WENEEDASTICKY

- Which cutting tool should I use?
Depends on preference. There are basically 3 types: boxcutter knives, scalpel-like knives (x-acto and similar) and scissors. From what I've seen, the x-acto type is by far the most used.

- Which X-Acto knife should I use?
Again, depends on preference. If you check
http://www.xacto.com/Xacto/downloads/X-ACTO_KNIFE_BLADE_MATRIX.pdf
You will see that there are many types of handles and blades. Basically, steel handles are heavier and sturdier than aluminum ones. There are also ergonomic handles and straight handles.

- Which X-Acto blade should I use? (this is my own question. I'm answering it based on what I've seen, but correct me if I'm wrong).
Depends on the type of work you are doing, but for papercraft it is generally the #11 (therefore, using handle type A) or #2 (handle type B). Check compatibility of handles and blades in
http://www.xacto.com/Xacto/downloads/X-ACTO_KNIFE_BLADE_MATRIX.pdf
I'm not sure on the difference of the blades themselves (#11 and #2), but from what I've seen, a type A handle can be used with blades directed at general works and papercrafts, while the type B is used for woodcrafting.

- What about cutting mats?
Cutting mats are surfaces upon you cut the paper. It is used to protect the blade (so it won't dull as fast) and the table (so it won't be all cut). You can make your own cutting mat with sheets of used paper, like this anon:
>>496433
>When ever I had an extra sheet of paper I glued it to my stack. It is nice to not destroy a green mat with aggressive cuts. I can also edge my pieces with marker and glue on the surface without more ruination. Just glue another sheet over the surface.

You can also buy a self-healing cutting mat, which is a polymer surface that "heals" after every cut. Despite what the anon above said, they can usually last for decades. Good brands are (need input)

Continuing in my next post

- How should I apply the glue?
However fits your boat. I've seen people use toothpicks, small pencils and even cut icecream sticks, like in >>497550

- What about handling the models before printing?
Someone should fill this in in regards to pepakura. For now, I will use the info from the papercraft museum:
>Once you download the file, you will need to open the following files with a different program which are all free to download:
>.pdf files are opened with Adobe Reader 9
>.pdo files are opened with Pepakura Viewer
>.zip and .rar files are opened with WinRAR.
>If a .pdo file asks you for a password, it usually means you have downloaded Pepakura Designer and not Pepakura Viewer, so make sure to get the viewer instead.

Not a question, but I'm using this space for information already gathered on current threads:

- Tons of useful links for papercrafting (answers the tons of questions about "where can I find some general models/beginner crafts")
>>497705 (can't repost, duplicate file)

Which I should highlight the following:
The /po/ archive: http://papercraft.wikidot.com/
Beginner and advanced tutorial: http://www.papercraftmuseum.com/

There are also some anons beginning to gather collections of papercraft:
>>497164
someone's small collection: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2BD67312CB3A534CB676EBC7091D1363A4EFAD71&dn=po.rar&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.publicbt.com%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.ccc.de%3a80%2fannounce

- "I have this image of a completed papercraft, how can I find the model for it?"
You can ask the board in a new thread - /po/ is known to be helpful. However, please use reverse image searches (http://www.google.com/imghp or http://www.tineye.com/) before doing that. If you do find a model and think it's difficult enough that there might be some questions as to where to get it, post it for us!

>>498338
>small pencils

fuck, I meant paintbrush

Well, that's all I have for now. I'm not actually doing any papercraft, this information is either gathered from the threads and from the research I'm doing so I can start making my stuff.

Any input is welcome.

Please contribute!

>>498337
>>498338
>>498341
#16 blades.
"Ergo" handles can rot in a few years becoming sticky.
"self healing" mats don't self heal. They are made from PET with ABS core, become fuzzy from long use of light cuts, and drop chunks from long use of heavy cuts.
Vulcanized rubber mats used for leather work, for years I've been using one that was purchased in the 1970's.

We don't need a sticky:
http://www.cardfaq.org/faq/

>>498349
I agree with OP. A sticky is a good idea.

>>498336
>white glue, schoolwork glue, Elmer's glue
I sure hope you mean tacky glue. It dries faster and sticks better.

>>498349
>We don't need a sticky:
>http://www.cardfaq.org/faq/

We could sticky that URL.

>>498336

Most of all, we need a sticky for where to download models. Here's three sites I currently know of, and I need more:

http://www.papercraft.eu/
http://www.tapapercraft.com/
http://papercraftparadise.blogspot.fi/

>>498360
No, I didn't. Thanks for the correction, though.

>>498396
Did you check >>497705 ?

