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Wanted: Big-Ass Scanner. --Also, Free Art (not by me)!
15 years ago
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Kyoo no tema wa kore desu....
Free art from 
scarlitt, info here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2096948/
Does anyone know where one can find a scanner that will scan 11 inches by 17 inches? Used doesn't matter, so long as it's a color scanner (and of course still works).
I accompanied
artimishunter (aka Babs) and 
riven713 in their search for just such a scanner. We discovered that most scanners -- and by most I mean purt-near all of 'em -- are able to handle a sheet sized 8.5" x 11" or smaller. Only one scanner of the needed dimensions was found, and it was a monstrous chimera of scanner, printer, fax, hole-punch, staple-gun, rotisserie oven, Atari 2600, circular saw, and could also julienne potatoes. Okay I exaggerate, but it was a massive beast chock-full of unnecessary stuff, on sale for a mere staggering $150.00.
hob used his internets & found an 11 x 16 scanner for $89.00; the dimensions are acceptable, if not the price. I also know you can use a scanner at Kinko's for $1.00 a pop.
I know damned well that Babs & myself aren't the only ones out there guilty of using an artbook that's over 8.5 x 11, and as someone with a vested interest in being using my friend's stuff -- errr, I mean helping my friends out -- I was hoping that someone in FA land might be able to point the way to a sizeable scanner with a not-so-sizeable price.
Thank you kindly, FA.
scarlitt, info here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2096948/Does anyone know where one can find a scanner that will scan 11 inches by 17 inches? Used doesn't matter, so long as it's a color scanner (and of course still works).
I accompanied
artimishunter (aka Babs) and 
riven713 in their search for just such a scanner. We discovered that most scanners -- and by most I mean purt-near all of 'em -- are able to handle a sheet sized 8.5" x 11" or smaller. Only one scanner of the needed dimensions was found, and it was a monstrous chimera of scanner, printer, fax, hole-punch, staple-gun, rotisserie oven, Atari 2600, circular saw, and could also julienne potatoes. Okay I exaggerate, but it was a massive beast chock-full of unnecessary stuff, on sale for a mere staggering $150.00. 
hob used his internets & found an 11 x 16 scanner for $89.00; the dimensions are acceptable, if not the price. I also know you can use a scanner at Kinko's for $1.00 a pop. I know damned well that Babs & myself aren't the only ones out there guilty of using an artbook that's over 8.5 x 11, and as someone with a vested interest in being using my friend's stuff -- errr, I mean helping my friends out -- I was hoping that someone in FA land might be able to point the way to a sizeable scanner with a not-so-sizeable price.
Thank you kindly, FA.
This is what I would recommend, if you can't find one that will work right away. I've done that too, and it is a pain, but with a bit of finesse, you can do it.
Thanks for the reply! And the name of the scanner. I owes you an hugs (bad grammar's on porpoise). Did you find it here in Tucson, or was it an internets purchase?
I know that there used to be a wide variety of scanner sizes in the not-so-distant past, but I imagine that so many artists are working digitally now that the demand for larger scanners has dropped dramatically. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy digitally art, too--but I'm very happy that there are still holdouts of traditional media like ourselves.
Of course, things like that are rarely impediments for furries...
http://www.google.com/search?q=ScanExpress+A3+USB+1200+Pro&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1#q=ScanExpress+A3+USB+1200+Pro&hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=981&bih=583&tbs=shop:1,p_ord:p&prmd=ivns&ei=uMNmTfO3MsjcgQfJr_DLCg&ved=0CAoQuw0oAQ&bav=on.1,or.&fp=ca3424583e0d5426
My old SCSI worked for 10 years, and I only got rid of it when the Win95 drivers stopped working with Win7 x64.
I'll pass it along to Babs & Alex, & keep it in mind when I go a-hunting for my own.