I was recently casting some 14-point Caslon Old Style on my Monotype Composition Caster and I was finding that after casting a long run of some wider letters, the type was coming out with an interesting distortion:The top of the…
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Making Really Red Paper
I just found these photos from a papermaking session from the summer of 2019 and thought I might post them. We had recently emptied a mini-keg of red 112 aqueous pigment, and we were left with a dirty keg. We…
Making a Vandercook 320 carriage stop
As part of getting a Vandercook 320 proof press into working condition, I had to make a carriage stop/bumper block. One of the original ones was missing from the press. Another of the stops was held on with only one…
Wallet-sized Ontario COVID Vaccination Certificate (fixed)
I recently posted on how to make a wallet-sized version of the Ontario COVID vaccination certificate, but my original post contained incorrect code and so did not produce valid QR codes. This has now been fixed and the original post…
Wallet-sized Ontario COVID Vaccination Certificate
The province of Ontario is now issuing COVID vaccinations certificates with QR codes on them, which you can carry with you to obtain admission to various public gathering places. You can also show the certificate on your phone, but having…
Another press spotted in a movie
Last night I was watching Terry Gilliam’s 1995 movie 12 Monkeys and in one scene I noticed one of my presses in the background. Well, of course not actually my press, but the same model. During the first scene inside…
Updated Catalogue
We’ve just updated our catalogue. A few typos were fixed, but the main changes are that we are discontinuing our fax number, and there are a few price increases: We have first cut cotton linters pulp in stock again, but…
Niagara Falls attractions—hits and misses
We just came home from an overnight trip to Niagara Falls. The Falls and river gorge are breathtaking sights in themselves, but you eventually tire of them and start looking for other activities. This weekend was also particularly hot, and…
An interesting type duplicating mould
Yesterday I was at the Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum in Queenston Ontario. The museum is not open to the public right now, but members still meet there to work on organizing and cataloguing the collection, and I was in…
Monotype Computer Control: First Run
I have my 12-point Binny Old Style diecase set up, so last Saturday, I tried my first run with my laptop controlling my Monotype Composition Caster. The text is a little note to include when I ship type across the…
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