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The lbs "standard" isn't really a very good standard... It measures the weight of a ream of paper (500 sheets), but it doesn't tell you which size. That's why http://www.hagadoneprinting.com/4dlink/4daction/paperWeightConverter gives you different answers (the most likely ones). I think for our purpose you should look to the "Index" answer. Now here's what I know: 80 gsm (grams per square meter) is normal printer paper and for most papercrafts it's flimsy when you handle it (buckles very easily). Most people use anything between 110 gsm (60 lbs) and 200 gsm (110 lbs). As you can see, 80 lbs is right in between, so it'll probabbly work fine. But the most important thing: try it out, if it works, stick with it, if it doesn't, use something else.
>>66986 the part about the white lines is true. I don't really care, since it's paper and it looks awesome. I'm not one that want to fool people into thinking it's a resin kit. Some people take a felt to touch up any white edges, but most people don't. The part about being harder to handle (fold) is not true. That's just your skills. ;) On papercrafts that you need to score, if you score the folds well, it folds just as easily as regular paper. On papercrafts that you don't need to score, it curves just as easily.
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