Paper recommendation thread

I use this. It's a nice mid-weight cream color.

Great timing for a much needed thread. I was about to print off some DIY pages I've recently downloaded for France, Great Britain, and a few others. I think the Accent paper will work well for what I have planned.

Lots of paper posts but many members use the Metric system so.......thanks !

René
mine is 170g/m2

no idea as to whether there is a simple home-made test for acid in paper - you might contact the manufacturers who should know. Looking at on line charts for grammage to weight comparisons, 255 gms. equals 140 lbs., so quite heavy. Do you know the intended purpose for this particular paper?

Hi - so no mention of ph value - 'environmental craft paper' sounds rather vague and perhaps a rather catch all expression - it may be sourced from sustainable material or not, we unfortunately don't know. To avoid problems with acidity in paper, you need a ph value of 7 or higher (towards the alkaline end of the scale). Below that figure and you are in a potential acidity area. When you say 'stamp mounts', do you mean hinges, or howid mounts? I wouldn't worry - keep an eye on the paper, and if it does start to turn a brownish tinge then might be good to change to another paper source - I should think you'll be o.k.

I am going to use the howid mounts. Thank you for the advice.

I checked on their website, they say it's archival life over 200 years, co2 neutral and acid free.

The paper is made in Austria by Mondi. It is Color Copy Original 250g/m2. Got most of the information from mymondi.net The site is a little difficult to get around.

Ideally the manufacturer should state that the paper is acid AND lingen free. Either that, or that it's archival. If the paper is 100% cotton, it's automatically acid and lingen free and archival.

The problem is, a lot of manufacturers make paper is acid and lingen free, but they only state acid-free on the packaging.

Some archival papers are buffered to prevent pH drift over time. If a paper specifically says it's archival, it's buffered or it's cotton.

jpotx113
is that heavy ? I use 170g/m2 paper - will have to look what it represents in lbs= around 60 lbs in the paper conversion charts (65 lbs would be cover paper () - maybe I am wrong
My paper does nice albums and does not take empty space - but who am I to give an opinion >? 1 thing I know is that it is an inkjet paper, not compatible with Laser printers

René

soloprinting.com/resources/paper-weight-conversions/

I believe the discussion of acid-free paper is way overblown. Most paper today is acid free at manufacture but the question is if it will stay that way. In the order of risks to stamps, it is fairly low. As @renden  says, for the time one owns the collection it may never be an issue if properly stored,  Handling and environment are much greater influences. 

I believe the real threat is the stamp hinge. Hinges cause instant damage and when poorly applied (too much moisture, etc.) causes more damage. . Mounts protect from paper and from the environment. Of course, there is the comment that split back mounts can leave marks. I suspect this is from improper storage.

Like paper, glassine can deteriorate over time. I have a Lineco ph pen and rarely see acid results from paper (not scientific sample size) but do see more issues with manila stock pages. I test glassine but do not seem to get a response (usually means acid) but may be the coating.

I have used 24 lb and 28 lb paper. 24 is better than copy paper, but 28 lb is better. I think you'll notice a difference.

I've also noticed that all the Accent Opaque brand paper is out of stock on Amazon. I wanted to buy a ream of the 32 lb paper, but it's only available from a 3rd party seller in a pack of 4 for an insane price.

I'm building up quite the pile of paper here. I need to just pick one and move on.

I think the 32 lb weight is a winner. It's a good balance between thickness and ease of printer feeding.

The Accent Opaque is a nice paper and comes in a 32 lb weight, but the 32 lb is out of stock EVERYWHERE now, not just Amazon. Every online paper supplier is out, except for one, and they want me to buy a case of the stuff. Amazon has a 4-pack for sale for $288 from a third party seller.

But the lack of availability makes me nervous. Is this just a supply chain issue, or is this paper destined to be discontinued in the near future?

The Staples paper is good. The in-store price is $24.99. The online price is $37.49. The Staples website claims that there are 9 300 sheet reams at my local store. But when I was in there, I definitely got the last one. Plenty of other stores in my area say they have it in stock. So, this one looks like a regular product I can easily get.

As much as I like heavier paper such as 65 lb/67 lb, feeding it through the printer is less than reliable. On my laser printer, it really comes out curled and the rollers in both the inkjet and laser don't always grab it and pull it through properly. So some pages end up with the printout lower on the page than it should be, so I end up reprinting a bunch of pages.

And my last observation.... The 32 lb. Staples paper where I posted the curled images, the paper has somewhat uncurled as it sits on my desk. Still not flat, but definitely much better than it was.

In my obsession with this stupidity, I actually tried to see if I could quickly iron these pages flat again. Well, kind of. It never gets perfectly flat. and if you try to do a pile of pages, they stick to each other, since the toner heats up and slightly sticks to the pages above it. There was no toner transfer, but I wonder if that weakens the toner long-term, and I might experience issues with toner flaking off the page.

I know when I print on 67 lb or higher paper, I have to set the fuser to a hotter settings (you can do it manually or just change the paper type to "Thicker Paper") or the toner will flake off the page.