Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tom,
thanks a lot for that. I'll re-read it later when I have a clearer head - but you've given me another idea that might work, too. 

thanks,
Richard

At 12:02 p.m. Thursday 26/03/2009, you wrote:

>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 
>
>_____ 
>
>From: <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>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.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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