Post AilbmZY6PGI2Ru7AlE by leymoo@hachyderm.io
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(DIR) Post #AilavHb2QJSXQE4rcu by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:39:02Z
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I've been trying to google/amazon this and having basically no results, so I'm asking here in case anyone knows:I need graph paper. Specifically I need LARGE graph paper. Like, not an A4 sheet, I need A1-A0 (24/33" or 33x46"). 4x4 per inch, or 5x5 per inch grid spaces. I basically need a graph paper with a TON of squares, and I'm not finding it.
(DIR) Post #Ailb2HhQRGRZliP5pw by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:39:47Z
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I'm hoping I can get it somewhere pre-made but my fallback option is to get a "poster" made that's a custom image I've made that's just a grid. The only issue there would be finding the right texture paper, I don't want something glossy that I can't color in
(DIR) Post #AilbD7WKckrPNuNiqG by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2024-06-09T23:41:08Z
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@foone Python script + local print shop with large format plotter?It'll work but probably be expensive.
(DIR) Post #AilbLKl9Hm9SlGEF6W by Canageek@wandering.shop
2024-06-09T23:43:32Z
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@foone Oh wow, I found 11x17" with 8 sq/inch at my local art shop and got it to make minecraft plans on (And then have only used it to make Fire Emblem shipping grids)However, if you just need lots of squares, it is 88x136 squares, which isn't THAT far off the 96x132 squares you listed. Would that work for you? I can look up the brand and stuff if you want, I've got it right over there.
(DIR) Post #AilbTGoLqj3EpfVkP2 by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2024-06-09T23:44:16Z
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@foone Glossy paper is still writable on with alcohol based markers AFAIK.But if you get it printed locally just ask the print shop what stocks they have available and get samples to test with.
(DIR) Post #Ailbc1DFDJ0h3pKHS4 by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:44:15Z
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a1 (22"x17") at 1/4" grid is SLIGHTLY too small for what I need.so I'd need a0 (which I can't find) or a1 1/5" (which I also can't find)
(DIR) Post #AilbmZY6PGI2Ru7AlE by leymoo@hachyderm.io
2024-06-09T23:45:25Z
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@foone Do you need graph paper specifically or squared paper? (Pics to compare)
(DIR) Post #Ailbw1C2zkq4nCIpk0 by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:47:04Z
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I specifically need graph paper with 96x48 squares. 17x11" at 1/5" is 85x55, so it's close.22x17" at 1/4" is 88x68, so it's closer.
(DIR) Post #Ailc2A9kaGNwKP9sYa by NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
2024-06-09T23:47:43Z
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@foone If you can find a print shop specifically with a plan printer, they might do the trick. They're still out there, and they're often giant A1 width laser drums. They'll spit one out in seconds from a hardcopy, or a PDF.Printers that service architectural places would have them. Modern ones are inkjets and a bit slower, but still doable.
(DIR) Post #Ailc2CVRqYvhcHKEee by NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
2024-06-09T23:49:25Z
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@foone Observe this unit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oC0GqxSLVg
(DIR) Post #AilcTPg4z2osHmH2wK by growf@mastodon.org.uk
2024-06-09T23:48:49Z
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@foone Best I can find is https://www.prizmagraphics.co.uk/a1-graph-paper-rolls
(DIR) Post #AilcZJWql2uKx8lqMq by fozztexx@mastodon.fozztexx.com
2024-06-09T23:50:48Z
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@foone Print it on your E-size inkjet printer or plot it on your E-size pen #plotter. Unfortunately my E-size inkjet cartridges are all dried up and they don't make them anymore.
(DIR) Post #AilcZLEUQHPSEmCD1k by fozztexx@mastodon.fozztexx.com
2024-06-09T23:56:38Z
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@foone heck, you could even do it the hard way like we did back in the '80s: piece of paper and a straight edge. I have some hex grid sheets that my mom made for me (for use with Steve Jackson games) with a plastic hex template and pencil over and over and over on a single sheet of D-size paper.
(DIR) Post #AilcfcOBY5InBUiwe8 by Leeisme@mastodon.xyz
2024-06-09T23:52:45Z
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@foone sounds like you need “drafting paper”Would this work?https://a.co/d/7hkHSK8
(DIR) Post #Ailcfey3xfBnBLWcqW by Leeisme@mastodon.xyz
2024-06-09T23:54:32Z
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@foone also available in sheets https://a.co/d/4ng9RFo
(DIR) Post #AilcutvwbJzrwQnmF6 by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:53:31Z
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@RandomDamage 5mm is fine, if I could get it in a1 or a0
(DIR) Post #Aild9yskU809dHUvZY by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:56:30Z
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@Leeisme I think that'll work, thanks!
