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Old 12-05-2019, 11:03 AM
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Any ideas on making folds on laser printed parts

Because my Brother MFC-J985DW ink jet printer could not even come close to the colors on my monitor I had the parts for a model printed on 80# stock at my local UPS store on a laser printer. The quality of the prints is phenomenal, the colors and details are exactly as is seen on my monitor. The printed parts on the paper are somewhat glossy, I guess that is just the laser toner finish.

The difficulty I am having is the serious cracking/flaking that occurs when making folds. I have tried scoring fold lines on the front as well as on the back to no avail.

What I have resorted to doing is using an old x-acto blade to cut part way through the fold line. The result is I have to color every one of the fold lines after making the fold.

After seeing the laser prints it is going to be hard to go back to inkjet prints.

I looked at John Wagenseil's suggestions on this subject and was hoping someone may have found a less cumbersome method.

Thanks
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