Re:AXM Paper Space Scale Models
by webmaven on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:25PM
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> Can anyone explain what "Cardstock (90lbs)" means in gsm?
Probably 163 gsm.
> There seem to be two kinds of 90 lb cardstock - cover and index, which are completely different weights.
I would assume index would be the default, if unspecified. That's at the lighter end of the scale for index cards and the like, and a good weight for most paper modelmaking.
90 lb cover might actually be too heavy to go through some desktop printers without problems.
Probably 163 gsm.
> There seem to be two kinds of 90 lb cardstock - cover and index, which are completely different weights.
I would assume index would be the default, if unspecified. That's at the lighter end of the scale for index cards and the like, and a good weight for most paper modelmaking.
90 lb cover might actually be too heavy to go through some desktop printers without problems.