Ashcanning with Saddle Stitch

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Darcy Burgess:
Hi Ryan,

I wish that I could provide more info on the 16lb paper.  However, I'm just quoting what Bostitch specs out on their webpage.

D

Ron Edwards:
Hi Darcy,

I'd check into that 16 lb business. Maybe it means something else from the usual weight measures. I use 50 lb for my books which is pretty solid, and 20 lb is about as thin as one should go without having the paper tear like tissue. So if 16 lb is merely thinner than that, I shudder to consider it. But as I say, maybe the designation means something else entirely.

My Numero Uno advice for all printer issues is this: never mind what the website says. Not for options, not for quotes, nothing. Contact a rep directly and get a complete, thorough description of exactly what you need to know, and describe the project to him or her carefully. Have them generate a quote from that conversation.

Best, Ron

guildofblades:
Could be the 16lb is mean to refer to a newsprint stock of some sort. Some small newsprint mags are still saddle stitched rather than glued. But those old stitcher models haven't really been updated mechanically in a long time. So much more of the mag industry used to get saddle stitched than now.

IF that is what the specs refer to, than yeah, you better cut that page count down by dividing it by 2 or 3. For offset stocks rather than glossy stocks, I recommend 50 or 60lb bond. We typically use 60lb.

From my experience, unless its an industrial sized stapler and using larger than normal staples, 12 sheets or so it the max. For our POD printing we cut off saddle stitched books at 48 pages for that reason.

Much more than 60 pages or so and you start to get a rather odd looking book anyway. As in, the the curve around the the folded spine is noticeably wider than the rest of the book as the pages lay flat.

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Retail Group - http://www.guildofblades.com/retailgroup.php
Guild of Blades Publishing Group - http://www.guildofblades.com
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