Eldorado Club Set - my first milling adventure (2 Viewers)

[MarquetteMonkey]

I fell in love with Eldorado Club chips the first time I laid eyes on the Eldorado Club $1s. I originally was going to make a mixed set around them, but once I took the plunge and tried my hand at milling, I knew I wanted to make an Eldorado Club set. My game is small potatoes compared to most on here, so the $1s will be my workhorse. I still wanted to put some Cali $5s and a nice $20 around them.

I sifted through many racks of $1s to try and find consistent color and condition along with several hours of dental picking out stubborn dirt that wouldn’t come out in a cleaning.

I am happy with how they turned out and will be a set that I keep forever as it combines so many elements of my first year journey on PCF.

Without further ado, the pr0n!

 

[Kensco]

Love those quarters!

 

[AWenger]

Awesome set! I'v always liked the old-school look to the font & logo on the inlay, and the large denom.

along with several hours of dental picking out stubborn dirt that wouldn’t come out in a cleaning.

I found a spot you missed, on the cane in the pink spot.

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

Awesome set! I'v always liked the old-school look to the font & logo on the inlay, and the large denom.


I found a spot you missed, on the cane in the pink spot.
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I rushed to get the pictures up!!!

 

[Mongoose]

Nice job. They look great!

 

[RichMahogany]

Looking good!

 

[ovo]

nice, so what were the original chips ? dollars Eldorado ?

 

[DerberAlter]

man I love your set

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

nice, so what were the original chips ? dollars Eldorado ?

The 1s are original chips that I was building the set around.

The quarters are Cal-Neva roulettes from @allforcharity

The $5s are Playground $20 hotstamps

The $20s are Ivanhoe $5 hotstamps

 

[Kasper Storrs]

cool as f***. I personally love the Eldorado label! great pairing with the others too

 

[Ethan]

Love this set. Terrific execution!

 

[shorticus]

Well done! Those are awesome!

 

[rimmerryan]

Did you mill these yourself? If not, who?
Labels?
What type and thickness/finish?

curious!

 

[Kasper Storrs]

Also what do you use to remove stubborn “cane dirt”? Toothpick/ needle?

 

[Don Clay]

Very cool!
I wouldn't be surprised if you change your quarter some day!

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

cool as f***. I personally love the Eldorado label! great pairing with the others too

Love this set. Terrific execution!

Well done! Those are awesome!

Thank you! It means a lot!

Did you mill these yourself? If not, who?
Labels?
What type and thickness/finish?

curious!

Shame on me, I forgot to tag @Gear on this post! His highly recommended work was as advertised! These are glossy vinyl, textured laminate labels.

Also what do you use to remove stubborn “cane dirt”? Toothpick/ needle?

I used a dental pick. There night be cheaper options out there, but just picked these up from amazon. worked ok for me for the most part. Takes some patience!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ACOE0KE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_ODIQywCzh8JKj

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

Very cool!
I wouldn't be surprised if you change your quarter some day!

Haha - I really struggled with this decision as you can tell from this post:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/which-frac-for-my-eldorado-project.45816/

I went back and forth on these multiple times and also bought some green eldorado fracs that I considered milling as well. Ultimately I went with my gut even though it’s not the most traditional of fracs.

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

Did you mill these yourself? If not, who?
Labels?
What type and thickness/finish?

curious!

I realized I didn’t answer your question about milling. Yes, I did them myself. Nothing fancy compared to some set ups here but it got the job done. You can see more here:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...s-assembly-many-pics.20738/page-4#post-805738

 

[Johnblue]

Nice!!! inspiring man!! i love the vintage vibes!!1

i have alot of chips to mill, i am considering trying your style, i have been looking at those jewelry vices.
if you dont mind me asking, about how many chips can you get done in an hour if you are concentrating? (milling only)

 

[Mike mac]

awesome!

 

[Don Clay]

Haha - I really struggled with this decision as you can tell from this post:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/which-frac-for-my-eldorado-project.45816/

I went back and forth on these multiple times and also bought some green eldorado fracs that I considered milling as well. Ultimately I went with my gut even though it’s not the most traditional of fracs.

I've just voted for the red quarter in your other thread
Potentially... Secondary quarter .