My plotter was drifting and I found the culprit under the tape

I was running a set of floor plans for a house on Maple Street and my pen kept shifting about 1/8 inch on the long axis. Took me three tries and a magnifying glass to finally see a tiny piece of old tape stuck under the carriage wheel. I cleaned it out with a Q-tip and alcohol and now everything is dead on. Has anyone else had a similar issue with something small messing up their plots?

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victor_butler5017d ago

Been there. Tiny piece of debris can ruin your whole morning.

evanb8717d ago

Oh man, that is so frustrating. I've definitely been there where something tiny like a piece of tape or a hair somehow makes its way under the wheel and throws everything off. I remember once I had a plot where the lines were all wobbly on one side and I couldn't figure it out for ages. Turned out a little speck of dust was stuck right on the encoder strip. It's crazy how such a small thing can mess up a whole job. Did you have to re-print any of those floor plans?