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title: "Brunson Blog: A Blog for Metrology Enthusiasts"
description: "Brunson Blog: A Blog for Metrology Enthusiasts"
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# A Blog for Metrology Enthusiasts

## [Making hay while the sun shines, right? Wait.](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines)

## [Sixty Years in a Cave!](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/60-years-in-a-cave)

## [Minus 58 Degrees Fahrenheit](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/minus-58-degrees-fahrenheit)

## [Welcome to the cave, Governor Parson!](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/welcome-governor-parson)

## [How is your laser tracker performing?](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-is-your-laser-tracker-performing)

## [Control those SMRs!](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/control-those-smrs-for-laser-trackers)

## [Getting the most out of your SMRs](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-your-laser-tracker-smrs)

## [Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Laser Tracker?](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/are-you-getting-the-most-out-of-your-laser-tracker)

## [A Better Mousetrap](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/a-better-mousetrap)

## [The Pharaohs Were a Bit Short-Sighted](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/the-pharaohs-were-a-bit-short-sighted)

## [Six Challenges of Laser Trackers](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/six-challenges-of-laser-trackers)

## [Leonardo da Vinci, Tiny Bubbles, and.... Photogrammetry?](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/leonardo-da-vinci-tiny-bubbles-and-photogrammetry)

## [How often do you change the oil in your laser tracker?](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-often-do-you-change-the-oil-in-your-laser-tracker)

## [Would you drive a Ferrari on bald tires?](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/would-you-drive-a-ferrari-with-bald-tires)

## [Case Study: Properly aligned sawmill equipment lasts longer, saves money for Brunson client](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/case-study-properly-aligned-sawmill-equipment-lasts-longer-saves-money-for-brunson-client)

## [How to use Simple Geometry to Align Complex Machines – Part 2](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-to-use-simple-geometry-to-align-machines-with-optical-instruments-part-two)

## [How to use Simple Geometry to Align Complex Machines – Part 1](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/understanding-machine-geometry-and-alignment-part-one)

## [Understanding Machine Geometry and Alignment](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/machine-geometry-simplified)

## [How Much is Machine (Mis)alignment Costing You?](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-much-is-machine-misalignment-costing-you)

## [Introducing BrunsonAlignment.com](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/intro-to-precision-alignment-services-site)

## [Overcoming Parallax](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/overcoming-parallax)

## [Behold the Sight of Parallel Rolls!](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/making-rolls-or-other-components-parallel)

## [Brunson Sawmill Kit Proven to Increase Recovery](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-is-the-new-brunson-alignment-solution-being-accepted-in-the-sawmill-industry)

## [Part Three of our Sawmill Alignment Solution Series](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/sawmill-kit-proves-critical-in-machine-center-alignments)

## [Brunson Training is a Continued Tradition](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/brunson-training-is-a-continued-tradition)

## [Part Two of our Sawmill Alignment Solution Series](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/part-two-of-our-sawmill-alignment-solution-series)

## [Part One of our Sawmill Alignment Solution Series](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/sawmill-alignment-solution-series-part-1)

## [Using SMR Nests to Simplify Object Measurements](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/using-smr-nests-to-simplify-object-measurements)

## [Brunson Hangs Out with the Penguins](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/brunson-hangs-out-with-the-penguins)

## [Brunson Target Holders: Certified and Serialized](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/brunson-target-holders-certified-and-serialized)

## [How the Brunson Rock Pile Came to be.](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-the-brunson-rock-pile-came-to-be)

## [Metrology - It isn't weather.](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/metrology-it-isnt-weather)

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## About the blog

The Brunson blog is designed to be a platform for collaborative exploration in the field of metrology. You can expect to explore new Brunson products, hear from industry professionals invited to be contributing editors, and gain insight from customers who use Brunson products. So if you are one of the chosen few people who understand that Metrology is not a study of the weather, please join us here.

### Posts by Topic

- [Metrology (20)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/metrology)
- [Optical Tooling (10)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/optical-tooling)
- [Sawmill (8)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/sawmill)
- [Brunson History (7)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/brunson-history)
- [laser tracker (7)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/laser-tracker)
- [smr (5)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/smr)
- [target holder (5)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/target-holder)
- [optical alignment (3)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/optical-alignment)
- [3d (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/3d)
- [Alignment (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/alignment)
- [East Coast Metrology (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/east-coast-metrology)
- [lumber industry (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/lumber-industry)
- [machine geometry (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/machine-geometry)
- [measurement (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/measurement)
- [sawmill alignment (2)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/sawmill-alignment)
- [B89 (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/b89)
- [Contributing Editors (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/contributing-editors)
- [KinAiry (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/kinairy)
- [NIST (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/nist)
- [Roll Alignment (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/roll-alignment)
- [TetraLock (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/tetralock)
- [calibration (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/calibration)
- [cave (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/cave)
- [ccr (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/ccr)
- [interim field test (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/interim-field-test)
- [photogrammetry (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/photogrammetry)
- [retroreflective (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/retroreflective)
- [stand (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/stand)
- [verification (1)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/topic/verification)

see all

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