(DIR) Post #AildPyWNatXN9Af4Qi by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-09T23:57:25Z
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okay I what I need has been found:https://mastodon.xyz/@Leeisme/112589351534902569
(DIR) Post #AildXZe7xkawJauPOi by timixretroplays@digipres.club
2024-06-10T00:00:12Z
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@foone does it absolutely have to be one contiguous sheet, or could it be made up from individual tiles of smaller ones? Is this for some kind of planning purpose or do they need to be seamless for aesthetics? Thinking of the approach I took with my 3d printed pixels, I'd probably experiment with printing a ton of gridded pages in A4 while heading to the shops for foamboard and a decent guillotine - that way you could also precisely set/control the size of each square.
(DIR) Post #AildnIMRzombL78Yi0 by foone@digipres.club
2024-06-10T00:03:15Z
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@fozztexx very nice
(DIR) Post #Aildubckm7zL6rFTVo by pencilears@mastodon.eternalaugust.com
2024-06-10T00:07:23Z
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@fooneWill this do? https://www.clearprintpaperco.com/copy-of-1000h-design-vellum
(DIR) Post #Aile6R2zvPW7mWAHgW by mculbertson@beige.party
2024-06-10T00:13:10Z
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@foone There’s drafting vellum called fade-out that has a light blue grid, sold in sheets and rolls. In college I worked for a big art supply place that sold it by the sheet or by the foot, but that was back before CAD was much of a thing.
(DIR) Post #AiletuQ5VXLR4HYWyu by rasteri@mastodon.scot
2024-06-10T00:23:57Z
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@foone I have an A0 plotter. hmu if you need anything custom :)
(DIR) Post #AilfEEBniMaQAqYue0 by calyxa@sfba.social
2024-06-10T00:27:45Z
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@foone https://www.amazon.com/Universal-35602-Recycled-Easel-Quadrille/dp/B001E67WSM is 27" x 34"
(DIR) Post #AilgCkKNM0onDxQjuy by PJ_Evans@mastodon.social
2024-06-10T00:38:43Z
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@foone Check Dick Blick and places like Kelly Paper! (I was looking for large tracing-type paper a couple of weeks ago.)
(DIR) Post #AilgzzEEk0wld12RiC by cocoadog@mastodon.social
2024-06-10T00:47:32Z
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@foone Whoa. I have no need for that at the moment but I wish I did.
(DIR) Post #AilhERPCmE6l4V3rCi by StompyRobot@mastodon.gamedev.place
2024-06-10T00:50:07Z
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@foone can you find 5mm instead? Also, this kinda feels like the kind of thing that pen plotters were made for. Maybe your stack of old hardware has one of those? :-)
(DIR) Post #AilhrtGF92JGl1gEpE by vadhakara@mastodon.social
2024-06-10T00:57:13Z
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@foone I found several listings on eBay for "large format graph paper"
(DIR) Post #Aim0ldkxm93M3wmZmK by davidwmaxwell@fosstodon.org
2024-06-10T04:28:58Z
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@foone Find someone nearby with a large format printer. Plain paper is cheap, and a grid won't use much ink.
(DIR) Post #Aim4O4RFJwKZgLZoQq by ppxl@social.tchncs.de
2024-06-10T05:09:32Z
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@foone with the need for special paper needs, ever thought about querying papermills/printahops directly?
(DIR) Post #AimEW5WABswqt6L2PI by bayindirh@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-06-10T07:02:54Z
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@foone If you need I can create and mail a PDF template for you.
(DIR) Post #AimFqcVNM1kYwSKA64 by oliof@hachyderm.io
2024-06-10T07:17:56Z
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@foone if you could use printable templates, https://incompetech.com/graphpaper/ has a lot
(DIR) Post #AimYJWoBPaFEqZ3USe by clay@wandering.shop
2024-06-10T10:44:44Z
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@foone ironically, I use something like this this at work and we have a big stack in the drafting supplies cabinet... but we've been working through the same stack for years and I have no idea where it came from or what name it's sold under. but I will investigate and see what I can find out!
(DIR) Post #AimdnygCqnrtkLfAYK by JessicaTaylor@chaosfem.tw
2024-06-10T11:45:57Z
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@fooneANSI D is very common (22x34) plotANSI E is pretty common (34x44) plotII think most printshops can plot that big, most plotters can print 36".
(DIR) Post #AirDEkeDxHYEdmE2qm by cccfr@chaos.social
2024-06-12T16:41:26Z
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@foone its gone