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6. In detail: Workholding
Whatever workpiece the AxiDraw is to write or draw upon – whether that is pa-
per, boxes, wood, cloth, or cookies – needs to be held in place so that it does not
shift while plotting.
6.1 Printing on large workpieces
For large workpieces such as a box or
the poster board shown here, the Axi-
Draw may be placed directly on top
of the workpiece. Other examples
of large workpieces that AxiDraw can
sit upon might include things like fab-
ric, wooden surfaces, chalkboards or
whiteboards.
6.2 Workholding with the Clip Easel
A Clip Easel, a simple hardboard with clips, is included with the AxiDraw for hold-
ing smaller workpieces – principally dierent shapes and sizes of paper – that
are not large enough to be held down by the AxiDraw itself. This is a great way to
mount paper when getting started with the AxiDraw.
The AxiDraw V3 Clip Easel is 9 × 12 inches (about 23 x 30 cm) in size, with rub-
ber feet and small binder clips. (Larger easels are included with the larger-sized
AxiDraw models.) You can mount dierent sizes of to it, including US letter size
(or A4) paper, and smaller sizes including envelopes, cards, and invitations. With
smaller paper, you can also potentially mount several pieces at the same time.
The clips can be positioned as needed to hold the paper flat, and avoid the areas
where you will be writing.
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