What is 80# & 100# paper?

[OonaghG]

Hi, can anyone help me? We have had an urgent enquiry from the US to print a job for them for clients local to us in the UK.
They have specified it should be on 80# or 100# paper.

We buy our paper in gsm (grams per square metre), what is the equivalent grammage to 80/100#. How do you do the conversion?

Cheers, Oonagh

[nhprinter]

This should work for you:

http://www.hagadoneprinting.com:8080...eightConverter

We also have a chart on our digital press that I downloaded here:

Paper Weight - Conversion Chart

[OonaghG]

Thank you. The converter tool did the job!
Oonagh

[OonaghG]

Just tried to access the converter again but the webpage no longer exists. Can anyone help me with converting 80# gloss into a gsm?

[airyk]

#80 should be 118 gsm

[maynardsayswhat]

For text/writing weights maybe. 220-280gsm for 80# cover isn't unheard of, depending on the type of paper (coated, C1S, smooth, etc).

[airyk]

Our 80# Gloss Book is 118 GSM
Our 80# Gloss Cover is 216 GSM

[meddington]

Anyone else wish the metric system had caught on here in the US?

[riky]

Well this 80 # measurement systems, normally not used, in whole of my business lifetime, I am not asked by any client with these units.. but interesting to know this too.. would be helpful in future.







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[nhprinter]

Just tried to access the converter again but the webpage no longer exists. Can anyone help me with converting 80# gloss into a gsm?

The second link is still active. Scroll down and there's a chart. Print it out, have it laminated and keep it nearby. :-)