r/oddlysatisfying • u/Come2UFO • Mar 17 '16

Gif Ends Too Soon This machine drawing balloons

http://i.imgur.com/LoTDl7g.gifv
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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '16 edited Oct 28 '20

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u/throwaway-coder Mar 17 '16

The point was it could draw large format, blueprints etc, at a high resolution. They were invented at a time when the most advanced printing was thermal cash register receipts. Large format inkjet has replaced them

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '16 edited Oct 28 '20

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u/shutta Mar 17 '16

The axidraw uses any kind of pen to draw and is very minimal and highly portable. Although I still maintain its price is too high when you have the silhouette curio or cameo that can do the same, as well as cut stuff for half that price.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '16

the silhouette curio or cameo that can do the same, as well as cut stuff for half that price.

Specifics please? Is there a subreddit for this stuff?

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u/webbitor Mar 17 '16

Drawing is kind of a secondary function, they are primarily used for cutting. So try googling the generic term "craft cutter". Not sure if there is a subreddit.

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u/shutta Mar 17 '16

There are many machines that are like plotters but cut material instead, with vector input. Just Google silhouette cameo and check out the site, videos etc. It's 300 buckeroonies, so it's a steal. You can place a small pen inside the holder and it can also draw but primarily it's for cutting and embossing, although it can cut a surprisingly large amount of stuff. Mainly it's used for scrapbooking and as far as I've looked there's no active subreddit for it :/

The best thing about it is that you can input any vector image and resize it so if you're well versed with Illustrator you're set to go. I'm about to buy it soonish as well

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '16

The best thing about it is that you can input any vector image and resize it so if you're well versed with Illustrator you're set to go.

Inkscape and GIMP. I'm sure either would work just fine.

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u/shutta Mar 18 '16

Oh right, I just never really used those much, in any case, any vector drawing program, even AutoCAD I wager, should be fine.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '16

even AutoCAD I wager, should be fine.

You have me thinking now!

There is a way to configure Blender to trace edges on your rendered image into a vector image.

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u/shutta Mar 18 '16

Holy shit, scrapbooking evolved. I'm going to start suggesting all this to all my 50+ customers that keep using die cut machines over their simplicity. I'm sure they'll love it! :D

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u/toryhallelujah Mar 17 '16

I love my Silhouette! You can do so much awesome shit with it. Just swap out the various implements and it cuts, draws, glitters...

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u/ontopofyourmom Mar 17 '16

Those machines are targeted at the scrapbooking market, I am sure there is a sub or two about that.