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Inspired by this wanted ad for chip spacers, the fact that the 1" diameter plastic chip spacers are often expensive (25 cents to $1 a piece, after shipping.) I bought some round wood discs/coins from Amazon.com, and wanted to share my review. [See my post in that thread.]
I found a great substitute by using wood discs that cost around 9 cents per piece. See Super Z brand below from Amazon.com.
One of the main reasons I needed a bunch of chip spacers is that I have a few of the flat cases that hold 500 to 580 chips, and the spacers are good for grouping chips in stacks of 20 in those cases for easy counting. I use the flat cases for some of the more worn used chips, that don't fit well in plastic racks, because many fit 21 or 22 chips per row.
Two types I bought were:
1) Axe Sickle brand
2) Super Z brand
I think the ideal spacer would be slightly less diameter, 1.25" or 1", which would make it much easier to grab a stack of 20 chips.
In the first two photos, the Super Z brand are on the left rows and the Axe Sickle brand are on the right two rows of blue chips.
Axe Sickle brand on left, Super Z brand on right, with plastic type spacers for comparison.
I found a great substitute by using wood discs that cost around 9 cents per piece. See Super Z brand below from Amazon.com.
One of the main reasons I needed a bunch of chip spacers is that I have a few of the flat cases that hold 500 to 580 chips, and the spacers are good for grouping chips in stacks of 20 in those cases for easy counting. I use the flat cases for some of the more worn used chips, that don't fit well in plastic racks, because many fit 21 or 22 chips per row.
Two types I bought were:
1) Axe Sickle brand
Axe Sickle 1 inches (50-pcs / 100-pcs / 200-pcs) Natural Schima superba unfinished round wood.
Sold by Axe Sickle and Fulfilled by Amazon.
200 pieces for $16.99 (8.5 cents a piece)
My review -- 2.5/5 stars. First, they were actually 1.5" in diameter, not 1" as advertised. These were around the same diameter as a poker chip. They were also around 4mm thick (40 mm per 10), much thicker than the plastic spacers. The wood edges were sanded, not rough, but the edges weren't as rounded as the other type below.
Sold by Axe Sickle and Fulfilled by Amazon.
200 pieces for $16.99 (8.5 cents a piece)
My review -- 2.5/5 stars. First, they were actually 1.5" in diameter, not 1" as advertised. These were around the same diameter as a poker chip. They were also around 4mm thick (40 mm per 10), much thicker than the plastic spacers. The wood edges were sanded, not rough, but the edges weren't as rounded as the other type below.
2) Super Z brand
Round Unfinished 1.5" Wood Cutout Circles Chips for Arts & Crafts Projects, Board Game Pieces, Ornaments
Sold by Super Z Outlet and Fulfilled by Amazon.
100 chips for $8.99 (9 cents per piece)
My review -- 4.5/5 stars. Slightly less than 1.5" in diameter, more around 1.45" diameter, which is slightly smaller than a poker chip, which to me, looks better as a spacer, and creates more of a noticeable gap between stacks of 20, which makes it easier to grip a stack of 20. Wood seems a better quality and slightly more finished than the first type above, the edges are rounded. These were around 3.4 mm thick (just shy of 34 mm per 10), which is very close to the thickness of a Paulson chip.
Sold by Super Z Outlet and Fulfilled by Amazon.
100 chips for $8.99 (9 cents per piece)
My review -- 4.5/5 stars. Slightly less than 1.5" in diameter, more around 1.45" diameter, which is slightly smaller than a poker chip, which to me, looks better as a spacer, and creates more of a noticeable gap between stacks of 20, which makes it easier to grip a stack of 20. Wood seems a better quality and slightly more finished than the first type above, the edges are rounded. These were around 3.4 mm thick (just shy of 34 mm per 10), which is very close to the thickness of a Paulson chip.
I think the ideal spacer would be slightly less diameter, 1.25" or 1", which would make it much easier to grab a stack of 20 chips.
In the first two photos, the Super Z brand are on the left rows and the Axe Sickle brand are on the right two rows of blue chips.
Axe Sickle brand on left, Super Z brand on right, with plastic type spacers for comparison.
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