They aren't hard. If BGG was up, I could link you to examples. I actually print mine on 140lb paper most of the time.
When you say they come loose do you mean the part you glued, or the top flap doesn't stay closed? I actually have been using double sided tape on mine and that works quite well. For the flap, you can see some of the tricks used on some of the better tuckboxes to stay closed or be easy to open. For instance there's little cuts on the top flap on each side of the ) shape. That leaves the two inner flaps something to "grab" when you close it so it stays closed. Similarly there's cuts on the back part so that the flap opens a little wider so you can get your fingers on the cards to pull them out, otherwise sometimes stuff sticks. Once I have a tuck box printed, I use a ruler and the tip of a ink pen (with the actual ink part removed or retracted) to score/mark along the lines so its super easy to fold. This only takes a few seconds and makes it tons easier to make. Send me a geekmail reminder when BGG comes back up, and I'll see if I can make a youtube video and put it on BGG on how to construct a tuckbox after its printed. You might be surprised at how easy it is :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
