samk77•28d ago

My old plotter just ate a $500 sheet of Mylar right before a deadline

It was the final plot for a big city permit set, and the feed rollers jammed halfway through, creasing the entire thing. I had to redraw three sheets by hand overnight to make the morning drop off. Anyone have a good trick for keeping those older HP plotters from doing that?

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viola_lopez3028d ago

Try cleaning the rollers with rubbing alcohol.

caseyf3228d ago

Always thought that was a bad idea until it worked.

leehall27d ago

Ever have a machine just decide it hates you on the worst possible day? My old laser printer once started spitting out every single page with this weird, greasy black smear for a huge print job. Turns out a stray french fry from my lunch bag had somehow gotten into the paper tray and was melting on the drum. The smell was almost as bad as the ruined prints.