Timeline for Material to use for home printed target faces?
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| Feb 22, 2016 at 22:00 | answer | added | Desorder | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 4, 2016 at 8:56 | vote | accept | OddDeer | ||
| Dec 22, 2015 at 13:38 | comment | added | Dopeybob435 | As Aravona said, higher density paper. Also look for something with a woven filament like cotton bond. quick search: amazon.com/Classic-Linen-Text-70lb-White/dp/B000YINPTQ/… (70pound=264gsm) | |
| Dec 22, 2015 at 3:42 | answer | added | Erik | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:26 | comment | added | Aravona | Look for a paper that's a higher gsm than office paper which is 80gsm - that printer can accept a maximum of 280g/sm. | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:18 | comment | added | Aravona | I wouldn't put foil through a printer, especially the one you have listed. A home office printer is not designed to do what you're asking. Especially an inkjet, you still need to be able to put something through which is incredibly flexible, so the best you'll get is a thin card - if you try and put something too thick in then you'll just jam the machine. | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:16 | history | edited | OddDeer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:15 | comment | added | OddDeer | @Aravona I'll add a few stats. However, I'm looking for something which doesn't tear that easy. So that a bullet/arrow hole is only the size of the shaft - nothing more. Kind of such a foil/paper hybrid. I hope someone can recommend such a material based on experience. | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:12 | comment | added | Aravona | Well you can print on card straight away if your printer can accept that, but to be honest with you, anything else you put through your printer could either jam or damage it - you'd need to list what printer you have and what it says it tolerates printing. Anything else would void a warranty. Do you have an inkjet or a laserjet? Also what size does your printer print to? A3 or A4? | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:10 | comment | added | OddDeer | @Aravona Would consume too much time. It's faster to just print out a few more faces :) | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 16:07 | comment | added | Aravona | You could print on paper and glue it to card? | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 15:22 | history | asked | OddDeer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |