However, you can get drawer slides and any hobby shop can sell you some RC servos. That and an Arduino can make a simple and easy plotter. Just ask [JimRD]. You can also watch it do its thing in ...

For the electronics, the plotter uses an Arduino Uno and a matching CNC Shield ... But for the d.i.d, a standard SG90 servo is used to lift up the arm that the pen is attached to.