paper weight conusion.

[Arthur Entlich]

A 80 pound text/offset stock should have a thickness of about .0061", so
that seems low, especially for an uncoated stock. Coatings are usually
heavier than the paper base, because most "coated" paper in the printing
industry is clay-coated, using a kaolin clay, which makes the paper
considerably heavier without adding much thickness to it.

If your caliper is accurate and you didn't "crush" the paper when
measuring it, I'd say someone is likely hyping this paper. And that's
at offset/text paper. Any other would be even worse.

For instance, an 80 pound Tag would be about .0062", and 80 pound index
would be about .0072" and an 80 pound cover would be about .0092".

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[Arthur Entlich]

This is correct, 24 pound bond is about 90g/m2. But it is more likely
it was supposed to be an 80 pound offset or text, but at .0032" it isn't.

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[Arthur Entlich]

I'm not quite sure what "uncoated photo paper" is.

Inkjet printers really require coatings to give the kind of detail
demanded of a photograph, especially with the typical amount of ink a
photo image requires.

Although there are some papers beginning to make their way out that are
not "coated", per say, but instead have the mordents mixed into the
paper pulp, I'm not sure they are being designated as "uncoated".

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[Arthur Entlich]

Great minds think alike... I just saw your posting... I came upon the
same URL.

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