or is it the AxiDraw product? If you guys did develop it can you release the build log?
I think it's the AxiDraw product...
Where can I get this type of plotter? No info on your site about it...
I built a plotter for spheres like ping pong balls. You might like it :)
I want this product
como hace las imagenes o que programa utiliza
What model plotter is this?
finally, an inkjet printer with affordable cartidges. unless Waterman inks becomes as expensive as HP/Epson
Silver Spoon the time taken to print these letters would cost more than the toner/inkjet cartridges you are buying :)
No, I use inexpensive indian ink in art supplies stores, I refill my Rotrings with it. Ink from HP/Epson are not better, but Idocrats keep buying those.
If time is an issue, buy a second hand laser printer from office supplies. Toners on big ones are usually refillable and generic ones cause no issue.
What is the software
How much is the pen and the machine? thank you
Very nice
can you show me the software to make file?
how praic this plotar plz send detail
This is the second time I've watched this video, and this time I've noticed that you could do a lot to optimize your gcode. For starters, you have a lot of travels. Making that sphere it could have gone left then right then left then right. Instead it traveled back across the sphere every time.
Also, a more complicated thing to optimize would be the cursive writing. Like, cursive is all very continuous, so why does it lift up for each letter and do all the strokes out of order?
writes better than I do
Please explain soul.
How to convert my writing to gcode in single pen operation..?
Kindly reply
Which pen plotter is this?
I love it ideas
What is the speed
I ready to buy, I have one doubt , one boke page have lots of words , how to write this , same copying book to A4 one page or can extend to second page... please clarify it...