Bud Jones MD-36a: a look inside a broken chip - now with FIRE! and sound! (1 Viewer)

[Kensco]

Always thought of these as plastic, they're often described as a plastic/nylon composition.



I recently purchased some and one arrived broken so thought I'd share a little insight with y'all:

Interior appearance is less like plastic than I thought it would be. Looks more like a broken Alka-Seltzer or piece of sheet rock (though not crumbly). And, no injection marks whatsoever.

Sound test:

Up against Paulson house mold (2005 CDI), China clay (re-labeled Milano), Paulson THC, Ceramic (Venerati line from Sidepot - not ABC or Chipco... Sunfly??), ASM Roman mold, & China clay spirit mold.

 

[Psypher1000]

Interior appearance is less like plastic than I thought it would be.

Thanks for the pics! Any possibility of you breaking it down the middle to see if the composition is the same throughout?

 

[Kensco]

Thanks for the pics! Any possibility of you breaking it down the middle to see if the composition is the same throughout?

Break stuff?! You got it (y) :thumbsup:

Must have taken a heck of a hit in transit, I needed pliers to crack it in half.

Average weight appears to be 7.32g

 

[joepro]

They appear to be "clay-filled."

 

[Kensco]

OP updated - now contains fire and sound !

All in the name of research

 

[BGinGA]

7.3g, requires pliers to break in half, holds a flame....... three strikes and you're out. Plastic.

 

[ovo]

They appear to be "clay-filled."

cream filled

 

[Kensco]

Absolutely plastic (y) :thumbsup:

But plastic done well. Composition gives them a good feel and the company mills off injection marks so they don't appear cheap.

I'm guessing these were dealer training chips as the Siena had Paulsons with denoms for tournaments.