StoneDonkey
High Hand
So I am trying to help a friend "Jimmy" make a custom set and could use help from those with those experienced. I have a bunch of very simple questions, a couple more complex ones. I have some pictures to help give context. Game?
He has run a $15/$30 limit HOE game for decades and has really ratty discussing chips. He does not view chips the way we do and has resisted my attempts to convince him to build a custom set from CPC or even retired casino chips as inexpensive as used Paulson's at ~$1/chip.
Basics Requirements (R):
R1: He wants only red $5 and green $25 chips. 300 red chips, 200 green.
R2: His budget is $200 all in (net 40¢/chip).
R3: "J" on each chip (possibly optional)
R4: denominations (possibly optional)
R5: He thinks (as been told) he wants 13.5g chips. Eeew. I have tried to convince him that real (Paulson) casino chips that he plays with in Vegas and Foxwoods are most likely 9-11 grams. He said 11 grams is ok. I hope I can talk him down to 10 unless there are better options than "Tina's Cards Mold" (TCM).
He has said he like the colors on my green Aztar MI secondaries![20221116_101642.jpg 20221116_101642.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022888-ad161e0d4b02f63904be0c1891420a15.jpg)
as well as the colors of these which I assume are Matsui. I do t know where he got this picture or chips but I think he will hate using Matsui because of slippery plastic feel and poor stacking. I am in contact with the Matsui USA sales rep just to see what they would cost.
![Screenshot_20221116_101316.jpg Screenshot_20221116_101316.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022887-e50006f3ed1a8a030d39db4ae6fa0020.jpg)
Many of my questions will assume a new custom set but I welcome references to existing chips if they meet the color/denomination/price criteria.
I have come up with a couple preliminary designs based on his stated preferences using the fantasy Paulson chip design tool.
![Screenshot_20221110_173016.jpg Screenshot_20221110_173016.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022980-5bea05024eba3437bb3fa3605730b9a8.jpg)
![Screenshot_20221116_140721.jpg Screenshot_20221116_140721.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022985-4ce5ebf3801f7f47654817d92c7fae00.jpg)
![Screenshot_20221110_173320.jpg Screenshot_20221110_173320.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022979-3cc92849cc74f6decf87c828494320f4.jpg)
![Screenshot_20221110_170737.jpg Screenshot_20221110_170737.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022993-bd83ca4ba9dcb620709ef9cfb69c9084.jpg)
Questions:
Q1: Are there other relevant options besides Tina/Alibaba?
Q2: is there a different feel to the plain/no mold chip and the cards mold chips?
Q3: Is there any weighting option for the Tina/Alibaba chips?
Q4: Can Tina make the necessary adaptation from these Paulson mockups to something that Alibaba can produce?
Q5: what kind of file does she need for a printed inlay design?
Q6: Can I use PowerPoint to create my artwork which will likely be merely the letter J in red and a denomination of 5 or 25 in black (or vice versa) and export that image to a file format the manufacturer can use?
He has run a $15/$30 limit HOE game for decades and has really ratty discussing chips. He does not view chips the way we do and has resisted my attempts to convince him to build a custom set from CPC or even retired casino chips as inexpensive as used Paulson's at ~$1/chip.
Basics Requirements (R):
R1: He wants only red $5 and green $25 chips. 300 red chips, 200 green.
R2: His budget is $200 all in (net 40¢/chip).
R3: "J" on each chip (possibly optional)
R4: denominations (possibly optional)
R5: He thinks (as been told) he wants 13.5g chips. Eeew. I have tried to convince him that real (Paulson) casino chips that he plays with in Vegas and Foxwoods are most likely 9-11 grams. He said 11 grams is ok. I hope I can talk him down to 10 unless there are better options than "Tina's Cards Mold" (TCM).
He has said he like the colors on my green Aztar MI secondaries
![20221116_101642.jpg 20221116_101642.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022888-ad161e0d4b02f63904be0c1891420a15.jpg)
as well as the colors of these which I assume are Matsui. I do t know where he got this picture or chips but I think he will hate using Matsui because of slippery plastic feel and poor stacking. I am in contact with the Matsui USA sales rep just to see what they would cost.
![Screenshot_20221116_101316.jpg Screenshot_20221116_101316.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022887-e50006f3ed1a8a030d39db4ae6fa0020.jpg)
Many of my questions will assume a new custom set but I welcome references to existing chips if they meet the color/denomination/price criteria.
I have come up with a couple preliminary designs based on his stated preferences using the fantasy Paulson chip design tool.
![Screenshot_20221110_173016.jpg Screenshot_20221110_173016.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022980-5bea05024eba3437bb3fa3605730b9a8.jpg)
![Screenshot_20221116_140721.jpg Screenshot_20221116_140721.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022985-4ce5ebf3801f7f47654817d92c7fae00.jpg)
![Screenshot_20221110_173320.jpg Screenshot_20221110_173320.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022979-3cc92849cc74f6decf87c828494320f4.jpg)
![Screenshot_20221110_170737.jpg Screenshot_20221110_170737.jpg](https://www.pokerchipforum.com/data/attachments/1022/1022993-bd83ca4ba9dcb620709ef9cfb69c9084.jpg)
Questions:
Q1: Are there other relevant options besides Tina/Alibaba?
Q2: is there a different feel to the plain/no mold chip and the cards mold chips?
Q3: Is there any weighting option for the Tina/Alibaba chips?
Q4: Can Tina make the necessary adaptation from these Paulson mockups to something that Alibaba can produce?
Q5: what kind of file does she need for a printed inlay design?
Q6: Can I use PowerPoint to create my artwork which will likely be merely the letter J in red and a denomination of 5 or 25 in black (or vice versa) and export that image to a file format the manufacturer can use?