Scoring Paper January 18, 2008
There are alot of different tools out in the market to score paper. Such tools as bone folders, line scorers used by scrapbookers are great for cardstocks and plain paper but does not work too well on 100% cotton paper such as lettra.
A good way to score a card is right on your letterpress machine. There are scorers and perforated lines you can buy that you lock up right in your chase. The only problem you might run into is denting your platen. You do not have to be concerned if you are not constantly scoring but if you are, you can always dedicate one press to scoring and perfing. But lets face it, for some people its hard enough to get your hands on 1 press. If you have a manual press such as a C&P pilot or Kelsey you can just use less pressure on the lever.
A recent post on the list in regards to scoring led me to these 2 alternatives.
http://www.scor
and
http://www.thelineboard.com/the_perf-it_score_board.htm
Please feel free to share other ways of scoring paper.
What a cool blog! I love letterpress, and am so glad I came across you! Cool to get a behind the scenes look!
Comment by Cakespy — January 19, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I too have been looking for alternatives to scoring. I’m sick of the crap job that kinkos does, they suck. Dont use them for cutting or scoring
Comment by jamie — January 20, 2008 at 3:54 am
I have a scor-it and while it it great for normal weights of paper, when you start using the thicker paper for letter-pressing it is a little more difficult to use, IMO
Comment by Jane hancock papers — January 21, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Can I say a big THANK YOU! I have been looking for a better solution to using a bone folder. I have a C&P tabletop I just purchased that I’m just learning how to use.
And also thank you for posting the cutter information. Again, I do everything by hand because I’m a perfectionist but I think it’s time to find ways I can be more efficient.
Comment by BellaBliss Design — March 6, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Hi Jennifer,
I’m happy you found the information useful. As I have been printing a lot lately, the paper cutter has been my best friend. I can’t imagine having to cut enough paper for 1000 business cards and still have enough energy to print. The XD-500 really does a good job of giving a clean crisp cut on the 110# lettra.
Good luck, Alex
Comment by Alexandra — March 7, 2008 at 6:40 pm