# Machines & Hardware

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## [About the Machines & Hardware category](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/about-the-machines-hardware-category/7)

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**Author:** [@rubencio](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/u/rubencio)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/about-the-machines-hardware-category/7 "2026-10-03T16:35:44Z")

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Plotters, drawing machines, modifications, accessories, calibration, maintenance, and hardware setup.

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## [Using a Silhouette Curio 2 as a pen plotter — what works well and what doesn’t?](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/using-a-silhouette-curio-2-as-a-pen-plotter-what-works-well-and-what-doesn-t/29)

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**Author:** [@rubencio](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/u/rubencio)\
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**Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.plotterfolk.com/t/using-a-silhouette-curio-2-as-a-pen-plotter-what-works-well-and-what-doesn-t/29 "2026-10-04T20:44:10Z")

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I’ve been using a Silhouette Curio 2 primarily as a pen plotter rather than as a cutting machine, and after a number of architectural drawings and longer plotting tests I’m beginning to get a clearer idea of what works p…