| | |  | Everything Else | Home » » Tracer Projector And Enlarger | | | | | | | Description: | | ARTOGRAPH-This lightweight and portable projector easily makes enlargements up to 10 times the size of the original artwork. No set-up or assembly required. Projects in colors or black and white. Simply place your artwork under the Tracer Projector and immediately see a larger version projected against a screen or wall. Great for signs and murals. Copy Size: 5x5. Projection range: 2x-14x. Common 10 watt bulb included. UL listed. 120 volts. | | | Features: | |
• Great for signs and murals
• Projection range: 2-inch by 14-inch
• Copy Size: 5-inch by 5-inch
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| 5.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.8 inches | | Package Width:
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| 3.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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55 of 56 found the following review helpful:
 I Call It The Scorcher.Mar 04, 2008
By A. Biggs
"Talmid of Yeshua"
I bought this product a few years back, so maybe the new ones are better, but the one I have is somewhat difficult to use for long periods of time.
The way it is constructed, the bottom is a square hollow tube, with a light bulb only a few inches away from the opening. You place the tracer on top of whatever opaque photograph or paper you intend to trace. Then, after only a few minutes, the Tracer (because of the light bulb trapped inside its plastic body) heats up to extraordinary temperatures. Within five to ten minutes, it will curl a photograph and turn a printed out picture into a strangely wrinkled landscape because of the extreme heat. DO NOT use originals for tracing that you want to preserve!!!! Make a photocopy!! Also you can only enlarge a sketch that is about 4" by 4", because that is the size of the square opening on the bottom.
It has inadequate ventilation (no fans, just a few slits), because vents would make more light escape and make the projection image dimmer. The projection strength is already a little weak because a lot of the light escapes through the few small vents on the top. If you prop the Tracer up on pencils or something to give your photograph room to breathe (so it won't fry), even more light escapes and it becomes really hard to see the tracer projection on the wall. Must use in a totally black room: I had to use mine in a closet, and I had to turn it off every five or ten minutes to let it cool down for about twenty. This can be frustrating when you're on a roll. If you don't use a normal light bulb, but something that burns cooler like a fluorescent, this might work better.
Other than all that, for a relatively cheap projector, it will do the trick. It enlarges very well; I made a tiny little one-inch sketch the size of a poster. If you just plan to use this infrequently, and only for short periods of time, it's fine. If you plan to make a career out of tracing small sketches onto large canvasses or something, get a more expensive projector.
23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 trace projectorJun 13, 2008
By NY Traveler
Listen to the first reviewer. This thing gets ridiculously hot because it lacks a fan. It does work in a very dark room and the image projected was fine. But after 15 minutes the tracer was overheated and almost too hot to touch. The paper image I placed underneath was also very hot to the touch. I just bought it and returned it.
25 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Artograph, Inc - Tracer Projector And Enlarger REVIEWSep 19, 2009
By Pascual
"ii3 ironii"
Being that this is my very first experience using a tracer/enlarger projector, I found it very simple and really fun to use! As I read the first comment, I was puzzled as to why the customer was angered and blamed the projector for curling up a photograph, when the manual (which I believe everyone should take a moment to actually read) specifically tells you not to use original photographs. I'm sorry, but it's really common sense. One customer (an artist) stated that she couldn't achieve sharp focus using even a simple black and white line drawing. I found it was pretty simple to focus. Once I got everything set up I quickly sketched a simple b/w line drawing on a white piece of paper and adjusted the focus, and I was excited to see the results! I don't know. I had fun using it. And yes, you must be in a completely dark room to use it. It's a projector. It needs darkness. Yes it gets hot, but if you used regular paper (the manual even states that you should use copies NOT originals), matte paper preferably, not glossy it, then it shouldn't do any damage to your copy. Perhaps other customers bought a defect item, I don't know, but I'm not complaining. I love it. Especially since, I was able to get mine for a whopping $4.00 at a thrift store!
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Really Really Poor Quality Product - Save Your Money!Oct 07, 2008
By Claire Browne
I bought this product and returned it after one (attempted) use. I am an artist and have plenty of experience using projectors and this is the worst I have ever used. No matter what I did this thing could not achieve sharp focus, and I was working from a simple black and white line drawing in a completely darkened room. When I returned it to the store they basically replied "Oh well its a cheap projector". So I guess its pretty much known as a sub-standard product.
Thought there is a significant price difference the artograph prism is so much better - ie. it actually works. My advice is to shell out the extra cash for a quality product. This thing is pretty much useless.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
not worth the moneyJul 21, 2010
By Laura Cunningham
"Lazypanda"
I have used this projector for several years, and there are a few things wrong with it:
1- it overheats and the photo you place underneath will get warped, especially if you are tracing a face
2- the size of the opening is smaller than a 4x6 photo, so I have to move the tracer to get the other end of my picture, which is a serious pain
3- if you touch it, the whole thing is off and you have to fix it in the middle of your tracing.
the negative reviews are true. Don't buy this one, buy a different projector. It's not worth the money.
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