2 Jun
2006
2 Jun
'06
10:15 a.m.
On 6/2/2006 at 4:57 PM Philip Pemberton wrote:
What about drilling out the innards of the pen, then
installing the
cut-down guts of a fibre-tip ("fineliner") pen in its place?
You'd probably need a drill press and some form of mounting jig to get the
hole centred, and I've no doubt it would make a big mess, but it should be
doable. The only problem would be that the pen would likely dry out over
time, but I've seen fineliners that claim not to dry out if the cap is
left
off...
One solution might be to obtain the ink and pen from a strip recorder and
fit it to the plotter. These don't dry out as quickly and can be easily
unclogged with a small cleaning wire.
I recall trying felt tips on a Moore strip recorder and having a miserable
time with the ink drying out.
Cheers,
Chuck