The time my plotter decided to become a modern art installation

I was finishing a big set of architectural plans for a library in Boise, and my old plotter started making this weird grinding noise. Instead of a clean line, it started drawing these wild, looping scribbles all over the final sheet. I panicked, thinking the whole job was ruined. Turns out, a tiny piece of eraser from my drafting lead got stuck in the pen carriage. Has anyone else had their tools suddenly go rogue on a deadline?

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laurag7918d ago

Wait, a LIBRARY in Boise?

the_nathan18d ago

Honestly, that's a classic plotter move right there. Tbh, it's usually a dried-up pen or a worn-out felt tip that causes those crazy scribbles for me, not an eraser bit. That's a new one. The worst is when it happens on the very last sheet and you have to start the whole long print job over.

cameronjenkins16d ago

Yeah @laurag79, just keep a spare pen in the plotter and check it first thing.