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Cardstock - Grey

0.012 inches

What is it

Perfect for projects that range from paper sculpture & modeling to decorative arts & crafts.

This thick paper stock is 140lb/300gsm. It is laser and ink jet compatible and acid free. It holds a fold well - use line engraving to score the surface and control the fold.

How fast will this material ship?

Orders using this material will ship as fast as same day. Find out more.

Can I get a sample?

You can get a sample here.

Design Notes

Smooth matte paper finish.

It holds a fold well, use line engraving to score the surface and control the fold.

Small light pieces can shift or get sucked into extraction during cutting, so provisions need to be made for this at the design stage.

Engraving Paper Cardstock

This stock engraves well but line engraving is recommended over area engraving. Dense area engraving will leave a brown residue around the engraved area.

There are 3 types of engraving possible with laser cutting. Area engraving, line engraving and a combination of both.

Area engraving is great if you need to mark a large area on the surface of the material. To specify area engraving set your shapes to have a fill color of black with RGB values of 0, 0, 0. The way this engraving is performed is like an old dot matrix printer except instead of dots of ink it uses pulses of the laser beam. This is a surface finish not deep enough to be used for pocketing or inlays. The depth of the engraving ranges between 0.1-0.5mm.

Line engraving is like a really shallow cut. To achieve this effect the stroke color to red with RGB values of 255, 0, 0 and set the stroke style to a width of 0.01 mm. The laser beam follows along the red lines that you have in your design and marks the surface of the material. The result is crisp but it can be a time-consuming technique if you have a lot of small details like text.

Using a combination of both engraving types typically gets the best result. Set your shapes to have a fill color of black with RGB values of 0, 0, 0, the stroke color to red with RGB values of 255, 0, 0, and set the stroke style to a width of 0.01 mm. The line engraving causes the laser beam to trace around the edges of the engraved areas making them crisper and bringing the details to life.

Construction Techniques

Creating structures from cardstock can be a great way to test out your complex designs. Slotting, stacking and folding shapes all work well to create 3D form.

Typical Uses

Cardstock is typically used packaging, prototyping, architectural models, decorative arts, collage, and craft, etc

Environmental Information

100% recyclable.

Adhesives, joints and fastenings

Can be easily joined with a wide range of glues and tapes.