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t-pat

#15
August 08, 2013, 09:50:52 AM
I think this was posted here somewhere before but in case you don' have anyone "upstairs" to figure the spine out for you, here's a handy little calculator. I also use it to calculate creep by taking the result and dividing by 2.

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StudioMonkey

#16
August 09, 2013, 04:09:33 AM
To calculate a spine I would take a stack of the paper stock, fold as appropriate (eg 8 sections of 32 pages) and measure it with a ruler.  Old school I know  :old: 

As for text on the spine, in UK its right way up when the front cover is up, but in most places in Europe its the other way.
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Farabomb

#17
August 09, 2013, 08:27:28 AM
On some of our prestige books we do I will take the stock and fold it and use a micrometer to measure.

The financial shit I just use my magic 8 ball. The resolution on their binders is about an inch anyway.
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#18
August 09, 2013, 01:48:46 PM
If you don't have the paper sample, the paper books have the mic of 1 sheet of paper
I use the books for creep mostly, I put my spines in indy with the covers
page size x2 plus spine = doc size

t-pat

#19
August 09, 2013, 02:03:06 PM
I like the calculator. Thinking is overrated.  :homer:
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#20
August 09, 2013, 02:21:45 PM
I just close my eyes and press random buttons on the calculator and use whatever comes up. :laugh:
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#21
August 09, 2013, 02:34:17 PM
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#22
August 09, 2013, 02:44:28 PM
Sounds good to me.
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#23
August 09, 2013, 03:00:46 PM
My lips are moving and the sound's coming out
The words are audible but I have my doubts
That you realize what has been said

gnubler

#24
August 09, 2013, 05:58:58 PM
Quote from: Joe on August 09, 2013, 02:21:45 PMI just close my eyes and press random buttons on the calculator and use whatever comes up. :laugh:

I do that too and just hope for the best.
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So,  :drunk3: i send the job to the rip with live transparecy (v 1.7 or whatever) and it craps out with a memory error.

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frailer

#25
August 10, 2013, 02:03:03 AM
We have our 'upstairs' trained these days. Which is good, as same GSM stocks can vary quite a bit in density, therefore thickness. There are some weird uncoated stocks out there now, especially with the whole 'recycled' thing; everyone tripping over themselves to say how green they are.
XMF has a creep calculator, but unless you're sure of the stock, or its equivalent in the dropdown list, there's quite a margin for error.
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#26
August 10, 2013, 02:30:14 AM
In all seriousness we have the prepress person to measure, the prepress manager to measure and then the salesman measures. Then we use what the salesman comes up with because they have never made a mistake in their life. :sarcasm:
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#27
August 12, 2013, 08:54:13 AM
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Farabomb

#28
August 12, 2013, 09:11:31 AM
07004.

I got more roundyrounds.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
         —Benjamin Franklin
My other job

Tracy

#29
August 12, 2013, 09:14:10 AM
 :laugh:
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Gonna have to get a bigger press
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