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What is the maximum "safe" weight of inkjet paper?

Does the weight of paper have any corrolation to paper thickness?

  • I'm ordering paper to print certificates and I'm wanting thick A4 paper (NOT CARD!) does the weight (eg 120gsm) have any relation to the thickness of the paper? If not how would I find out the thickness of the paper as it needs to be thicker than copier paper.

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    yes, paper is weighed in grams per square metre (gsm) and this does have a bearing on how thick the paper is. For example, standard copy paper is 80gsm. Most businesses use this for internal file copies. Letterheads usually come in 100gsm, which feels a bit thicker. A lot of business cards are printed on 350gsm. So yes, definitely look for gsm when determining what thickness you want your paper to be. Do you want them to be rigid and cardboard like? Or will you be happy with paper but with a high quality feel? I would say to go to your local stationers to actually feel the paper. But i would suggest going for a minimum of 120gsm as a guide.

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Yes it does - the weight is the weight of 1 square metre. so the thicker it is the more it will weigh. 80gsm is copier paper 120gsm will be a bit thicker. For example to make a nice finish to certificates a 120gsm laid finish will be good. Conqueror is a brand that does a laid finnish. A REAM IS A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printer's ream, 516 sheets, IT DOES NOT REALTE TO THICKNESS. HOPE THIS HELPS. ALSO BE SURE TO CHECK THE PAPER CAN BE USED IN YOUR PRINTER YOU GET PAPERS FOR LASER JET PRINTERS. iF YOU CAN ADD DETAILS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE ORDERING FROM i CAN MAYBE HAVE A LOOK AND LET YOU KNOW.

Chris

paper is graded in weight - that is the weight in grammes of a square metre of the product. 120g paper will be a thin card like product and probably ideal for your purpose. Copier paper is usually 80g, a good paper for correspondence would be about 100g. There are other considerations such as colour, transparency and grain to be considered but I'm sure 120g would do well for certificates.

norcot

Of course. Easy check feel a 70g and a 100g , and a 200g A4, and there is your answer- so why did you not do this first?

stainless steven

they don't always tell you the truth, but carbon is carbon, if they didn't copy paste it off of brand x they had last

William

it is measured in Reams , just google reams of paper

Joe

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