Paulson RHC Relabel to Tournament Set (2 Viewers)

[grantc54]

Hiya, Grant. Does your general method for removing regular inlays from THC and RHC chips also apply to chips with giant inlays? Is there a different process you would use, and are the results similar? There seem to be a lot of decent giant inlay chips out there at extremely good prices but few are buying (e.g. Garden City $2, $3, $5).

Somewhere in this site I have a thread where I removed a giant inlay.

A) you can do it

B) not a viable option as the inlay creates a double crease and it would look strange with a label (@Gear said it wasnt possible I think).

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[Gear]

Removing a giant inlay is certainly possible (as Grant's photo demonstrates!) but putting a giant-inlay-sized label back on the chip is never going to look good. Getting the label to cleanly fill in the hat-and-cane mold impressions isn't going to happen. Technically you could put a regular-size label into the middle area and leave the outer rim empty but that would just look weird.

I don't like to speak in absolutes because when I do, inevitably* someone or something comes along and proves me wrong, but in this case I think it's a non-starter.


* I really really wanted to write "almost inevitably"

 

[BGinGA]

Chris, we previously discussed milling a standard inlay chip recess so that the entire recess was flat-bottomed, and a slightly larger-than-standard label would then fit, filling in the entire recess area.

Along those lines, a giant-inlay-removed chip could be milled, so that the entire recess area was flat/flush, and it might accept a giant label with better-looking results. Or maybe not.

Any progress on that approach?

 

[dkq999]

Hi Grant,
Thanks for the information. I really appreciate the help.

 

[grantc54]

Chris, we previously discussed milling a standard inlay chip recess so that the entire recess was flat-bottomed, and a slightly larger-than-standard label would then fit, filling in the entire recess area.

Along those lines, a giant-inlay-removed chip could be milled, so that the entire recess area was flat/flush, and it might accept a giant label with better-looking results. Or maybe not.

Any progress on that approach?

Very interesting idea. Half of the hat/cane would be missing though.

Grant

 

[bsdunbar1]

Chris, we previously discussed milling a standard inlay chip recess so that the entire recess was flat-bottomed, and a slightly larger-than-standard label would then fit, filling in the entire recess area.

Along those lines, a giant-inlay-removed chip could be milled, so that the entire recess area was flat/flush, and it might accept a giant label with better-looking results. Or maybe not.

Any progress on that approach?

And people already don't like RHC's.......

 

[allforcharity]

Removing a giant inlay is certainly possible (as Grant's photo demonstrates!) but putting a giant-inlay-sized label back on the chip is never going to look good. Getting the label to cleanly fill in the hat-and-cane mold impressions isn't going to happen. Technically you could put a regular-size label into the middle area and leave the outer rim empty but that would just look weird.

I don't like to speak in absolutes because when I do, inevitably* someone or something comes along and proves me wrong, but in this case I think it's a non-starter.


* I really really wanted to write "almost inevitably"

Well, I wouldn't have replaced the giant inlay with another giant inlay. I would rather leave the bisected hat and canes alone and place a small label inside. I don't think it would look too weird.

Anyway, these ideas of mine are really distractions. I've got the chip numbers I need for my roulette set, so I better get on to milling. And, of course, designing my Gear label graphics!

 

[grantc54]

So I have decided to go with an alternate T1M chip using the AS $20 as it is much more affordable to acquire. I will post them up when completed.

Thanks
Grant

 

[grantc54]

1 of 2 barrels of the soon to be T1M getting ready to be labelled. I should have these on play for my annual tournament.

I also bought another 80 of the HS $1 to have on hand to build out the T1k chips.

Thanks,
Grant

 

[BGinGA]

RIP, AS $20s.... we hardly knew ya.

 

[grantc54]

RIP, AS $20s.... we hardly knew ya.

These are re-re-labelled chips. So it's really AS $20 -> ES T1M -> HIP T1M.

 

[grantc54]

Latest batch waiting for labels.

Since I prep chips less frequently I forget the effort involved. The whites, red and black took a over 2 hours alone.

Grant

 

[grantc54]

New pelican case my friend gave me. I just had to buy some foam.

Holds 1500 (chip boxes stacked 3 high). It has wheels which I badly need with 1500 chips.

Played around with some white plastidip (it peels off). My stencil skills need work! :S

Grant

 

[WedgeRock]

I'm not even sure fan of the Tragically Hip. But I'm a huge fan of these chips.

 

[grantc54]

I'm thinking of relabelling the old 500k and 1M chips for OFC 1 and 20. Perfect amount of chips (60x1 and 12x20) for 3 players.

Thanks
Grant

 

[grantc54]

FYI, put up a thread for a contest for 1st sample set:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/free-rhc-custom-label-sample-contest.32412/

Grant

 

[Gear]

New pelican case my friend gave me.

Played around with some white plastidip (it peels off). My stencil skills need work! :S

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Grant

Hey, I know a guy who can cut custom-printed vinyl, if you're interested

 

[grantc54]

Hey, I know a guy who can cut custom-printed vinyl, if you're interested

That is actually on my list! I wanted to get something for the chip boxes too.

Thanks
Grant

 

[grantc54]

Last batch had 2 chips with edge spots in the middle, doubles no less! I take this as a lucky sign.

I always give these chips special label alignments so I know them when I get them. I know, crazy. Lol

Grant

 

[grantc54]

Met @Gear tonight...

 

[rimmerryan]

Those look pretty awesome !!!

 

[grantc54]

Successfully ran a 30 person 4 table tournament with the new set. Went with T2M starting stack with one T2M rebuy/add-on per person (so effectively a T4M per person stack). The set is currently at about 1400 chips.

Starting stack:
- 10 x 1k
- 8 x 5k
- 6 x 25k
- 8 x 100k
- 2 x 500k

The tournament went very well and everyone loved the chips.

I think I'll need to slowly add to the T1M and T5M chips for optimal amounts on final table/heads-up. Possible another barrel of T1M and 12 more T5M (to finish a barrel). Then I'll be done (lol). My fear is that once I get more of these chips I'll add another denom (I do have 12 of the old T1M after all).....

Thanks,
Grant

 

[grantc54]

Coming soon (designs are close, just a few small tweaks).

Dont ask why, I love 43mm and one day I hope to backfill to justify the T20M and T100M.

 

[rimmerryan]

So wish I had been quicker on the draw for those gray 43mm mfr. chips !!!

 

[davin]

Coming soon (designs are close, just a few small tweaks).

Dont ask why, I love 43mm and one day I hope to backfill to justify the T20M and T100M.

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What chips were those 43mm grey

 

[grantc54]

What chips were those 43mm grey

Cropped from someone's else's photo. Paulson $5000.

 

[davin]

Cropped from someone's else's photo. Paulson $5000.
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Nice how many of those did you get

 

[grantc54]

Nice how many of those did you get

Just 5, it is the top denom and would very rarely be played unless I get more of the other 43mm denoms (T1M x 40, T5M x 21, T20M x 15).

 

[Taghkanic]

On the topic of RHC labeling, if I wanted to have a sticker cover an inlay (i.e., no routing out, just stuck on top), what diameter would I need?

 

[grantc54]

On the topic of RHC labeling, if I wanted to have a sticker cover an inlay (i.e., no routing out, just stuck on top), what diameter would I need?

I'm not sure of sizes. I am pretty sure there can be some differences between chips. I have purchased all my labels from @Gear and he knows the appropriate sizes.