Digital BW, The Print

> 
> I found that precut paper to be terribly expensive for a run of 
> cards.  I selected the A7 size as a good compromise between 
> image area and convenient size to handle.

I agree it's pretty expensive.  Although I do like the A7 (5x7)
size, I decided to go slightly smaller.  I take 13x19 paper and
cut it up into 4 pieces giving  6.5 x 9.5 so the resultant card
is 4.75 x 6.5 instead of 5x7.  I still use the A7 envelopes.

Roy

> 
> What I do is print letter size paper on my 1160 or 1280 and 
then 
> trim to 7 x 10 with a niffty plastic paper trimmer which cuts w/a 
> single edge razor.  I found this device at PhotoPlus 2yrs ago.  
> The rumor was Kaldess/Brandt (sp?) was going to distribute it.  
> You can stack 5 sheets to cut at once.
> 
> For paper, I was using EAM until the logo appeared on the 
back.  
> Then I switched to EHM.  I'm using the last of my 
> Weber-Valentine paper (there's a piezo profile), but I don't 
much 
> care for the paper.  PhotoRag can be a bit difficult to write on 
the 
> back depending on your writing implement.  Museo is nice, but 
I 
> don't like the way it prints.
> 
> Staples does not carry A7 envelopes unfortunately.  These are 
> the ones I'm using from APEC:
>