I attempted to hand emboss my type into a few different paper stocks to see if the thickness of the type was correct before I properly emboss using the industrial roller. I haven't yet received all of my different paper samples yet however so there is still room for experimentation. First I attempted it on a simple cartridge paper to test to durability of the 3mm mount board type. It came out perfect and completely undamaged. Then I tried with the 60gsm recycled paper and it once again came out really smoothly however due to the dampness it made the paper curl slightly. Next time I'd have to squash it with some books or with a vice to carefully straighten the paper back out. Finally I tried with the 250gsm recycled paper however, this came out quite messy with bits of card falling off due the the water. The letters were also varied on size and depth within the emboss.
I will try this again later with an actual embossing machine with all the same paper stock and hopefully the others will have arrived in time as well. Using the machine I will make it much more crisp and clean. I need to take into consideration the paper curling after being dampened.
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