Paper Types and Loading

To plot to the plotter, see the Poster at Purcellville. There are also some helpful files here regarding changing the paper.

NOTE: Changing the paper is finicky, it can take several tries. Just try to roll it tight on the roll and then roll the paper slowly into the printer. You will here a beep and it will grab the paper. It will then take a bit to check it to see if it is straight, if not, it will kick it out and you try again.

Once the paper loads, it will confirm the paper type. If you have put in a different type, make sure to select that paper from the list. It makes a big difference in performance and smearing of your print.

Printing from the Purcellville Desktop Computer

The plotter was moved so that it could be hooked up directly to the Makersmiths desktop computer in Purcellville, hopefully eliminating a lot of the driver installation and setup issues that people were having.  A summary of the steps to print from Inkscape, though the same steps can be applied to print from any other application, are available below.

If you are bringing a file from another computer that you want to print, PDF files are recommended. 

Printing from a Laptop

To plot to the plotter from your own laptop, see the Poster at Purcellville. There are also some helpful files here regarding changing the paper.

Driver can be downloaded at

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