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Jessie<p>Weekly family meeting is starting and this week I chose a sweet positive thinking washi tape from Everyday Explorer Co, a Kaweco ART Sport in Coffee &amp; Milk inked with a unknown black cartridge, outfitted with a Nibgrinder (Mark Bacas) Blade Turk grind. The little things that make planning enjoyable. <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/penaddict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penaddict</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/FountainPen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FountainPen</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/kawecosport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kawecosport</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/weeklyplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeklyplanning</span></a> <a href="https://penfount.social/tags/washitape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washitape</span></a></p>
Benedikt Frank<p>Musste gerade ein Video zu Vintage Computing von <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@verge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>verge</span></a></span> pausieren, weil darin diese tolle Plotter-Kunst vorkommt. Kurze Recherche: Das is von <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paulrickards</span></a></span> und er hat einen aktuellen Blogpost über seine große Plotter-Sammlung geschrieben: <a href="https://biosrhythm.com/?p=3004" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">biosrhythm.com/?p=3004</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Teilt mehr Kunst auf Mastodon.</p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/kunst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kunst</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/plotterart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotterart</span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>new single-line/plotter font dropped: isdat-type/Relief-SingleLine: Single-line / open-paths sans serif font running in Adobe CC, Inkscape, Rhino and CAD softwares — <a href="https://github.com/isdat-type/Relief-SingleLine/tree/main" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/isdat-type/Relief-S</span><span class="invisible">ingleLine/tree/main</span></a></p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/SingleLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleLine</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/cnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cnc</span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>That Brother laser printer you bought can also pretend it's a plotter</p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/printer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printer</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/hpgl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpgl</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scruss.com/blog/2025/04/09/plotter-stuff-on-that-brother-printer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scruss.com/blog/2025/04/09/plo</span><span class="invisible">tter-stuff-on-that-brother-printer/</span></a></p>
Michael Zöllner<p>I published my Unknown Letters tool to create line typography for plotters. Here it is:<br><a href="https://unknownletters.m05.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">unknownletters.m05.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/svg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>svg</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/p5js" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>p5js</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joydivision</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/plotterart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotterart</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@processing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>processing</span></a></span></p>
Anders Lund<p>Model workshop today, working on housing for my b&amp;g vulcan 7" plotter that I bought used last year. I place it on the roof top for best visibility, and the housing will protect it from saltwater spray ect, and all cabeling will be hidden and protected as well.</p><p>Next step is building the actial housing, and install the kit.</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/sailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sailing</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/bandg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandg</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/navigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>navigation</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Contagious Ideas <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/29/contagious-ideas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/29/contag</span><span class="invisible">ious-ideas/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/HackadayColumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackadayColumns</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/classichacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classichacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/wallplotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallplotter</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Rants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rants</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idea</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Contagious Ideas - We ran a story about a wall-mounted plotter bot this week, Mural. It’s a simple, b... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/29/contagious-ideas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/29/contag</span><span class="invisible">ious-ideas/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/classichacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classichacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wallplotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallplotter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rants</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idea</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
Stéphanie Vilayphiou<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@raphael" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>raphael</span></a></span> <br>I guess the closed contours of an SVG font is normal. I thought again about the process of Relief Single Line font where they make a simple search/replace to reopen the contours. → &lt;<a href="https://github.com/isdat-type/Relief-SingleLine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/isdat-type/Relief-S</span><span class="invisible">ingleLine</span></a>&gt;</p><p>I added this search/replace in the script. Now we can have proper stroke fonts for <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Hershey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hershey</span></a> text in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@inkscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inkscape</span></a></span> for <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> or <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embroidery</span></a>. :)</p><p>I will stop spamming here and get back to "real work".</p>
