So it begins aka poker chip making quest (1 Viewer)

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Looks like we got a new hashtag, murdered is out and #massacred is in
 
Okay so. Ran into a problem with the other mold because it was TOO FAT to fit into my hydraulic press...no love for big girls.

Anyways, ordered a new steel bead blasted mold:

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Anyways, gonna start seriously trying to make some 10g chips that stay together next week. Will be updating this thread more frequently now that I have the mold I'm going to use.

Again, stay tuned.
 
Okay so. Ran into a problem with the other mold because it was TOO FAT to fit into my hydraulic press...no love for big girls.

Anyways, ordered a new steel bead blasted mold:

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Anyways, gonna start seriously trying to make some 10g chips that stay together next week. Will be updating this thread more frequently now that I have the mold I'm going to use.

Again, stay tuned.
Curious what a super diamond would do in there, if you could remold it even enough to make a difference.
 
You get 100 extra points from me on top of the nice chip creation, for the nice use of the Greek word "litany".
Originally a repetitive prayer (what Buddhists would call "mantra"), it has come to mean the parading of holy icons in public, in modern Greek. The ancient root of the word is related to seeking God's mercy.

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:)
 
looks cool, but it seems like you made the mold to exactly 39mm? i.e. you left no room for error to lathe off the rough edges and maintain 39mm.
Pretty sure it’s just a mold to test clays, not the final mold to press them. He’s going to get the clay right first, then build all the other 99 steps. I tried to get him to build a whole factory before even getting any clay but he’s bound and determined to do it one step at a time.
 
Pretty sure it’s just a mold to test clays, not the final mold to press them. He’s going to get the clay right first, then build all the other 99 steps. I tried to get him to build a whole factory before even getting any clay but he’s bound and determined to do it one step at a time.

i sure do appreciate a good labor of love.
 
There a special table with red ropes surrounding it in heaven for people like you.

Fascinating project. Keep em coming.

Also the « spooky tree haunted casino » wins best logo and casino name ever for me.
 
Hello everyone!!

I am trying to hot stamp some RHCs and I was hoping to get your guys advice:

This is what is happening:
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As you can see the middle of the stamp is not stamping. I assume this is because there is a slight concavity on the middle of the chip because of the glue that was there.

Im looking for any and all suggestions about how to even out the surface of the chip in order to make the stamp have contact with the entire face!

Any help would be appreciated!
 
I should mention I have tried a light sand with a micro sander and hand sanding without success
 
Amazing work @Grandmasturkey! I love reading about your progress. I wonder if it'd be possible to flatten just the recess with a wooden clamp using smaller diameter ceramic blanks (or some other smooth flat disc with the same diameter as the recess). I'd worry about the outer edge of the chip warping in that case but it might be worth a shot. If you could find washers with the right inner/outer diameters to cover just the part of the chip with the mold, maybe you can press them both at the same time to avoid outer edge warping while still flattening the middle recess.

Edit: thinking about this, I bet a more aggressive sanding of the middle (or milling) would probably be more effective
 
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Amazing work @Grandmasturkey! I love reading about your progress. I wonder if it'd be possible to flatten just the recess with a wooden clamp using smaller diameter ceramic blanks (or some other smooth flat disc with the same diameter as the recess). I'd worry about the outer edge of the chip warping in that case but it might be worth a shot. If you could find washers with the right inner/outer diameters to cover just the part of the chip with the mold, maybe you can press them both at the same time to avoid outer edge warping while still flattening the middle recess.

Edit: thinking about this, I bet a more aggressive sanding of the middle (or milling) would probably be more effective
Yeah like maybe mill them like <1mm just to make everything flush?
 
Attention attention update:

I have figured out a way to flatten the center of the chips:

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This is a 1" stamping blank

I place one of these babies on each side of the chip in my hydraulic heated press, like so:

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Then press it for about a minute at a reasonable temp:
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Then it comes out flattened and smooth in the middle:

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Then you can stamp!

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That's amazing, the results look great! Any sign of warping in the rest of the chip or was it still perfectly flat?
 

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