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Pin Marks on Type at the Mackenzie Printery

I was recently asked about a marking a friend had seen on some type, wondering if it could be from the Montreal Type Foundry, or even if such a place ever existed. First, a bit of type-casting technology: Since the

Swing Frame Removal, Part 2

On our new Type and Rule Caster I want to replace the swing frame assembly with one where the crank to raise and lower the pot is above the pot rather than below it, to avoid needing to have my

What’s Inside a Paper Pulley

The motor that came with our recently-acquired Monotype Type and Rule Caster was fitted with 2″ a pulley suitable for a flat drive belt to run the caster. Such pulleys are shaped with a bit of a crown, that is,

Initial Work on the New Type & Rule Caster

While the weather was good for working outside I started to work on getting the new Type & Rule caster operational again, for now concentrating on the pot and pump side of things. The caster is fitted with a bottom-crank

An Addition to the Type Foundry

Two years ago I found out that this Monotype caster, fitted for strip casting, was available for free in the Toronto area. Unfortunately, at the time, I had no room for it and needed to expand our shop space to

An Addition to the Workshop

I just purchased a new-to-me machine for my workshop:This is a DoAll DH-612 manual surface grinder. Based on the serial number this one was made in 1959 and that may have been the first year of production for this model

Inside the Beast

Last year we purchased a new-to-us Noble & Wood Cycle Beater for beating pulp for papermaking. It has, since then, been sitting in a corner in our shop taking up space. This was mainly because we also had so many

Grimsby Wayzgoose, April 26th, 2025

The Grimsby Public Art Gallery will be holding their Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, hosted by the Gallery and extending into the Grimsby Public Library space. This gathering of book artisans has taken place annually since

New and Improved Spam Comments

This blog has always received a stream of spam comments, generally consisting of easily-recognized banal statements about how the post was really helpful, or well-written, or some such other positive comment, but with no actual reference to the topic of

BOUND Book Arts Fair, December 1st 2024, Downtown Toronto

December 1st, 2024, we will be at the BOUND Book Arts Fair, at the Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto. We will have our stock of marbled and handmade paper for sale, as well as an assortment of

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