I need to buy a plotter...which is your preferred one?

[stenews]

Hi guys,

I need to buy a plotter but I really don't know which one is the most suitable for me.

 

I mean, is better an inkjet plotter or a laser one?

I know for sure that I'm going to have an intensive use of it and it's really important for me to be able to print very width drawn in a 1:1 scale

 

I appreciate any help, thanks

Stefano

[f700es]

Just looked at an OCE plot wave 350. $17K for grayscale plots and color scanner. Plots 6 "D" size pages in 1 minute.

[caseyanne]

They got me this Toshiba 750 Jet thinger at work. Lovely, but it's tough for single sheets. beeper error drives me nuts.

 

[stenews]

@f700es

thanks for your reply.

your guess seems to be cool! but unfortunately too much expansive to my wallet

Anyway I appreciate your interest

 

@caseyanne

thanks to you too! great plotter but is out of my many budget...at moment

[stevsmith]

A few years old now.

Reasonably priced.

Reliable.

Not the quickest. ( about 40 secs per sheet)

 

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=canon+ipf605&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D5&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=12448805656332760671&sa=X&ei=aDTaUPT9Cs22hAeP9YCoBQ&ved=0CF0Q8wIwAQ

[stenews]

@stevsmith

thanks, mate

but let me ask you something different...

 

Do you know someone that can cut for me, with a CNC machine, along the outline of a shape in a .dxf file?

I mean, have a look the attached file, what I need to do is to cut exactly the shapes in it, the material of which are cut is not so important, a 2 or 3mm thick wood it'll be good enough for me.

Of course I'll pay for that...but first of I should know who is he and where is located.

I'm leaving in the meddle of Italy and I can pay a TNT delivery in euro coins

 

Thanks for any help!

Stefano

sagome_nicchie.dwg

sagome_nicchie.pdf

[stevsmith]

I know of a few companies in the Uk, but after a quick google search I found a few companies a little more closer to your home.

 

http://steel-and-metal-transformation.europages.co.uk/business-directory-europe/did-transfo04/hc-04600M/cc-ITA/Italy/Industrial-sheet-metal-work.html

 

Hopefully the list above is of some help to you.

[welldriller]

If you have not found a plotter -- you might check out the siteS that are listed on page 2 of this thread with the heading

(?) PLOTTERS