My plotter in the shop decided to eat a $200 sheet of Mylar right before a deadline.

I had to hand-draft the final details on vellum with a 0.3mm pen, which added a full day to the job, so what's your go-to backup plan when the main machine quits on you?

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dakota_patel9822d ago

Rely on a backup plotter from day one, honestly. I mean, it's just basic risk management to have a second machine ready to go. Letting one tool hold a deadline hostage seems like asking for trouble.

casey_ramirez3521d ago

Ever see a project get totally wrecked by one broken machine? My buddy had his main plotter die the night before a huge client pitch, and he had no backup. He spent the whole night trying to fix it instead of sleeping, showed up looking like a zombie, and had to present with just low-res printouts. The client was not impressed. That single point of failure cost him the whole deal, and now he swears by having a second plotter on standby, even if it's just a cheaper model.

milessmith21d ago

My friend's 3D printer gave out right before a big school project. He had to drive an hour to borrow one at 2 AM, and his final model still looked rushed.