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>>132177 You cannot blindly compare lbs and gsm when it comes to paperweight: the lbs system does not take into account the size of the sheets, which is kinda important: the paperweight 67 lbs could mean 500 sheets the size of a football field weigh 67 lbs, or 500 sheets the size of a postal stamp weigh 67 lbs. That's a hueg difference. It's why you're given 5 different answers on http://www.hagadoneprinting.com/4dlink/4daction/paperWeightConverter (the five most common ones) for papercraft, you want to be looking at the Index answer: 200 gsm = 110 lbs, 120 gsm seems to be the 67 lbs you're talking about, and regular 80 gsm paper is 45 lbs. Use whatever works best for you. When somebody says: it will be flimsy when you use X paper, it means HE thinks it's flimsy, maybe you'll find it perfect. If someone says, you don't need thick paper, it's only expensive and you don't need it to be that sturdy, he's right about it being MORE expensive, but maybe you do want your papercrafts to be stronger. It's a personal choice.
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