If someone wants to modify this ancient one I made around 2009, reposted here
>>497705
it could work as a decent starter link list.

>>498410
>>498907
Here's the first post of the old sticky that the janitor never cleaned up and locked.


Programs:
Pepakura Designer & Viewer
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
Bootcamp Info
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Virtualization Rundown (Not Free)
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html
PDF Printers
http://www.cutepdf.com
http://www.bullzip.com/
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html (Not Free)
Metasequoia
http://metaseq.net/english/index.html
Blender
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
Milkshape 3D
http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch
Google Sketchup
http://www.google.com/sketchup/download/
3DS Max (Not Free)
http://usa.autodesk.com/3ds-max/
Adobe Photoshop (Not Free)
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/

>>498914
Nice

I'm the OP and kinda out of time right now. If anyone wants to start getting all the links and info, you are welcome.

Otherwise, it might take me a few weeks to do it myself.

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>>499119
stuff i had gathered for a sticky

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>>499120

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>>499121
tools used by Destro 2k on deviant art

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>>499122
3d modelling for Paper models, by Jules Perdana. Original can be found on his site paper-replika.com

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>>499127
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>>499129
Additional information

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>>499124
BAM! Right off the bat, a "waterline" model... with the waterline too low, even according to his ref photos.
>>499125
>>499126
>>499127
>>499128
Utterly basic and specific to one piece of software, and its all stuff found in the help file and basic use tutorials.
NOTHING about considering how the model is to be built in paper and concepts of how to consider that while working the 3D.
>>499133
Same basics shown in every pepakura tutorial.
These are neither good nor uniquely informative.

Of course it would be in his best interest to regurgitate basic tutorials and not give any real advice on papercraft design, because it makes him look better after the wannabes try using these "tutorials".

>>499176
wow, you're late. been almost a full day since we've had you insightful comment.s you're slipping my man, gotta step it up...

>>499176
How come we haven't seen your manual on papercraft designing and building yet, oh supreme master of all things paper?

>>499191
>>499314
sorry, I can't hear the argument over your ad hominem attack on him.
could you please restate your deeply encrypted constructive criticism with at least a tiny trace of context?

It will be nicer here when school starts again and we won't see these two for a while...
>>499191
>>499314

>>499191
>>499314
Jules Perdana's posts

Wait, what happened with the old sticky?

>>500941
Massively outdated.

>>500942
Yes. So many types of paper and glue companies have gone out of business that the old sticky was not compatible with its old sources and techniques.
Make sure you ONLY use corporate endorsed Papercraft Techniques™ 3.0 with compatible Papercraft Cardpaper® 3.0 and Papercraft Bonding Glue® 3.0.

Why not make a single pdf?
All those single page pdf's, images and misc texts and links. The horror.

>>501453
would need to have version# and date for each release to keep track as it updates every other day.

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>>498336
I agree, you need a sticky.
I can't tell if I would go to you or to /3/ for 3D printing They don't have it in there thing, you don't have it here, I don't know where to go.

tl;dr: halp

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Adding this to the sticky.

A sticky would be nice and all, but this thread is a little heavy on papercraft info and barely any origami info.

>>498336
>>500000

>>501972
that's a good thing

Alright guys, im buying some new hardware, as my old printer is a pain in the ass.

Any tips or preferences you have? As i cant really decide on what kind of printer i want to get. I will mostly use it to print txt files and pepakura anyway, so i dont really want to go for some super fancy printer setup.

>>501904
>I can't tell if I would go to you or to /3/ for 3D printing
Technically /3/ is for models, but that's more inclusive of 3D printing that here. /po/ is more tangentially related.

>>501905
Well done.

>>498336
>>498396
Noo, guys, don't you see? If we have a sticky our posts per hour will drop from 1 to even lower, and this board will be even slower. I like the pace that the board is at right now, thank you.

For those looking for aquatic paper models of sea creatures, I just stumbled upon what seems to be a seasonal/promotional Epson mini site that has a bunch.
Just an FYI, this wasn't worthy of a new thread.
http://www.epson.jp/sponsor/aquastadium/craft.htm

YAMAHA Motors' papercraft site now has a "tumblr-powered" gallery open for user submissions of completed models from their downloads section. Sadly, it seems they're going to only accept pics of THEIR models.

http://global.yamaha-motor.com/yamahastyle/entertainment/papercraft/gallery/

>>502978
did you ever consider we also won't lose as many posts?

hello /po/, i just wandered in here. i saw that there was a paper-craft origami board, and i looked for a sticky and happened upon this thread. are there any beginner guides to origami? infographics, perhaps?

