Cards Mold/"Tina" Alibaba Ceramics Master Consolidated Info Thread (6 Viewers)

[LindaDorchen]

Yes. These are Tina, no mold 43mm chips printed about 4+ years ago.

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Are you satisfied with the legibility?

 

[Himewad]

Has anyone printed words or numbers on the edges of these chips before?

I have often considered putting a design on the edge of ceramics that don’t mean anything when viewed as a single, but makes a larger design when stacked properly. I can’t seem to find an example right now, but it’s really cool when done well.

 

[chippitydoodah]

I have often considered putting a design on the edge of ceramics that don’t mean anything when viewed as a single, but makes a larger design when stacked properly. I can’t seem to find an example right now, but it’s really cool when done well.

Thread 'Nuclear Monkey Ceramics' https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/nuclear-monkey-ceramics.77042/

 

[LindaDorchen]

That’s so great. Now I want to do a subtle prank somehow.

 

[chippitydoodah]

That’s so great. Now I want to do a subtle prank somehow.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Are you satisfied with the legibility?

Completely satisfied. Can you not tell from the photo?

 

[Colquhoun]

I have often considered putting a design on the edge of ceramics that don’t mean anything when viewed as a single, but makes a larger design when stacked properly. I can’t seem to find an example right now, but it’s really cool when done well.

Here’s one I found:

There was another set a while back from I think a brothel or cabaret casino…it was a series of 5 chips with different hand-drawn art on each. They were comical and really well done .

 

[LindaDorchen]

Completely satisfied. Can you not tell from the photo?

The photos look amazing. Just curious about in person.

 

[chippitydoodah]

Completely satisfied. Can you not tell from the photo?

I'm curious why you had BOUNTY alternating up & down

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

I'm curious why you had BOUNTY alternating up & down

So that no matter which way the chip is laying on the table, half of them are right side up and readable.

 

[TwinChameleon]

I’ve designed some custom chips to match the colors of a piece of artwork on my wall. I don’t need absolutely perfect matches, but I do need all the colors to come out close (I have a borderline red I fear could come out orange, for example)

Does CMYK get the job done, or do I need to pick the closest Pantone color?

I’ve seen the physical swatches posted here. Am I limited to only those colors?

Sorry if I missed obvious instructions in the thread. Just want to make sure I have it straight and take the right steps to ensure success—a super off color would ruin the set.

 

[dizzyChipper]

Tina rule #1: Get samples.

Paging @Cratty @Colquhoun

What they'll probably tell you is there's no guarantees - even Run to Run. If Tina gets a new printer or new inks and doesn't calibrate it to identically match the last printer all bets are off.

Maybe one of them can share with you chips similar to this:

Where you can try to match to your decor.

Since your chips won't be directly up against the items on your wall I still think it's a cool idea worth trying.

If their is no rush get or order color wheel chips or 25 each of the chips you hope to match (maybe a couple variants of each chip?) and then tweak before putting in your big order.

I bailed on doing matching inlays on hybrids because this an attempted match on different substrates with 1 right up against the other. I still have some attempted matching within my label but there's neutral ground between the attempted match. Fingers crossed because I broke rule #1 of Tina procurement.

 

[dizzyChipper]

@TwinChameleon

I just had another idea on how to make this more in cost. If you cant borrow color wheel chips instead of having them printed which would then be discarded or maybe resold / gifted to other forum members you could do something more useful for your game.

If you're ordering 39mm chips for your set get color wheel chips that are larger by a size or two. Then make 1 color a "Nit" button, make another color a "Bounty" chip, a third color a "Show Em" chip, a fourth a "Rabbit Hunt" button Another an Assigned Value chip. A "Rebuy" chip for tournaments. An all in button (ok you don't need 25 of them). But in this sense you'll have something that might be useful to you or others in the long run instead of just something used in the short term and binned or passed along.

 

[TwinChameleon]

thanks for all the help, @dizzyChipper i really appreciate it!

At the end of the day, I don’t need the colors to be spot on, I just need them to be in the ballpark. I’m not sure the extent of how different colors can turn out based on their printers/ink.

I’m only ordering 600 chips (so maybe overkill to do rounds of color samples) with the intention of adding on later if needed. I was also leaning toward doing textured no mold chips, so I’ve also looked into brpro chips. Those samples arrive next week. They definitely seem to be the way to go in terms of speed and accuracy, but are obviously more expensive.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

thanks for all the help, @dizzyChipper i really appreciate it!

At the end of the day, I don’t need the colors to be spot on, I just need them to be in the ballpark. I’m not sure the extent of how different colors can turn out based on their printers/ink.

I’m only ordering 600 chips (so maybe overkill to do rounds of color samples) with the intention of adding on later if needed. I was also leaning toward doing textured no mold chips, so I’ve also looked into brpro chips. Those samples arrive next week. They definitely seem to be the way to go in terms of speed and accuracy, but are obviously more expensive.

If you think you might want to add on later, order more now. These chips are so reasonably priced, there is no reason not to buy all you might need. As dizzy stated, a second run may not exactly match the first run.

Cash set or tourney? 600 is a tad light (my opinion) for a cash set. Get more $5s than you think you need, and add on some high denoms in case your game grows. If tourney, get enough chips to cover two tables and plenty of rebuys. Even if you only play one table now. You'll kick yourself later if you add on and they don't match.

 

[TwinChameleon]

@TX_Golf_N_Poker Cash set for a 5/10 cent game (I play with a table of mostly broke, passive musicians) with room for stakes to rise a tad. At the moment it’s usually a tiny game of 4-5 players, but I hope for some growth as we go (probably 8ish max) and if enough came for an extra table, they could use my dice chip set.

I was planning on this breakdown:

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

@TX_Golf_N_Poker Cash set for a 5/10 cent game (I play with a table of mostly broke, passive musicians) with room for stakes to rise a tad. At the moment it’s usually a tiny game of 4-5 players, but I hope for some growth as we go (probably 8ish max) and if enough came for an extra table, they could use my dice chip set.

I was planning on this breakdown:

I can see that being sufficient for a 5c/10c game. When I joined here 5 years ago, that's what I was playing. 5c/10c with a $15-20 buy-in. I used to say "I just want to play poker. The stakes don't matter." But the more I got into the game, the more I found people who wanted to play bigger stakes. Now I host a 25c/50c game with a $60 buy-in, and we normally get close to two full racks of $5s in play. If nothing else, to future proof your set, I would add on 100 more $5s.

 

[TwinChameleon]

I can see that being sufficient for a 5c/10c game. When I joined here 5 years ago, that's what I was playing. 5c/10c with a $15-20 buy-in. I used to say "I just want to play poker. The stakes don't matter." But the more I got into the game, the more I found people who wanted to play bigger stakes. Now I host a 25c/50c game with a $60 buy-in, and we normally get close to two full racks of $5s in play. If nothing else, to future proof your set, I would add on 100 more $5s.

Good point. I’m already a little underwhelmed when I play well and only take home like $12 haha!

Thanks for the advice!