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Tag Archives: Brian Lawler
The Linotype and Intertype catalogs
In the previous post I described how I published these out-of-print booklets. These are links to the PDF versions of those publications. Please feel free to download them.
Posted in Gadgets, History, Printing and Printing Processes, Restoring antique printing machines, Technology, Typography
Tagged Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, Cal Poly, Intertype matrix, Intertype matrix catalog, Linotype matrix, Linotype matrix catalog, Shakespeare Press Museum, The Blognosticator
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Of molten lead and ChatGPT
At the core of The Blognosticator are posts about the graphic arts, printing processes, solutions to printing processes, and related items. The blog was originally an arm of Graphic Arts Monthly magazine, who hired me in 2000 to write blogs, … Continue reading
Rejection, again!
Chapter 3 – To read from the beginning of this saga, please click here. The rejections came, and quickly! Both the grading and building permit applications were incomplete. The county planners asked for more complete soils engineering plans. I contacted … Continue reading
Outright rejection!
In the first installment of this story, I introduced my new shop building, and introduced you to the County Planning Department. They looked at my initial set of plans and threw them back at me. Too big, they said. I … Continue reading
Finally!
I started writing The Blognosticator in July, 2011. At the time I was unable to acquire the domain blognosticator.com. That belonged to a nice woman who had bought it and was holding it, hoping that someone foolish enough to create … Continue reading
A small, but fatal error in part positioning
In my last post I discussed making parts to hold a rack on the back of my Superstrata carbon-fiber bicycle. To read Part 3 of these posts, click here. I have been machining those parts, and it has been a … Continue reading
Getting ready for Burning Man 2024
This is part 1 of a 3-part post on machining aluminum parts for a bicycle. Click here to read Part 2. I have a gorgeous Superstrata electric-assist gravel bike. I bought it a couple of years ago (actually four years … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Bicycling, Building things
Tagged bicycling, Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, Burning Man, machining aluminum, Superstrata
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I have gone to the dogs
I had the opportunity to photograph dog racing this weekend. I have never seen this activity before, so it was intriguing to me. The event was a gathering of several members of a dog racing group called CCASH – The … Continue reading
I wasn’t asking the right questions
about Mini DisplayPort connections
I finally reached the point where my Mac Pro cylinder computer would no longer work for me. I bought it new 10 years ago, then modified it about five years later to expand its internal working memory. When I bought … Continue reading
Turning my new lathe into a really nice lathe
My plan was to write about some graphic arts subjects. I attended two terrific events related to printing recently, and I will write about my experiences – soon. But instead, I want to write about my new lathe. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Building things, Gadgets, Technology, Woodworking
Tagged Brian Lawler, Delta lathe, digital tachometer, The Blognosticator, woodworking lathe
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