Making Matsui’s less slick (1 Viewer)

[yone]

I read somewhere that the edge spots and inner rings on plastic chips makes them more slippery. This is probably because the spots creates a slightly uneven surface. I also noticed that a sample shuffle stack I got from Matsui became less slick after shuffling them to death. It made sense to me because a flatter surface will have more contact and friction.
I got a variety pack of sand paper 7000-15,000 grit from amazon. I took a sheet of 15,000 grit and placed it on a table. Then I took a Matsui chip, laid it flat on the sandpaper and rubbed it for a few seconds on each side. The sanded chips definitely became less slick.
Because the sand paper was so fine, it kind of buffed flat the high spots. You can see it at an angle to the light. The yellow base color was barely touched. I also linked a video below.
will experiment some more!

 

[Poker Zombie]

I dont think I have the intestinal fortitude to put chip to sandpaper, but I like that you had successful results.

 

[Beakertwang]

It works with Majestics.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...cs-from-slippery-to-grippy.34811/#post-769216

 

[Darson]

What a great experiment! 15,000 grit paper is more like polish than sand paper so would be very gentle on the chip, more like buffing off the high spots.

 

[yone]

I experimented with 7000 grit sand paper today. Love the results! It removed the shine from the 15,000 grit. You can’t tell it was sanded at all! They feel a bit more grippy too.
I only had 8 new samples to work with.

 

[HeWhoWouldPun]

Anyone with Emerald Bay chips want to try this out on them?

I would like a little less slip but want to read someone else’s experience before I try it.

 

[yone]

Anyone with Emerald Bay chips want to try this out on them?

I would like a little less slip but want to read someone else’s experience before I try it.

I will buy a barrel depending on the price to experiment on.

 

[BGinGA]

I experimented with 7000 grit sand paper today. Love the results! It removed the shine from the 15,000 grit. You can’t tell it was sanded at all! They feel a bit more grippy too.
I only had 8 new samples to work with.

Are you wet-sanding?

 

[WedgeRock]

New sales pitch in the classified....

"Sanded, cleaned in an ultrasonic and oiled..."

 

[yone]

Are you wet-sanding?

Had to look up how to wet sand on google. I will try it, but need more new Matsui chips. I have my custom set, but want to figure out the best technique before I hit them up

 

[allforcharity]

Uhm...is it just me? I'm thinking that if you need to consider using sandpaper to make your plastic chips more stackable, you might just want to invest in a different type or manufacturer of chip?

 

[yone]

Uhm...is it just me? I'm thinking that if you need to consider using sandpaper to make your plastic chips more stackable, you might just want to invest in a different type or manufacturer of chip?

I hope this thread helps out people that already own Matsui chips.
I love the Matsui Molds the best. Also, Roxana, Matsui Sales Rep offers fantastic customer service which means something to me. Abbiati didn’t respond to me after I told them I was not a casino, plus they have 1000 minimum per denomination to avoid set up fees.

 

[yone]

If anyone is interested in seeing/feeling the 8 sample chips I sanded, I will gladly mail them to you. I’ll pay to ship them out, just pay to send them back to me or to another PCFer interested.

 

[BGinGA]

Need to automate the process.

 

[yone]

When I get to my custom set, I’m enlisting my girlfriend...She doesn’t know it yet... 3,700 chips.

 

[Ethan]

Has anyone tried these on Paulson spinners?

 

[BGinGA]

Has anyone tried these on Paulson spinners?

You'd be sanding for a LONG time...... and end up with a 3g wafer.

 

[Oggy]

I find how to make Matsui less slippery...

Step 1: Take a candle
Step2: Enjoy the Heat (pic1)
Step 3: Trick with the metal inlay (pic2)


So Matsui are not slippery anymore!


Ps. Swiss Humour doesnt arrive Oversea?!

 

[BGinGA]

^^ premeditated chip murder. Closed casket required.

 

[yone]

So due to peer pressure from @SemiNumerical we sanded 50 of my customs. Love the results! Look @BGinGA no more exploding barrels

 

[BGinGA]

Did you dry or wet sand? How does the chip face look afterwards? Any comparison close-up pics of before/after?

 

[yone]

Did you dry or wet sand? How does the chip face look afterwards? Any comparison close-up pics of before/after?

Dry sand.
The chips on the left are sanded and the right are unsanded. Also, I did a video with a stack of unsanded for comparison, 50 chips would have been too much to pick up lol.

 

[yone]

On the left is sanded. Especially on the $25s (right) you can see that Matsui has sanded just the spots and ring at the factory.

 

[ATLarchip]

On the left is sanded. Especially on the $25s (right) you can see that Matsui has sanded just the spots and ring at the factory.
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Interesting. It looks like the sanding makes the colors more vibrant?

 

[yone]

Interesting. It looks like the sanding makes the colors more vibrant?

Probably just the pic. The only difference you can see is the the reflection of glare at certain angles.

 

[72o]

Wow looks great @yone . Nice work. I don’t know why this was never discussed before. I remember sanding all my Nexgens and it was so worth it.

 

[madforpancakes]

Looks awesome! I will be trying this with some Emerald Bays

 

[CantSpellPoker]

I’m gonna give this a shot with some of my Emerald Bay chips (lesser used demons first). Finally got them into play last week and if there’s one thing I could address, it’d be the slipping and sliding. Thanks for posting.

 

[BGinGA]

Yeah, compelling enough that I have 7000 grit sandpaper arriving on Tuesday. Have some Matsui samples I want to 'finish' (WSOP, Emerald Bay cash).

Puts the upcoming Abbiatti group buy in a new perspective -- could be a cheap fix to a deal-breaking issue.

 

[Tommy]

Puts the upcoming Abbiatti group buy in a new perspective -- could be a cheap fix to a deal-breaking issue.

Not for me. I thought I could get past the beveled edges that are on most of Matsui's line up but I can't.
The molds used on Emerald Bay and WPS chips are fantastic. Abbiati chips are not razor sharp like those but are not beveled either.