A combination shoehorn, shoe counter clip and sock applier is disclosed which comprises a generally U-shaped funnel portion having a pair of elongated handles secured thereto and extending upwardly and outwardly from opposite sides thereof. Unscaled image data is filtered before it is rasterized to the final printing resolution. The lubricant supply chamber is selectively connectable through a control valve to a lubricant source or to an exchangeable lubricant and air mixing attachment also connected to the pressurized air source. This approach is also useful for CVD synthesis of other nanomaterials.