DeepOvertone
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I'm looking to find heavy card stock like the stuff Estes uses for their centering rings. Does anyone know a good source for stuff that heavy? Thanks.
52 pt. Chipboard (cardboard) is very similar and is what I use. Its also available in heavier thicknesses iirc. 52 pt is .052" thick according to my caliper.
art stores might have what you're after, or something similar. I'm thinking "matt" material for framed pictures, or 'illustration board' (#27!).
Comic book boards. You can get 100 for $12 at Walmart. Cheaper other places, YMMV. These are typically 24pt (.024" thick) cardstock. Can be laminated for thicker parts.
Mat board thickness varies by brand, but is usually somewhere between 40pt and 50pt (.040" - .050" thick) for 4 ply board.
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Go to a frame shop and ask if they have any matt board scraps.
Call up Michael's or Hobby Lobby frame shop and ask.
You can usually pick them up pretty cheap.
art stores might have what you're after, or something similar. I'm thinking "matt" material for framed pictures, or 'illustration board' (#27!). fairly thick cardstock.
https://www.peterboromatboards.com/product-illustration.php
May I ask what section in Walmart? I don't think I have ever seen them.
I usually just use poster board and laminate 2 or 3 thicknesses together
May I ask what section in Walmart? I don't think I have ever seen them.
Go to a frame shop and ask if they have any matt board scraps.
Call up Michael's or Hobby Lobby frame shop and ask.
You can usually pick them up pretty cheap.
art stores might have what you're after, or something similar. I'm thinking "matt" material for framed pictures, or 'illustration board' (#27!). fairly thick cardstock.
https://www.peterboromatboards.com/product-illustration.php
I thought I was the only that knew about the comic book board? I found mine at ......... wait for it.......... a comic book store!
When using the matboard. that stuff is not really a paper as much as a cotton blend with paper, do you saturate the rings with glue for extra strength?
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