Maximum paper weight for HP laser 1020 printer

[shareyourknowledge]

I wanted to run some card stock paper through my HP Laser printer 1020.
What is the maximum weight paper i can run through this printer?. I'd
like to use the 65 pound card stock for a project if that weight will
work.Thanks.

 

[Bob Headrick]

I wanted to run some card stock paper through my HP Laser printer 1020.
What is the maximum weight paper i can run through this printer?. I'd
like to use the 65 pound card stock for a project if that weight will
work.Thanks.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/vac/us/product_pdfs/439423.pdf
says "Main tray: 16 to 28 lb bond (60 to 105 g/m2), input slot: 16 to 43
lb bond (60 to 163 g/m2)"

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

 

[shareyourknowledge]

Thanks for your reply. I cannot find anyone who sells 43 pound paper,
even though that is the maximum weight the HP Laser Jet 1020 will take.
Staples has 28 pound paper. I didn't even see 43 pound on the HP site.
Bob.

 

[Fenrir Enterprises]

Thanks for your reply. I cannot find anyone who sells 43 pound paper,
even though that is the maximum weight the HP Laser Jet 1020 will take.
Staples has 28 pound paper. I didn't even see 43 pound on the HP site.
Bob.

Go by the grams per square meter (g/m2), pound being a horribly bad
way to measure paper weight. Cover, Index, and Bond weight in lbs do
/not/ correspond with each other (110 Index is not really that much
thicker than 65 lb Cover, and 80 lb Cover is a tad heavier than 110 lb
Index, and 43 lb Bond is quite thick, while 100+ lb Bond would be
somewhere up in the cardboard range), and while ratings /within/ a
paper type are supposed to be the same, I've seen the same company
give two different g/m2 weights the same Index weight (pastel Index
thinner than white). If you can't find g/m2 or gsm (grams per square
meter) on the product (often omitted in the US), try finding the info
online, but it may be difficult to locate.

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[shareyourknowledge]

That's a nice description of how to determine paper weight. What i need
the heavier paper for is a school project. The paper, {bond, card
stock, etc.} has to be firm enough to tape photographs to in addition
to running it through the printer for text and finally putting the
completed paper into a three- ring binder. I feel the heavier paper
would be better for mounting the phtographs. So i will look for grams

 

[Bob Headrick]

Thanks for your reply. I cannot find anyone who sells 43 pound paper,
even though that is the maximum weight the HP Laser Jet 1020 will
take.
Staples has 28 pound paper. I didn't even see 43 pound on the HP site.

A Google search for "43 lb paper" without the quotes turns up 7,400,000
hits.... A search at hp.com turns up
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s..._code=Q6543A&aoid=32861&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
which might be a fit for your application.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging