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4.5 Insert your pen
Starting with the AxiDraw in the pen-up position, insert your pen into the pen
clip, just above the paper, and tighten it in
place with the thumbscrew.
The vertical position of your pen should be
approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch (3 - 6 mm)
above the surface of the paper.
Take care to only apply gentle force with
the thumbscrew; do not tighten it more
than necessary.
For more about pens and pen choices, see
§8. In detail: Setting up pen and paper, on
page 29.
4.6 Position your paper
With the carriage still at the home corner, position the upper-left corner of your
paper directly beneath the tip of your pen, such that if your pen were to be low-
ered, it would touch the corner of the paper closest to the Home corner.
The photo above shows the paper positioned correctly, with its corner directly
under the tip of a pen – in this case a fountain pen mounted at 45° to the paper.
For additional examples of paper positioning, please see §8.5 Positioning your paper,
on page 34.
Pen up gap:
1/8 - 1/4 inch
(3-6 mm)
above paper
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