Everybody from the 405th

[TheReconSpartan]

Does resin go good with regular printer paper??

 

[akuzihs]

no... you need 160gsm up... i use 190gsm for my iron man helmets

 

[Redshirt]

Does resin go good with regular printer paper??

Peps in paper will collapse under their own weight when resined. Resining is just like getting it wet with water. If the material can't hold a shape when wet, it won't for resining either. All pep materials want to warp when resined, you need to get a material strong enough to keep it manageable.

It is false economy not to pay a few bucks for card stock. You'll spend several times that amount in Bondo (and time) trying to straighten the mess.

Redshirt

 

[Katsu]

And to chime in, you are listed as Pennsylvania, so you want 110lbs cardstock. gsm is usually for people across the pond.

110lbs cardstock is like 10 bucks for 250 sheets, hardly a ripoff considering the average helmet is like 30 pages.

 

[higdog827]

And to chime in, you are listed as Pennsylvania, so you want 110lbs cardstock. gsm is usually for people across the pond.

110lbs cardstock is like 10 bucks for 250 sheets, hardly a ripoff considering the average helmet is like 30 pages.

Dude, where are you getting your cardstock? I can usually find 500 packs at walmart for like $5!
But yeah, you want 110lb. 110 is basically the heaviest paper that can be ran successfully through your average commercial printer, thus making it the best possible paper for making pep models out of. Unless of course you have access to an industrial printer that can run sheet styrene or something, ive always wanted to try that..

 

[onmi shift]

Dude, where are you getting your cardstock? I can usually find 500 packs at walmart for like $5!
But yeah, you want 110lb. 110 is basically the heaviest paper that can be ran successfully through your average commercial printer, thus making it the best possible paper for making pep models out of. Unless of course you have access to an industrial printer that can run sheet styrene or something, ive always wanted to try that..

really? i havnt found anything that cheap online or at either of the 2 walmarts, kmarts, or office depot near me.

 

[Katsu]

Yeah I'm quoting the best amazon price a cursory glance found.

And to Onmi, what prices are you finding? If they're more than ten bucks, you're better off getting them online:
http://www.amazon.com/Wausau-Exact-...office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1339577189&sr=1-6

 

[TheReconSpartan]

Peps in paper will collapse under their own weight when resined. Resining is just like getting it wet with water. If the material can't hold a shape when wet, it won't for resining either. All pep materials want to warp when resined, you need to get a material strong enough to keep it manageable.

It is false economy not to pay a few bucks for card stock. You'll spend several times that amount in Bondo (and time) trying to straighten the mess.

Redshirt

Ok, thanks for the answer, but heres the thing. I DID go out and buy 110lb card stock at a store. But when i went to print an ODST shoulder peice. The printer kept on saying that there was a jam inside the printer even though i was feeding the printer one piece at a time. But when i printed it off of regular paper it worked like a charm. What do you do when you change the settings and where do you do it.

 

[TheReconSpartan]

Yeah I'm quoting the best amazon price a cursory glance found.

And to Onmi, what prices are you finding? If they're more than ten bucks, you're better off getting them online:
http://www.amazon.com/Wausau-Exact-...office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1339577189&sr=1-6

I get my paper at Staples andbits usually like $14.00 there

 

[Carpathia]

Yeah, I don't know about 500 sheet for $5. I usually get my 500 sheet packs at either Office Depot or Sams Club and they run about $10-$15.

 

[Redshirt]

Ok, thanks for the answer, but heres the thing. I DID go out and buy 110lb card stock at a store. But when i went to print an ODST shoulder peice. The printer kept on saying that there was a jam inside the printer even though i was feeding the printer one piece at a time. But when i printed it off of regular paper it worked like a charm. What do you do when you change the settings and where do you do it.

Hmm. These days, most everything is set up in the printer via software. On the window that pops up after you hit "Printer Setup" in Pep Viewer, tell it what card stock you are using. If your printer has a manual feed tray on the top or back for cards, envelopes, photo paper, etc; use that. Otherwise, take your paper print outs and your card stock to Kinkos or whoever your local print for hire is and get the patterns copied onto your card stock for a nominal fee. Not the most efficient plan, but it will get you on with your life!

Redshirt

 

[BLACKULA727]

Yeah, Higdog is right, walmart has card stock for around $5 or $6 bucks. I get mine there now. not sure on 500 sheets though, I believe its more like 100 Sheets.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Georgia-Pacific-White-Cardstock-Paper-8.5-x-11-150-Sheets/15904276

Also, ot all walmarts have the same stuff, which can explain why you haven't been able to find it. @ TheReconSpartan, yor printer may not be abl to handle the 110lb car stock. Some printers have a hard ime with it, but most do not. Good luck!