>>506351
bump

>>507017
word

Anyone has the links to papercraft blogs of the olf sticky? Thanks!

Bumping this before it falls off the last page. We still need a sticky.

>>498336
>>498336
BUMP

bamping

but we don't really need a sticky
no matter how much this thread is bumped

>>498336
Bump

How about a list of online cardstock discount stores. At Michaels Craftstore near me I can get 50 sheets for $3.99, but they don't carry a wide variety of colors.
Online I keep finding 25 sheet packs for $8, that is FOUR TIMES more expensive. This can't be right.
Who's got a good online store?

bumping the year old thread

janitor's pet thread
deletes posts to keep it alive longer

Oragami cooked in peptobismol.

Holy shit, my thread is still up.

I haven't been able to delve into papercraft because of college, but I'll do it soon.

I'm about to buy a self-healing mat, then it's just practice.

>>511932
>buy a self-healing mat
I made that mistake too, three times. They don't last long, only a couple years.
The problem is they are not "self healing" just thin rubbery vinyl that the cuts 'snap' closed until they wear out and the surface becomes fuzzy and uneven.
I keep going back to the rubber tooling mat used for leathercrafting I bought in 1980's, really don't need another mat.

>>511935
I make my own cutting mat. Seriously, glue several layers of cardstock together (cover the entire paper in a thin layer of glue).
When the surface becomes highly marred by cuts, glue another layer over the top.
It is a GREAT cutting surface. Cheap and repairable!

>>513327
This actually sounds brilliant.
Definitely doing this once my "self healing" mat dies off.

>>513327
gluing more cardstock over wornout and marred glued cardstock.
[sarcasm]yeah sounds REALLY durable and FLAT.[/sarcasm]
i really dont see this working
post pic
protip: you want a smooth flat cutting surface that is larger than the sheet your cutting

I find this ironic

Bumping to save the board.

>only one page

If there's a thread anyone wants that got lost, you can find it in http://archive.foolz.us/po/

>>513617
As of today foolz is transferring ownership, so its unavailable

what happened to all the threads that were here a few days ago?

>>513640
Some fag and apperantly some dudes from /sp/ started spamming threads.

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>>513640
>>513641
This happened

>>513617
>>513637
Indeed. But it's back up in its new home now: http://archive.moe/po/

>>513641
>>513647
fucking shitstains. thank god for archives.

>>513649
All the images are broken on my end.

So wait a fucking second, we only have one page now? Why?

>>513760
There are still 10 pages. They're just empty.

Is possible to make a papercraft model from MMD model?

>>513817
Any 3D model that can be opened into 3D editing software (3Dstudio, Blender, Maya, Milkshape, etc) is possible to make a papercraft from. But you will need a papercraft designer to do it.

>>498336
Why the fuck did they wipe the slowest board on 4chan.
Mods not even once.

>>513841
see
>>513647

>>498336
bump

I have a question. I am trying to build the Gear Heart and it says to use:

Wood glue(Fast drying) :The ingredient is Polyvinyl acetate emulsion adhesives

Is this PVA glue? Elmer glue?

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>>514791
>Polyvinyl acetate
>PolyVinyl Acetate
>Poly Vinyl Acetate
>PVA
>>513647
mfw he bumped off that WRX thread from 2-3 years ago that was still going strong

We should find him stone him muslim style.

Also half these .pdfs ITT are 404ing on me. Am I the only one?

>>514834
Same is happening to me

>>514834
>>514850

Ditto. It's happening all over /po/

>>514834
I feel dumb now :(

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do stencils belongs to /po/ or /diy/?
i think it was never specified

>>515118
bump

>>515118
They go in /diy/.

>>515550
/diy/ here, stencils are sent to /po/.

>>515555
> stencil is a thin sheet of material, such as paper, plastic, wood or metal

I guess both /po/ and /diy/

>>515569
Because something that could theoretically be paper, is of course a paper craft....
The result isn't even paper!
Its paint craft, or outline craft, but never paper craft.
The paper gets tossed in the bin at the end. Its no more paper craft than wiping your ass!

My current printer is garbage and I need to buy a new one anyway. What is a good model? I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing mainly, but I would expect things with a fair bit of color. Cheaper is better, but I would rather pay a bit more and get quality rather than have to replace it in a year.

>>515572

Bingo. We don't call woodworking "hammercraft" just because a hammer is one of the tools you can use to do it with. Stencils are as much papercraft as making cupcakes are.

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>>515580
i chuckled a little

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>>499133
404'd
every single one of them