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frankmcvey · 5th Mar 2016, 3:57 pm

Hi, Ken,

The material should be fine, but at £4.68-ish for two cards, which is what you'll get from an A4 sheet, it seems a bit pricey if you need to make more than a few.

You might be better to go for Tufnol. RS are doing quite a good price for the 0.4mm stuff. Sheets are 590mm x 285mm and you get 5 sheets for £11.14. I reckon you should get 5 cards out of each sheet.

I've miked the cards out at between 0.6mm and 0.85mm. Much thicker than 0.85mm will jam in the slot. I reckon the 0.4mm should do you, but RS also do the 0.8mm stuff ( a bit dearer at £20 for 3 sheets)

Have you sussed out a punch yet?

Cheers,

Frank

5th Mar 2016, 3:57 pm	#2
frankmcvey Rest in Peace Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cottesmore, East Midlands, UK. Posts: 858	Re: Material for Cards (HSVT) Hi, Ken, The material should be fine, but at £4.68-ish for two cards, which is what you'll get from an A4 sheet, it seems a bit pricey if you need to make more than a few. You might be better to go for Tufnol. RS are doing quite a good price for the 0.4mm stuff. Sheets are 590mm x 285mm and you get 5 sheets for £11.14. I reckon you should get 5 cards out of each sheet. I've miked the cards out at between 0.6mm and 0.85mm. Much thicker than 0.85mm will jam in the slot. I reckon the 0.4mm should do you, but RS also do the 0.8mm stuff ( a bit dearer at £20 for 3 sheets) Have you sussed out a punch yet? Cheers, Frank