Photographis Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 To all those of you who are offering greeting cards and business cards, what do you use for creasing and cutting? A rota trim and hand guillotine is fine for small numbers, but not economic for larger or multiple orders, but all I've seen is priced in the £K's, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 We use a hand creaser for the score on the card, one at a time. Cost about £250 Guillotine is in the thousands for a new one, we use ours for other print work, mind we got it second hand twenty odd years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks Nick, thats about what my research showed, had been hoping I had missed something. Best start haunting the auctions I guesse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philspectrum Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Look out for slitters. Automatic machines for cutting Business cards out in the thousands. Do double cuts so great for full bleed etc. Start about 1200 I think, - so you need to do a lit of them. Grat results, - thou have to say I didn't get one myself. Morgana make a slitter, - but there is a cheaper one about too. ditto hand creaser - about £100 - fine for 1 hundred run Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Morgana, yes, around£1.5k. I do worry about going too cheap on plant like this, there is usualy a reason. Any links to the hand creaser Phil? As I said, auctions, here I come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Crank Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Anybody using pre-scored greeting card stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Yes Tetenal sell pre scored cards, you get 250 in a box for £23.00 they do sell the envelopes also, the cards are 5x7 blanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Came across one of these slitters while looking for a hand perforator. http://www.butonz.com/Business-Card-Slitter-p-31058.html For £100 would pay for its self with a few orders. Have seen very similar for more like £750 a few years back. Not as flexible as a guillotine but a lot cheaper and smaller and easier to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Looks just like this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250432732184). Nice to have a supplier though. The pre-scored cards would certainly be a good way to test the market at under 10p a throw, I must investigate more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi All the Tetenal code for the folded cards is ART no 8677395 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 thanks chopper, I will give them a go next order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 The only problem with the pre-scored cards is that the image does not bleed off the edge, if you trim them then they will not be a standard size. Also if you are doing larger runs, 20 upwards it will make a big difference is you print 1 up or 4 up, especially if you are charged per click (print). Scored cards OK for one offs, simple designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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