Bought NEW last July from Evil Mad Scientist.Just not using as much as I should.Great condition, comes with everything except the piece of particle board. You don't really need this to draw on anyway as any hard smooth surface will do.--Introducing the AxiDrawThe AxiDraw is a simple, modern, precise, and versatile pen plotter, capable of writing or drawing on almost any flat surface. It can write with your favorite fountain pens, permanent markers, and other writing implements to handle an endless variety of applications. Its unique design features a writing head that extends beyond the machine, making it possible to draw on objects bigger than the machine itself.The XY travel (printable area) of the AxiDraw is just over US letter (8 1/2 × 11") and A4 (297 × 210 mm) paper sizes. It can work with any paper up to and including that size, including envelopes and note cards.
The AxiDraw comes with a mounting easel (board with clips) that can be used for holding paper, cards, and envelopes of various sizes.However, its unique design features a drawing head that extends beyond the body of the machine, making it possible to also draw on flat objects bigger than the machine itself. For example, you can set it right on top of a box to write an address or add decorations. You can even set it on top of a poster board, chalkboard, or whiteboard to draw graphics in place.The pen holder fits a wide variety of pens, including Sharpie fine and ultra-fine point markers, most rollerball and fountain pens, small-bodied whiteboard markers, and so forth. It can even hold a fountain pen at a proper angle of 45° to the paper. You can also use implements that aren't pens, such as pencils, chalk, charcoal, brushes, and many others.Getting StartedThe AxiDraw comes fully assembled, tested, and ready to use, right out of the box.
A universal-input plug-in power supply is included with the AxiDraw, as is a USB cable, and an optional paper-holding easel. Assuming that you've installed the software first, you can be up and plotting within minutes of opening the box.To operate AxiDraw, you will need a reasonably modern computer with an available USB port (Mac, Windows or Linux), plus internet access to download necessary software. Pens and paper are not included.AxiDraw is normally controlled through a set of extensions to Inkscape, the excellent, popular and free vector graphics program. Basic operation is much like that of a printer driver: you import or make a drawing in Inkscape, and use the extensions to plot your text or artwork. It's all handled through a straightforward graphical user interface, and works cleanly on Mac, Windows and Linux.More about AxiDrawThe AxiDraw drawing machine was designed by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, working in collaboration with Lindsay Wilson of IJ Instruments Ltd.
It is manufactured in Sunnyvale, California.What comes with the machine:The AxiDraw drawing machine, fully assembled, tested, and ready to use.Universal-input plug-in power supplyUSB cableEasel (Board and clips) for paper holdingAdditional specifications:Performance:Usable pen travel (inches): 11.81 × 8.58 inches (Just over US letter size)Usable pen travel (millimeters): 300 × 218 mm (Just over A4 size)Vertical pen travel: 0.75 inch (19 mm)Maximum XY travel speed, rapid: 11 inches (28 cm) per second.Native XY resolution: 2032 steps per inch (80 steps per mm)Reproducibility (XY): Typically better than 0.005 inches (0.1 mm) at low speeds.Physical:Major structural components are machined and/or folded aluminum.Holds pens and other drawing instruments up to 5/8" (16 mm) diameter.Overall dimensions: Approximately 19.5 × 16 × 3.5 inches (49.5 × 40.5 × 9 cm).Maximum height with cable guides: Approximately 8 inches (20 cm).Footprint: Approximately 17 × 3.5 inches (43 x 9) cm.Physical weight: 3.9 Lb (1.75 kg).Shipping (Dimensional) weight: 11 Lb (5 kg).Software:Drive directly from within Inkscape, using the AxiDraw extension.Alternative drive software: RoboPaintCompatible with Mac, Windows, and LinuxAll software free to download and open sourceInternet access is required to download software.Programming interfaces:Note: programming is not required to use the AxiDraw.RESTful API available for full machine control, stand-alone or accessible by running RoboPaint in the background.Simplified "GET-only" API available as well, for use in programming environments (such as Scratch, Snap) that permit only retrieval of URLs.Direct EiBotBoard (EBB) command protocol available for use in any programming environment that supports communication with USB-based serial ports.Code that generates SVG files can also be used to (indirectly) control the machine.
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