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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Aug 27

Bantam Tools Draw™ is a minimalist iPad drawing app to turns your sketches into Art Machine ready line work.

available now on iOS, find out more at bantamtools.com/draw

iPad showing the new Bantam Tools Draw app showcasing a drawing of blue, yellow, and pink flowers in a vase

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Jun 25

ArtFrame has onboard compute. Some artists require the direct control from a computer with our python API & CLI that allow custom control programs to be built in a familiar protocol. SVG Player enables the best of both worlds and brings the standalone awesomeness from ArtFrame to the NextDraw.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Jun 24

The new Bantam Tools NextDraw™ SVG Player is a standalone controller that frees your Bantam Tools NextDraw™ or AxiDraw Plotter from the computer. Just plug in a USB drive loaded with your SVGs and start plotting.

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Bantam Tools NextDraw™ SVG Player

The Bantam Tools NextDraw™ SVG Player is a standalone controller to operate your Bantam Tools NextDraw™ Plotter so you don’t have to tether your computer.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Jun 12

Plot something personal this Father’s Day. 🖊️🦾 Grab our free plottable coupon book—made for creative dads who love to make—and don’t miss the secret discount code hidden inside.
#penplotter

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Plot Something Special for Dad: A Father’s Day Coupon Book for Plotter

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Jun 5

Introducing The Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ Panorama

a large-format, museum-scale pen plotter that empowers professional artists to create long-format, exhibition-grade physical artwork from digital designs using traditional materials and tools.

Get your orders in now!

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tiago @tiagocharters.nexp.pt · Jun 1

BIC ballpoint pen on A4 paper. #penplotter

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Jun 3

seventy two #penplotter

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Jun 3

coming soon

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · May 20

8"x8" plot.

@bantamtools.bsky.social AxiDraw V3/A3

@processing.org code

Rotring Isograph pen and ink

#plotterart #plotter #creativecoding #genart #generativeart

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · May 12

Plus, every writing & drawing machine ships with a free copy of Machine Arts Magazine!

Discount applied automatically—limited time only!

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · May 12

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To celebrate the launch of our updated site and the latest issue of Machine Arts Magazine, we’re kicking off a Sweet Summer Sale: Get 50% off the Magnetic Easel with any NextDraw or Refurbished AxiDraw V3.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · May 10

Happening today at Peekskill Train Station! Catch Bantam Tools and 40+ other local vendors at the Mother’s YAY! Market from 11AM to 4PM at Station Square. Then head up to our Machine Arts Gallery right next to Peekskill Coffee to see Paul Rickards’ solo show, open 10AM to 6PM.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · May 8

We’ve got a limited batch of professionally refurbished AxiDraw V3 machines—fully tested, updated, and ready to automate your drawing and handwriting projects.

Optional upgrades include factory installed coreless or brushless pen-lift servo.

Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
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Jacob Joaquin @jacobjoaquin.bsky.social · Apr 28

Liminal Tunnel
Ink on Paper
#p5 #NextDraw

A plotter-based artwork featuring a tunnel-like structure composed of dense, warped green linework. The tunnel curves and bends in an organic, fluid motion, with concentric oval portals distributed across its surface. Deep shading creates the illusion of depth, compression, and motion, suggesting a living, breathing architecture that warps space and perception.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Apr 27

Influenced by pioneers of 1970s computer art, his work bridges digital logic and analog expression—code becomes craft as robots take pen to paper.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Apr 27

we are proud to present a solo exhibition by Paul Rickards, an artist and engineer who brings vintage pen plotters back to life. Using custom Python code and decades-old machines, Rickards creates algorithmic drawings that blend mechanical precision with the unpredictable beauty of ink on paper.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Apr 27

Paul Rickards Opening Party
@paulrickards.bsky.social  this Saturday, May 3rd, 4-6pm RSVP ⬇️
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#penplotter #penplotart #axidraw #nextdraw #artframe

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Paul Rickards @paulrickards.bsky.social · Apr 26

Excited to announce my #PenPlotter artwork will be on view at the @bantamtools.bsky.social Machine Arts Gallery in Peekskill, NY Friday-Sunday during the month of May! There's an opening on Saturday, May 3 from 4-6pm. If you're in the area, stop by and say hi!

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RSVP to Paul Rickards | Bantam Tools Machine Arts Gallery Opening | Partiful

Join us for the opening of a solo show by Paul Rickards, an artist and engineer who brings vintage pen plotters back to life. Using custom code and obsolete machines, Rickards creates algorithmic draw...

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Apr 24

we do ship internationally.

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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Apr 24

Introducing Machine Arts Magazine!

This new quarterly publication explores the rich intersection of creativity, code, and computer-controlled machines, highlighting the artists, ideas, and innovations shaping the future of machine-assisted expression.

Order your copy today on
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Bantam Tools @bantamtools.bsky.social · Apr 24

🎥 new behind the scenes mini-doc about Harold Cohen: AARON at Whitney Museum

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Go behind the scenes of the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™—developed for the landmark Harold Cohen exhibition at the Whitney. It's the solution for artists whose work belongs on the walls of serious collections.