To build this Arduino pen plotter, you will need a few basic materials and tools. The primary components include four rulers, which serve as the arms of the plotter, and two NEMA 17 stepper motors ...

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.

That and an Arduino can make a simple and easy plotter. Just ask [JimRD]. You can also watch it do its thing in the video below. Of course, servos aren’t usually what you use in a plotter.

The plotter uses a coreXY arrangement, powered by 28BYJ-48 stepper motors, which he overdrives with +12 VDC to increase the torque. Pen up and down control is done using a stepper motor salvaged ...