making your own deck of cards

[swedeheart]

Hi, I was wondering have any of you tried making your own deck of cards? I'd be interested in 2 different varieties: Drawing/painting and using images printed from your computer.

I should add I've googled the subject myself and found DIY sites galore so no need to do my googling for me:) ...I'd just like to know if any of you have found a method (materials) that really work, cos in my experience this kind of thing often doesn't turn out too well.

[scotman]

Hi Swedeheart

I have never thought about this at all but I have, in the past, looked into making business card type things. The problem I found then was that any thick paper or card that would go through a printer was not robust enough for the application. I suspect that you may find the same problem now and for an application like playing cards you will probably find it even worse.
I would be interested in how you get on.

[ChuckFickens]

Any old paper and then either Military laminating pouches at 95 x 65mm or Badge laminating pouches at 99 x 67mm (standard cards are 63 x 88mm) would be my suggestion.

http://www.laminating....uk/pouches.html#matt

(you'd could probably find somewhere to get them slightly more local to you)

[RATTER15]

Scotsman, I think you need a new printer, I have made business cards many times and ID cards with no problems. Most printers these days will handle pretty thick card without a problem, especially if you then laminate them.

[scotman]

Chuck's suggestion would probably fix the durability. Question then becomes can you live with the thickness.
I have no knowledge of the material for these pouches but I suspect the laminate material may not make shuffling the cards in the usual manner very easy.

[swedeheart]

Hadn't heard of pouches before, Chuck. For notices and similar items I've tried separate sticky sheets like in this clip http://www.youtube.co...M4j0k&feature=related very comically entitled EASY lamination hahaha (it's chaotic there for a while). Pouches seem much easier, I'll make a note of them. However, for playing cards I'm with scotman - wouldn't it render the deck as high as a skyscraper in Dubai, and hard to shuffle - or do you have experience to the contrary? Ratter how thick is pretty thick?

[scotman]

Swedeheart

How you getting on with this project. I have stumbled upon this site which may interest you. You may be able to get similar in Sweden.

http://plaincards.com/Playing.html

[mccfluff]

i have the badge size lam pouches at work, they're not that thick but i just tried to shuffle a load of sec badges and dropped them all over the place.

[swedeheart]

I'm still looking into it scotman. That site looks highly interesting! Thanks EVER so much!

lol mccfluff!

[scotman]

My pleasure.

[vivandorron]

Amazon might be a help to you.

http://www.amazon.co...._sl_k52gzrzte_b&ajr=2

Ron.

[swedeheart]

Some of those look very interesting too, Ron, thanks!