Commodore 1520 Plotter

I could be wrong about this, but if I'm not mistaken, the pens used in the Commodore plotter are the same as those used in the Radio Shack TRS-80 PC-2 Printer/Plotter. Not sure if that makes them any easier to find though. :) ________________________________ From: Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 1:29:05 PM Subject: Re: Commodore 1520 Plotter These pens have an integral; metal body which has to be the right size to fit into the carraige mechansim of the plotter. 4 pens fit into a thing a bit like the chambers of a revolver (as in the pistol) and the pen-down mechanism presses on the back end of each pen. So the diameter and length matter. I haev pletny of dead ones here (I never throw anything like that away...). Sometime I will dismantle a few (the first ones probably destrctively until I can see what bits I need to save, etc) and see if it's possble to refill them or use them to make holders for other cut-donw pens. -tony