can anyone recommend a thickness/weight/brand/color for printing repro scorecards? A little wacky I know, but the paper I have at home is thin document paper and I'd prefer thicker paper for scorecards in the pinball machines.
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Quoted from EmptyLogic:get card stock then
Was looking for a more specific recommendation.
Forest Lake, MN
Quoted from Richthofen:Was looking for a more specific recommendation.
there ya go
http://www.staples.com/Staples-Card-Stock-8-1-2-inch-x-11-inch-White-250/product_490887
Good recommendations. I have an SMB and am going to print on the stock recommended. My pinbot arrives this weekend and wanted to put these guys in them:
http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/instruction/zach/pinbot.pdf
so maybe photo paper for that.
My pinbot arrives this weekend and wanted to put these guys in them:
http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/instruction/zach/pinbot.pdf
I have those exact cards on mine. They look great!
Quoted from BriGuy5:Card stock seems to work and look the best in my opinion.
Oh no, I must disagree. Photo paper produces much deeper color, great gloss and is of a nice thickness.
Give it a try, print on both and judge for yourself.
The best way I've found to do it was just go to staples or office max. I had a guy help me get the right size and showed me a bunch of options for paper. They print it out, and if you don't like it, you don't buy it. I got it right the first time (don't remember what paper) and it cost me .75 cents.
Easy solution if you don't want to buy a pack of paper...but then again, I'm just lazy.
Quoted from dlbuller:The best way I've found to do it was just go to staples or office max. I had a guy help me get the right size and showed me a bunch of options for paper. They print it out, and if you don't like it, you don't buy it. I got it right the first time (don't remember what paper) and it cost me .75 cents.
When you factor in how much ink and photo paper costs, this is probably a more logical way to go.
On mediocre (most) printers, photo paper would yield best results for that much color. If you have something better than that or go to a print shop, high-quality semi-gloss card stock will look most professional.
Photo paper is what is recommended for glossy HD prints. I myself use white card stock that you can find in the stationary section of Pat Catans or Micheals for about 10 cents and print them out on an inkjet printer.
Quoted from Richthofen:Gweem, your pinbot is pimp! PIMPBOT! Now I want to go spend money on LEDs ...
Thanks! The game was made for LEDs. They fit the sci-fi theme perfectly. There will be some ghosting, though, so make sure you use non-ghosting LEDs for the inserts. I recommend the ones Pinball Life sells. They are the perfect brightness for this game.
Quoted from Richthofen:Don't suppose you have a list of colors and bulb counts for the inserts?
thats cheating
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