Greetings,
I used a Dial Thickness gauge AKA snap gauge on the pages of my 1960 Tektronix 517A manual. It indicated the page thickness at 0.0054 inch.
Examining several paper weight to thickness charts I found the following:
24 pound bond = 0.0050 inch
28 pound bond = 0.0060 inch
I did find a reference to 100 pound Coated Text Dull paper stock = 0.0054 inch
I did not find a reference for 26 pound bond.
I hope this helps.
If you have an original Tektronix manual and access to a local print shop, not an office supply store or copy shop, but a place with real offset printing presses, they may be very willing to help determine exactly what paper you seek.
Regards,
Ken
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On 23Jul, 2021, at 7:26 PM, Jeff Dutky <jeff.dutky@...> wrote:
I'm resorting to printing one of my own manuals (which doesn't appear to be available in hard copy from the usual suspects, and is thankfully relatively short). I've got it printed now on normal 20 lb paper, but it's much flimsier than the original manuals I have. I'm looking into making a much nicer copy with blue covers and comb binding, and would like to get closer to the quality of the original article.
Does anybody know what weight of paper was used to print the old manuals? If not, I guess I just buy some reams of heavier weight papers and see what feels right.
-- Jeff Dutky
