Crease cracking on board
High severitySymptoms
Board or print cracks when folded along the crease line; broken fibers visible
Probable causes
- Wrong crease channel (too narrow or deep)
- grain perpendicular to the fold
- dry or low-grade board
- rigid laminate/UV on top
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The Print Guy · 2026-10-05
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