CPC Inconsistency Issues (1 Viewer)

[Maximo]

Hi,

I recently got a sample set of Rounders replicas from Classic Poker Chips, they're great apart from these inconsistent and ugly edge spots on every chip. This is something I only noticed in person, take for example the green spots on the below, they're jagged and completely different sizes and placements. Why is this if they're considered the leading class of chip? I expect something close to perfection when paying $2 a chip and I've seen better consistently from chips a quarter of this price (albeit ceramics). I assume this is an unavoidable consequence of clay composite moulding, and if so, why?

 

[jr8719]

In a nutshell, yes, it's an unavoidable consequence. As to why that is, exactly, then I imagine some of the more veteran chippers will be able to shed some light on it — maybe even @David Spragg (CPC owner) himself.

 

[mattross1313]

CPC chips are hand made / pressed, so there will always be some variation - which to me add's to the charm V's a ceramic set.

 

[jr8719]

To add to this, the machines and presses are old and have been heavily-used, meaning it's a truly artisanal process — and not one based on 'perfection'.

 

[Colquhoun]

Maybe clay is not for you. They’re irregularities and most embrace them, like wood grain and knots in a natural product. They’re made the same way they have been for decades and it’s a laborious process, one that makes a product that is not perfect, but unique.

 

[Gunnar]

This is what we call perfection in Clay chips, you are buying handcrafted art that is created for you and pressed into a chip. It is part of what we love about clay is how each chip has their own soul.

If you want sharp lines and perfect spots then clay is not an option

 

[davislane]

 

[raynmanas]

this is a feature, not a bug.

 

[LowerBama1714]

All the imperfections are giving me a chub.

Split spots?…oh boy…look out.

 

[Machine]

Something similar happened to me too!

This guy sold me a painting, I wanted a nice landscape with trees and a sunset, this is what I got

and my girlfriend said she was going to send me nudes, then sent this

 

[louBdub]

 

[Colquhoun]

I don’t think the OP is a troll. I think if you’ve only seen plastic and ceramic chips, clays may look a little rough in comparison.
But we love our dusty, chalky, fuzzy-edged, irregular edge-spotted goodness.
And when you use them, they get better.

 

[Maximo]

I don’t think the OP is a troll. I think if you’ve only seen plastic and ceramic chips, clays may look a little rough in comparison.
But we love our dusty, chalky, fuzzy-edged, irregular edge-spotted goodness.
And when you use them, they get better.

Thanks, I appreciate the reply and can understand the irregularities from a unique handcrafted perspective. I think this post will be useful for new chippers who are trying to chose a chip type and this info will help them decide earlier on, rather than finding out about the inconsistencies later on if it's a deal breaker.

 

[Irish]

Thanks, I appreciate the reply and can understand the irregularities from a unique handcrafted perspective. I think this post will be useful for new chippers who are trying to chose a chip type and this info will help them decide earlier on, rather than finding out about the inconsistencies later on if it's a deal breaker.

This is why whenever someone new posts questions about what chips to get, the first 30ish responses are usually "get samples". Posts and pics are OK but nothing beats getting some samples in hand to understanding what each type of chip looks, feels and sounds like.

 

[bigblind]

I will step-up and take one for the forum. send all your defective compression clay poker chips
to me, I will dispose of them properly.

 

[Machine]

Thanks, I appreciate the reply and can understand the irregularities from a unique handcrafted perspective. I think this post will be useful for new chippers who are trying to chose a chip type and this info will help them decide earlier on, rather than finding out about the inconsistencies later on if it's a deal breaker.

There are previous posts that discuss this aspect, but newer members don't always use the search function to find it, you don't know what you don't know, and searching for that can be well impossible.

As @Irish suggests, get samples; with that -

Welcome!
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Please review the 'New Members Start Here' thread, you can find the link in my signature. Also, Freshly updated to include Non Perfect Inserts, and Split Spots.

 

[upNdown]

I will echo because it’s worth echoing - those “inconsistencies” with the spots are one of the things we love most about clay chips. Look at this older Paulson - those aren’t bits of dirt or transfer; those are stray bits of edge-spot clay on top, that just got pressed in. That’s the good stuff!

I remember one guy had a ceramic set made to look like clays and he actually designed and produced multiple versions of each denomination that had variations in the edge spots, to try to further simulate the clay look.

 

[allforcharity]

Sometimes the factory seconds and rejects get sent out as samples rather than the best of the best of a certain manufacturing run.

 

[Tonysquander]

Agree with all the other posters about uniqueness of your personal custom chips with edge spot variations. They’re not all supposed to be duplicates of each other. Also would note that I have seen others mention that sometimes CPC samples may not necessarily go through the same QC control process that a final custom order will. I don’t know if that’s accurate or not, I do know that when I received my custom CPC order, the quality control was top notch and superior to what I saw from factory fresh Paulsons.

 

[Tonysquander]

Sometimes the factory seconds and rejects get sent out as samples rather than the best of the best of a certain manufacturing run.

Dang, you made this point while I was typing up mine. Lol.

 

[ChipEnvy]

Looking at the chip and wondering what's wrong with it...

OP, don't buy chips from CPC. They will drive you nuts. Get some good plastics and relabel them or get ceramics.

 

[monkeydog]

Sometimes the factory seconds and rejects get sent out as samples rather than the best of the best of a certain manufacturing run.

I've never understood this.

Sending out seconds or rejects to a customer to help them decide if they want to buy your premium product just baffles me.

I get saving some costs & reducing waste, but I don't know if I can think of a better use of the "penny wise, pound foolish" saying.

 

[monkeydog]

Looking at the chip and wondering what's wrong with it...

OP, don't buy chips from CPC. They will drive you nuts. Get some good plastics and relabel them or get ceramics.

Or take the time to learn and appreciate the differences in all the products available.

 

[upNdown]

I've never understood this.

Sending out seconds or rejects to a customer to help them decide if they want to buy your premium product just baffles me.

I get saving some costs & reducing waste, but I don't know if I can think of a better use of the "penny wise, pound foolish" saying.

I’ve said this before and I still agree with it. But given the wait times and the fact that they’re the only custom clay option, it might be that CPC has all the customers it needs.

 

[greenchip]

That should be within accepted tolerance. Clay edge spots are often somewhat inconsistent in size, which makes every chip unique.

These are casino quality Paulson chips used at Mirage. As you see the edge spots aren’t perfectly the same