HP 32 Lb....

[tony487]

So, I finally bought a ream and have printed my Cornell template to it...

 

This paper is AWESOME. It feels very smooth and takes ink from the LAMYs and 51s very well...

Waterman Blue Black and Aurora Black so far....soon to try PR Plum

 

[scribbler]

I use Xerox 32-lb paper, but yeah, 32-lb laser paper is nice, isn't it?

 

[sclt45]

I have been using HP #32 paper for over 4 months now. I like it very much.

 

Kurt

[Judybug]

I have been using HP #32 paper for over 4 months now. I like it very much.

 

Kurt

 

I've been using HP 32# paper since some nice FPNer told me about it. I still have a good supply - thank goodness. I was in Office Depot recently where I've been buying this paper for over a year. They've just rearranged the whole place so I decided to see where they had put my favorite paper. Couldn't find it. Ask a salesperson who said, "32# HP paper? Hmm. We've never had anything like that. HP doesn't make 32# paper. Sorry." I explained that I've bought this paper at that very store for months. She repeated the same mantra. I felt violent - and even more violent when I realized she was the manager of the store! Last time I looked this paper was on Office Depot's website. Next time I go in the store, I shall present the manager with a print out.

 

Recently I bought some HP 28# laser paper for a large project. I was afraid I would run out of 32# and - in the interest of economy - 28# is quite a bit cheaper. I was pleasantly surprised! I find that 28# is very fountain pen friendly - as smooth as 32#, no feathering or bleed-through. However, if you use wet-writing pens loaded with some of those inks that REALLY FLOW, you will still probably prefer the 32#.

 

Judybug

 

[Betty]

Since 32 pound paper is so nice, what is the average weight of the office copy paper? Those are the only plain white paper I have and they are crappy for fountain pens because they absorb a ton of ink from even EF pens and then feathers to make it really wide.

Edited June 14, 2007 by Betty

[tony487]

Since 32 pound paper is so nice, what is the average weight of the office copy paper? Those are the only plain white paper I have and they are crappy for fountain pens because they absorb a ton of ink from even EF pens and then feathers to make it really wide.

 

Our office uses Boise X-9 and it is labeled 20 lb. But, the weight isn't the only difference. The copy paper is not smooth like the Laser paper...it doesn't have obvious fibers and I never felt like I was writing 'through' a piece of cloth, but still not smooth.

 

Also, the copy paper is grayish in color. It also soaks the ink in a strange way. The HP is so BRIGHT WHITE and the ink just jumps off the page.

 

I print the template on a cheap sheet and then put the HP in the copier and run off copies. I paid about $17 for a ream (500 sheets) of the paper. Much cheaper than some of the premium notebooks; and I punch and bind (just a 3-holer).

 

[JohnS-MI]

Since 32 pound paper is so nice, what is the average weight of the office copy paper? Those are the only plain white paper I have and they are crappy for fountain pens because they absorb a ton of ink from even EF pens and then feathers to make it really wide.

 

"Standard" weight office paper for copiers, printers is 20 lb (75 gsm approx in European system). Anything heavier is some kind of a premium. But the paper is generally optimized for laser or inkjet printers, and it is essentially coincidence when it works well for FP.

[Betty]

I'm a bit tempted now....

 

Is this the correct paper:

 

http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...p;cmArea=SEARCH

[Amy]

Yup, that's the stuff! It's great.

 

I just wish I could get some pre-cut in 3x5 card size.

 

Keep an eye out for sales, sometimes it's buy 1 (or 2) get 1 free.

 

---Amy

[Betty]

Yup, that's the stuff! It's great.

 

I just wish I could get some pre-cut in 3x5 card size.

 

Keep an eye out for sales, sometimes it's buy 1 (or 2) get 1 free.

 

---Amy

 

Thanks for the headsup Amy. You mean the buy 1 get one free sale is at Staples? I'll keep my eyes peeled.

 

[sclt45]

Amy:

 

You can go to FedEX Kinko to have them cut the paper to the sizes you want. The cost is resonable.

 

Kurt

[southpaw]

Agreed - HP 32# laser paper is good stuff, and quite reasonably priced too! It makes great every-day correspondence paper.

[white_feather]

I saw some stationary paper at Office Max labeled 24#. I was going to buy it but now I don't know. My girlfriend bought me some Calligraphic paper before. I am not sure what kind it is. Update: It is Bienfang parchment 24#. Is this the same kind as above?

[heidi]

Wow, you all were right! I just got a pack at Staples, and it's so awesome... Thick & Smooth... So white... [sounds like a vanilla milkshake/frappe!]. Even my scratchy fountain pens write smoothly across its surface, and the ink soaks in without just sitting on top for too long. I LOVE THIS PAPER.

[MikeW]

where can we get nice templates to print on this stuff?

[jmkeuning]

where can we get nice templates to print on this stuff?

 

 

http://incompetech.com/

[MikeW]

where can we get nice templates to print on this stuff?

 

 

http://incompetech.com/

 

Thanks for the help. Any others out there?

[tony487]

I saw some stationary paper at Office Max labeled 24#. I was going to buy it but now I don't know. My girlfriend bought me some Calligraphic paper before. I am not sure what kind it is. Update: It is Bienfang parchment 24#. Is this the same kind as above?

 

I don't know about 24 pound, but people seem to be happy with the 28# as well as the 32#. The obvious answer is that it will be lighter (thinner)...it may be a taste issue whether it is too light or not...

 

Honestly, I may try the 28# on my next ream. I love the 32, but I am using it mainly for lecture notes and studies; whileit is luxurious, I may be just as happy with a slightly lighter paper. Dunno...But I have used everything from this 32# on down to the cheap 2 for $1 loose-leaf refills (WOW...what a mess and, on that cheap fly paper, you obviously do NOT try to write on the back).

[WillAdams]

There've been some other posts on this, and I contributed a Cornell-notetaking template which was subsequently improved.

 

What were you wanting exactly? (really though, it's easy enough to draw something up w/ a decent drawing program --- InkScape should work for this, www.inkscape.org)

 

William

 

 

[Opus104]

Great info!! Being cost adverse, I purchased OfficeMax brand 28lb 98 bright Laser Paper - $10. It works as well as 32lb IMHO, lacking some of the silky smoothness of the HP.

 

FYI. Kinko's will pad the paper in glue top pads for only 50 cents per pad!! I prefer 50 sheets per pad since the paper is so heavy.