So we need comparison of leaded/non-leaded using the same color of chip, since different colors vary
So we need comparison of leaded/non-leaded using the same color of chip, since different colors vary
I think this is true, and likely due to the softer leaded chips wearing down more evenly vs grinding/chipping away as do the newer unleaded formula chips.I see a durability difference between my leaded vs non-leaded Paulson chips. The old leaded chips don't seem to flake and chip as much as the new ones do. I'm not sure this is gospel but it reflects my limited experience with the one set that I have.
That makes perfect sense. I have a Crystal Park set (leaded) with motor city quarters (non-leaded). After a nights play, you can see the peach fragments on the table but nothing from the blue or yellow.I think this is true, and likely due to the softer leaded chips wearing down more evenly vs grinding/chipping away as do the newer unleaded formula chips.
Good example. I would never have guessed the Capitol Cities were unleaded
Silicone has left me with the same disappointmentI looked at with with desire, because it's a pretty chip. But when I picked it up, without even thinking about it, my hand felt disappointed.
I believe I’ve see. It credibly reported that lead makes up something like 40% of a leaded paulson’s weight.Early in the thread it was said that lead content was minute. This can hardly be true. If the lead in a chip augments the weight by 1-1.5 g, the lead content must exceed that (as it replaces some lighter material). If the lighter material is of density 2-2.5 g/cm³ vs that of lead 11.3 g/cm³, lead content would have to be 1.2-1.8 g to make a chip 1-1.5 g heavier. That's a lead content in the range 12-16 percent by weight. Of course there are some unknowns in this equation, specifically what other compisition differences there might be between unleaded and leaded chips.
I wish I had one of those material scanners that I see on TV all the time. You just point it at the material, pull the trigger, and it tells you all of its composition and percentages.I believe I’ve see. It credibly reported that lead makes up something like 40% of a leaded paulson’s weight.
Early in the thread it was said that lead content was minute. This can hardly be true. If the lead in a chip augments the weight by 1-1.5 g, the lead content must exceed that (as it replaces some lighter material). If the lighter material is of density 2-2.5 g/cm³ vs that of lead 11.3 g/cm³, lead content would have to be 1.2-1.8 g to make a chip 1-1.5 g heavier. That's a lead content in the range 12-16 percent by weight. Of course there are some unknowns in this equation, specifically what other compisition differences there might be between unleaded and leaded chips.
According to Paulson/GPI documents, the older formula chips measured up to 47% by weight.I believe I’ve see. It credibly reported that lead makes up something like 40% of a leaded paulson’s weight.
Wow!!According to Paulson/GPI documents, the older formula chips measured up to 47% by weight.
New 'unleaded' chips are well below 0.5%.
There's a lot of lead in the world. Try not to eat it.Wow!!
So how in the world can we say that the lead content isn’t harmful/high concentration at all? 1) it’s only at 47% and 2) they apparently were told to make them without lead.
That seems like it is a significant amount of lead content.
Right. And this is NOT to be confused with the mass of the chip. Lead is heavy so it takes a minute amount mixed with the clay formula to get the desired weight. All the technical mumbo-jumbo above goes right over my head though. LOLI believe I’ve see. It credibly reported that lead makes up something like 40% of a leaded paulson’s weight.
Wow!!
So how in the world can we say that the lead content isn’t harmful/high concentration at all? 1) it’s only at 47% and 2) they apparently were told to make them without lead.
That seems like it is a significant amount of lead content.
your home most likely has water pipes sealed with lead solder. Everything you drink and bath in is flowing over that lead. It isnt harmful. Like was said above, you would have to be eating it to worry.Wow!!
So how in the world can we say that the lead content isn’t harmful/high concentration at all? 1) it’s only at 47% and 2) they apparently were told to make them without lead.
That seems like it is a significant amount of lead content.
Leaded casino chips are not harmful when they are used as intended. The 47% figure ~sounds~ incredibly high, but it really isn't, in terms of the actual volume or quantity involved. Plus it's static -- there's no easy way to get any kind of meaningful exposure, unless you grind up chips into fine powder and then ingest or snort them, or inhale fine particulates or melted chip vapors.Wow!!
So how in the world can we say that the lead content isn’t harmful/high concentration at all? 1) it’s only at 47% and 2) they apparently were told to make them without lead.
That seems like it is a significant amount of lead content.
In addition to what's already been said:Do the leaded and non-leaded Paulsons feel different? Is there any way to tell the difference between them? Are there and advantages or disadvantages to either type other than the fact that lead is toxic?
You probably mean volume, as mass and weight are practically the same (unless you are on the Moon).Right. And this is NOT to be confused with the mass of the chip. Lead is heavy so it takes a minute amount mixed with the clay formula to get the desired weight. All the technical mumbo-jumbo above goes right over my head though. LOL
Ever grab a roll of lead roof flashing at the local Home Depot? Shit is heavy.
This is a similar discussion of it.I believe this has come up before and the "up to 47%" is up to 47% by weight, not volume.
So take an 11g (0.387 oz) leaded chip. If you take the 47% as 47% by weight, that would suggest 0.182 oz of lead/chip. In terms of volume, that would be about 0.028 in^3. If the remaining 53% of the weight is "clay", then that leaves 0.205 oz of clay/chip. In terms of volume that would be about 0.205 in^3, assuming a clay density of about 1 ounce per cubic inch. So using these number, the 47% by weight would equate to about 12% by volume 0.028/(0.028+0.205). This also seems reasonable as the total volume using these rough density estimates is about 0.23 in^3, which is very close to the estimate of 0.22 in^3 made using the dimensions of the chip.