Hi all,

Along the lines of the recent Wire Wrapping thread, I have been trying to
think of better ways to make proto PCBs. I found an old archive from a
mailing list in which someone talks about using a plotter with the ink from
a lumocolor 313 pen to directly draw on a PCB and then etch. I was
wondering if anyone here had any experience with something like this? I see
several cheap plotters (HP4575A for example) being offered on Ebay, and I
might consider trying this if if is a viable method.

I have several concerns, though:

1) Will the PCB properly feed thru a plotter such as the HP4575A?

2) Can the lumocolor 313 pen (the consensus seems to be that this is the
best) fit into the plotter, and how can one ensure that it will be the one
picked up by it(the 4575 has a 6 pen carousel, I think).

3) Can standard software print to a plotter?

Thanks,

Sean



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