The Pigment-based ink option is the Canon imagePROGRAF Pro-300, which can print up to 380gsm too, again there’s another link for you to see below,

In the UK we just refer to metric measurements, if you start dealing with the US they are still all imperial.Movingaway from paper, this is regarded as card (board) weights which can add a quality finish to a book if used as a cover. This entry was posted on Thursday, September 15th, 2016 at 10:01 am and is filed under . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. and the weights continue to go up....but this is still 'text weight' paper....don't let the similar weights confuse Take note, though, that the GSM you should choose will highly depend on your application while the paper’s finish will greatly affect the design. Again, there are paper weights that are more suitable for photocopying or office printing. You should not use the same GSM for printing marketing materials like booklets and posters if you want to achieve the best quality.

If you follow our GSM paper guide, it would suggest that choosing a lower GSM may save you money – but make sure you consider all of the options first. Hopefully by now this is starting to make sense. **Very important example, 80LB is listed in our text category and our cover category, but they are completely different paper. ** Scrapbook.com's 5-star rated 85lb Paper Pads fall in this category and are perfect for so many projects!If designing a book be sure to consider the weight of paper on the inside and also your cover requirements. If you want to provide a quality professional finish then opting for heavier paper is your best choice. If you are looking to get across the idea of discounts and value for money then you may decide to run with a lighter paper weight throughout the brochure. Different paper weights are referred to in gsm which stands for grams per square metre. If you were to take a sheet of paper that was one metre by one metre and weigh it, the weight of that sheet of paper is its gsm value. When you are just starting out in the world of papercrafts, all of the terms and jargon can be super overwhelming. A common question from newbies is: “What is GSM for paper?”. Fortunately, we have all the answers in this GSM paper guide. Learn exactly how to choose the right GSM and the right paper for your needs