IT News<p>Mural: The Plotter That Draws On Walls - Let’s say you’ve got a big bare wall in your home, and you want some art&nbsp; on it. Y... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/mural-the-plotter-that-draws-on-walls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/24/mural-</span><span class="invisible">the-plotter-that-draws-on-walls/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crayolamarkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crayolamarkers</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wallplotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallplotter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cnchacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cnchacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crayola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crayola</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Mural: The Plotter That Draws On Walls - Let’s say you’ve got a big bare wall in your home, and you want some art&nbsp; on it. Y... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/mural-the-plotter-that-draws-on-walls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/24/mural-</span><span class="invisible">the-plotter-that-draws-on-walls/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crayolamarkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crayolamarkers</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wallplotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallplotter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cnchacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cnchacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crayola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crayola</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a></p>
Elod Pal Csirmaz<p>I got into 3d printing a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised how much you can achieve with a £200 printer.</p><p>I always wanted to try a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/penplotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penplotter</span></a> too, but not sure where to start. Do you have any recommendations for one in this price range? A4 would be nice, and I'm happy to build (if that's usually successful).</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/generativeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeart</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a></p>
Troll 🤧<p>J'essaye de créer mes propres scripts <a href="https://maly.io/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> :python: pour transformer des images bitmap en tracés vectoriels SVG pour pouvoir ensuite les envoyer a mon plotter de dessin.</p><p><a href="https://maly.io/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://maly.io/tags/svg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>svg</span></a></p>
d17e (David Vandenbogaerde)<p>(originally posted on 2024-08-20) - Abstract Reflections Plot Plotted with Copic classic markers, black and apricot, this time with the smaller tip. <br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bijlmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bijlmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/svg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>svg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paperjs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paperjs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rstr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rstr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://rstr.d17e.dev" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rstr.d17e.dev</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tariq<p>Generative Art Vending Machine</p><p>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gorillasun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gorillasun</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://niklasroy.com/oneEuro/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">niklasroy.com/oneEuro/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algorithmicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithmicart</span></a></p>
Sébastie[N] Kirche :debian:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paulrickards</span></a></span> Actually the artist's site <a href="https://niklasroy.com/oneEuro/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">niklasroy.com/oneEuro/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> is in English and has more pics of the machine than the french article that I shared first. <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/generativeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeArt</span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>I'd almost forgotten I'd made this: a simulation of the Hoot-Nanny/Magic Designer drawing toy. I should probably release the source, even though it's pretty horrid and only emits HP-GL, a very basic plotter language<br><a href="https://scruss.com/blog/2022/02/14/slightly-imperfect-hoot-nanny-magic-designer-simulation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scruss.com/blog/2022/02/14/sli</span><span class="invisible">ghtly-imperfect-hoot-nanny-magic-designer-simulation/</span></a></p><p>Umm, yeah: the source was in the link all along</p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geometry</span></a></p>
mfuhrmann<p>Does somebody know if there is a chance running <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cricut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cricut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plotter</span></a> software in Linux?<br>Or maybe any alternatives to cricut?</p>
skykiss ♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms<p>5. Why it matters that <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ginni" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ginni</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thomas</span></a> was in contact with criminal defendant John Eastman. </p><p>While John Eastman claimed to have insights about what was going on at the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Supreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Supreme</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Court</span></a>, he was also in communication with Ginni Thomas. Hmmm. 🤔 </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crimes</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matters-ginni-thomas-was-contact-john-eastman-rcna33866" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m</span><span class="invisible">addowblog/matters-ginni-thomas-was-contact-john-eastman-rcna33866</span></a></p>
skykiss ♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms<p>2. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ginni" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ginni</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thomas</span></a> texted Mark <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Meadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Meadows</span></a> not to concede: “it takes time for the army who is gathering for [Trump’s] back.”</p><p>2. She pushed for Sidney Powell to be “the lead &amp; the face” of Trump&#39;s legal team.</p><p>3. She shouldn&#39;t be on the Library of Congress board.</p><p><a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/ginni-thomas-should-be-removed-from-board-managing-library-of-congress-funds/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citizensforethics.org/news/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis/ginni-thomas-should-be-removed-from-board-managing-library-of-congress-funds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/plotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>plotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fraudulent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fraudulent</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/electors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electors</span></a></p>