https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/hanging-wall-plotter/ You would certainly get a unique output out of this plotter, virtualy unlimited size, everytime!
-T On Thu, 2019-01-31 at 16:45 -0800, Russell Senior wrote: > I tried FedEx today with some modest success. They have a large > format HP > DesignJet <somelargenumber> that scans up to E sized. It took several > tries, and about a half hour, but I got a slightly streaky 600dpi TIF > for > $0.89. It isn't perfect, but it has the advantage that it's all > scanned on > one coordinate grid. I also tried using Hugin (thanks Tomas for the > pointer) to automate the stitching and Tomas did a stitch for me that > I > just downloaded by haven't looked at yet (I will very shortly and > THANK > YOU!). > > In another development, I stumbled into the pen plotter nerd > community and > got some response on twitter. Someone with a pen plotter in New York > State > might make me a copy. > > I appreciate everyone's input. Thanks PLUG community! > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 5:23 PM Jim Karlock <jjkarl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Haven't been there in years, but Kinko's (now FedEx), but I think I > > recall a large format scanner there. > > > > thanks > > JK > > > > At 03:24 PM 1/30/2019, Russell Senior wrote: > > > I have a poster, an ASCII CODING CHART, from Milne Computer > > > Center at OSU > > > that's been on my wall for 30+ years. It was originally produced > > > with a > > > > pen > > > plotter and has some nice font effects. I'd like to get it > > > scanned. I > > > tried on my flatbed scanner, but the working surface is too small > > > and I > > > need 6 scans to get it all (I realize I could do it in 4 with a > > > different > > > orientation), and stitching it together is *not perfect*. I am > > > aiming for > > > perfect. > > > > > > Does anyone have a large format scanner that can do at least > > > 13x20 inches? > > > I'd like 1200 dpi, but even 300 would be an improvement over my > > > bodge job > > > of stitchery. Or, do you know of a place I could reasonably get > > > it done? > > > My initial searches suggest local commercial options are quite > > > expensive, > > > like on the order of $50, which is moderately ridiculous, but > > > maybe I > > > haven't found the right people yet. > > > > > > Also, does anyone have an HP pen plotter? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -- > > > Russell Senior > > > russ...@personaltelco.net > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