Tony

 

[Macattack64]

Hmm. These days, most everything is set up in the printer via software. On the window that pops up after you hit "Printer Setup" in Pep Viewer, tell it what card stock you are using. If your printer has a manual feed tray on the top or back for cards, envelopes, photo paper, etc; use that. Otherwise, take your paper print outs and your card stock to Kinkos or whoever your local print for hire is and get the patterns copied onto your card stock for a nominal fee. Not the most efficient plan, but it will get you on with your life!

Redshirt

From running cardstock through my printer so much in the past years, it no longer can take printing cardstock so I've actually been doing what you said here. I'd print it out on paper and take it to my local Staples and get it printed on my own cardstock. In the long run, I'm really only charged a few cents per page and it worked out really well.

 

[TheReconSpartan]

Hmm. These days, most everything is set up in the printer via software. On the window that pops up after you hit "Printer Setup" in Pep Viewer, tell it what card stock you are using. If your printer has a manual feed tray on the top or back for cards, envelopes, photo paper, etc; use that. Otherwise, take your paper print outs and your card stock to Kinkos or whoever your local print for hire is and get the patterns copied onto your card stock for a nominal fee. Not the most efficient plan, but it will get you on with your life!

Redshirt

NO WAY!!! WHAT A COINCIDENCE! My mom told me that I should do that instead! she just left the house to go to work, and on the way back she was going to ask how much it was... and she also has some of my blueprints so she CANT lose them haha! great minds think alike.

 

[TheReconSpartan]

From running cardstock through my printer so much in the past years, it no longer can take printing cardstock so I've actually been doing what you said here. I'd print it out on paper and take it to my local Staples and get it printed on my own cardstock. In the long run, I'm really only charged a few cents per page and it worked out really well.

A few cents?!?! wow thats a good deal!

 

[Ral Partha]

Ok, thanks for the answer, but heres the thing. I DID go out and buy 110lb card stock at a store. But when i went to print an ODST shoulder peice. The printer kept on saying that there was a jam inside the printer even though i was feeding the printer one piece at a time. But when i printed it off of regular paper it worked like a charm. What do you do when you change the settings and where do you do it.

Keep in mind that not all printers are capable of handling 110# cardstock. In my experience, HP printers are the most compatible ones for cardstock printing. Samsung laser printers, on the other hand, simply can't handle them.

Before you go out and get a printer, check your printer preferences/options menu and more often than not, you will be able to set the paper thickness. Usually, cardstock is listed but if not, choose the thickest one in the bunch like premium photo paper etc.

 

[TheReconSpartan]

Keep in mind that not all printers are capable of handling 110# cardstock. In my experience, HP printers are the most compatible ones for cardstock printing. Samsung laser printers, on the other hand, simply can't handle them.

Before you go out and get a printer, check your printer preferences/options menu and more often than not, you will be able to set the paper thickness. Usually, cardstock is listed but if not, choose the thickest one in the bunch like premium photo paper etc.

but here's the thing, i do have a hp printer and its not cooperating with me that good. is there a setting i should change an the printer manually?

 

[higdog827]

but here's the thing, i do have a hp printer and its not cooperating with me that good. is there a setting i should change an the printer manually?

Pretty much all printers should have an option for printing cardstock. When you're on the print menu there should be a button next to the printer selection list that says properties or something of the like. Go to that, then there should be a drop-down list to select paper type somewhere. Just pick cardstock and you should be fine.

 

[Katsu]

but here's the thing, i do have a hp printer and its not cooperating with me that good. is there a setting i should change an the printer manually?

Which model is it? A lot of people are pointing to the software, but the hardware contributes a lot more to the ability to print on cardstock. In my experience, most HPs default to bottom tray feeding, and some models have an optional back feeder. If that's the case, use the back feeder. If it doesn't have one, you need to find another printer.

 

[NayrDeath]

but here's the thing, i do have a hp printer and its not cooperating with me that good. is there a setting i should change an the printer manually?

I have an HP printer and it sucks. Some times it only prints the edge ID number, AND NOTHING ELSE, no lines or anything. Some times it just spits out paper continuously without anything printed on them. So, I have a word of advice for you: If you use an HP printer for pepakura, You're gonna have a bad time. xD