early riser, you should pitch the above proposal to the manufacturer of the plotmaster.

or perhaps they could let you evaluate one of their machines for a few weeks, a demo model. shipping the machine shouldn't be a problem, since you both are in ga.

ask them, the worst thing that could happen is that they would say "no" and you're still in the same situation you're in now.

once this happens, you can post up some pics and give testimonials about the performance of the product. quid pro quo.