> I'm interested in building a pcb plotter for hobbiest use. 

There are several design guides 'out there' for this.  I looked in to it a 
while ago to see if I could build a automatic PCB drill machine:

My favorite:
http://freeandeasy.sourceforge.net/

"We have built a prototype XY table, but due to its complexity and the 
requirement for expensive slideways and ballscrews, we have rejected the XY 
table in favour of a design for a rotary table we came up with which has a 
much simpler mechanical construction (though the maths is harder!). Click 
here for more details and an interactive simulation, and here for pictures 
and movies of our prototype rotary table in action."

Homebuild qbasic plotter/engraver/vinyl-cutter/pcb-driller forum
http://forum.onecenter.com/cgi-bin/forum/forum.cgi?fid=luberth-code&n=7

Home Build Hobby Plotter / Engraver
http://www.luberth.com/plotter/content.htm

Do a Google search for this "pcb drill hpgl home" you find others.
Search for "cnc home"  or "cnc hpgl" etc. turns up a few as well.

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