Digital BW, The Print

Richard,

 

I don’t know how many you want to make in a given period of time but I have
a process I use to make a very professional looking fold that works with any
kind of paper. I used mostly gloss papers similar to the Epson Premium
Glossy Photo paper. My technique is as follows:

 

My card size is 8.5 x 6 inches which when folded is 4.25 x 6. Rather than
waste the remainder of the sheet, I use the remainder of the 8.5 x 11 sheet
of photo paper for printing business cards. After printing I cut the card
using a clean and sharp paper cutter. Folding the card is accomplished by
clamping a clean, straight piece of material (I use a piece 4 x 6 x ¾ inch
MDF) on a table with a piece of clean paper beneath it covering the working
surface of the table. I place the card with the image side down on the paper
with the short edge firmly against the block of MDF. Holding the card in
place with my left hand I use my right hand to curve the other edge of the
card so it contacts the block of MDF with the sides even to the rest of the
card and use my left hand to hold both edges in place. When it is perfectly
aligned I crease the card gently with the index finger of my right hand and
finalize the crease by running the metal portion of a Parker ball point pen
along the crease. This will take a bit of practice but it works well once
mastered. Although I’ve never timed it I’m sure that I can easily do 15-20
cards in about 10 minutes or so.

 

I hope that this is descriptive enough for you. If not let me know and I’ll
try to do better.

 

Regards,

Tom Maugham 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Smallfield
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:01 PM
To: Digital BW Print
Subject: [Digital BW] Folding greeting cards

 

Hi,
I've been folding my greeting cards by squashing them down with a ruler.
This was ok until I changed papers recently; I am sure that there is a
better - a quicker and cleaner way - to fold them.

I found this page on scoring the cards: http://www.theartfu
<http://www.theartfulcrafter.com/greeting-card.html>
lcrafter.com/greeting-card.html - but if you are making a lot, it will be
too time-consuming - so I wondered if anyone had improvised a device to
speed up the process and make a clean, professional-looking fold. I'm
thinking about what sort of design would work and be feasible to make at
home.

thanks,
Richard

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