https://stephenc.github.io/tags/hardware/Recent content in Hardware on Stephen's technical blogHugoen-gbMon, 21 Sep 2026 19:40:00 +0000https://stephenc.github.io/post/2026-09-21-building-a-plotter-part-1/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:40:00 +0000https://stephenc.github.io/post/2026-09-21-building-a-plotter-part-1/<h1 id="building-a-plotter-part-1">Building a plotter (part 1)</h1> <p><img src="https://stephenc.github.io/images/post/2026-09-21-building-a-plotter-1-drawbot.png" alt="Basic Drawbot Pen Drawing Robot"></p> <p>About two years ago I finally pulled the trigger and purchased a 3D printer. Now I missed the Great Fun™ part of the 3D printing hobby where you spent more time hardware hacking than actually printing. My 3D printer just works. It&rsquo;s a utility. Sure I got to upgrade it from a bed slinger to a core-XY, but there was never any doubt that it would work at the end of the upgrade.</p>