In fact, if your 3D printed parts look good enough, this could probably pass for a commercial product. For the electronics, the plotter uses an Arduino Uno and a matching CNC Shield.

If you’d like to build your own, STLs are available for the printed parts. If you’re interested in what the other end of the speed scale looks like, check out this bare-minimum pen plotter .

Arduino scalable pen plotter 9:18 am August 30, 2019 By Julian Horsey d.i.d. or Deep Ink Diver is an open source scalable pen plotter which you can build yourself using a 3D printed housing.

The SVG plotter has been created using an old Epsom inkjet printer frame together with two stepper motors, motor driver circuitry as well as a CD player laser head moving mechanism.