Re: [Origami] GSM vs LBS and variations. Help!

2016-01-12 Thread kdiannestephens
In searching online, I find the metric (gsm) notation to be consistent, but I'd like to be able to do a conversion to foldable paper in LBS units. Can someone explain how lbs associate to gsm?: Thanks! Rob Here is a link to a conversion calculator and the related formulas

Re: [Origami] GSM vs LBS and variations. Help!

2016-01-12 Thread leslie cefali
> On Jan 11, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Rob Hudson wrote: > > Can someone explain how lbs associate to gsm?: Personally I like to use 24 lb. text weight over 20 lb. especially for modulars. I find the tension is a better with the very slightly thicker 24 lb. I do not fold 60lb.

Re: [Origami] GSM vs LBS and variations. Help!

2016-01-12 Thread Anna
2016-01-11 22:26 GMT+01:00 Rob Hudson : > Can someone explain how lbs associate to gsm?: Basically they don't. The gsm are grams per square meter and therefore give you the density of the paper. The lbs are the pounds per ream. A ream is (most often but not always) 500

Re: [Origami] GSM vs LBS and variations. Help!

2016-01-12 Thread Anne LaVin
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Anna wrote: > > 2016-01-11 22:26 GMT+01:00 Rob Hudson : > > Can someone explain how lbs associate to gsm?: > > Basically they don't. The gsm are grams per square meter and therefore > give you the density of the paper. >

[Origami] GSM vs LBS and variations. Help!

2016-01-11 Thread Rob Hudson
Hi all, I've been trying to figure how thick paper will be by glancing at the packaging in the store, but it seems like there's a difference (at least as they're expressed in US units, lbs) among brands and types. Some things listed as "65 lbs" seem to be foldable paper; others feel more like