Which Claysmith chips you prefer? (8 Viewers)

Which Claysmith chips you prefer?

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wolfpack said:
Did you already buy the chips to put them on
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I'm still trying to pinch a few more pennies. :D I've pretty much decided on 12 stripes (Bluffs) and have found blanks for 14.6 cents. But I've also heard that it might be possible to buy directly from Brybelly. Near as I can determine, a vendor account is required and I don't expect that I can get one without an actual business. But I may still try.
 
I am following your adventures with extreme interest, as I will be attempting something very much the same in the near future, I hope.
 
CrazyEddie said:
I am following your adventures with extreme interest, as I will be attempting something very much the same in the near future, I hope.
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How many labels do you need? At 250 sheets the cost drops to $1.20 per sheet. I'd be willing to buy a big bunch of these to help others who need smaller amounts get the lower price. Assuming that re-shipping costs don't blow all the savings.
 
TX_Golf_N_Poker said:
How many labels do you need? At 250 sheets the cost drops to $1.20 per sheet. I'd be willing to buy a big bunch of these to help others who need smaller amounts get the lower price. Assuming that re-shipping costs don't blow all the savings.
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That's very generous of you, but I'm not ready at this time to commit, so don't wait on me.

... that said, I'm ballparking two or three thousand chips, so that's 80 to 120-ish sheets if I did the math right.
 
wolfpack said:
if you aren't tied specfically to the claysmith chips you can get the casino royal of mote carlo style chips straight from china and they will do the labels for around what you will pay for the chips
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Don't remember if we've discussed that particular chip here or not. I like the looks of the 12 stripe a lot and I am only interested in chips with a very "clay-like" appearance.
 
CrazyEddie said:
That's very generous of you, but I'm not ready at this time to commit, so don't wait on me.

... that said, I'm ballparking two or three thousand chips, so that's 80 to 120-ish sheets if I did the math right.
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If you are already at the 100 page range then you are probably good to go yourself if these work out. I know some others are following this, so I just wanted to put it out there. Yeah, when I'm ready to order, I'm going to order, cause I need these done by Christmas. But if anyone else is interested - speak up and I'll give you a shout when I am ready for the larger order. I'm probably looking at 2-3 weeks from now.

Just to give you some math - say you only need 80 instead of 100. That will cost you $130.40 at 1.63 per sheet. 80 at $1.20 is $96 plus shipping from me, so close to $30 savings if you were to tag on to my order. And I'd need another commitment of around 50 more sheets.
 
Let us know how your trial with the labels go, and I may throw in on your bulk order when I see the results, if I'm feeling commit-y by then.
 
TX_Golf_N_Poker said:
I'm still trying to pinch a few more pennies. :D I've pretty much decided on 12 stripes (Bluffs) and have found blanks for 14.6 cents. But I've also heard that it might be possible to buy directly from Brybelly. Near as I can determine, a vendor account is required and I don't expect that I can get one without an actual business. But I may still try.
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wolfpack said:
if you aren't tied specfically to the claysmith chips you can get the casino royal of mote carlo style chips straight from china and they will do the labels for around what you will pay for the chips

also have the old style nexgens it looks like

https://clouddisk.alibaba.com/file/...NILpA7W15h3RV6zwRnzDD&fileAction=imagePreview
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You should be able to order custom label chips directly from China for less than your 'assembled' chips will cost. Pending order size, plastic chips (or china clays) or pretty much any design can be had for less than 10c each including custom laminated labels.

Even using a more expensive air shipping option, to-your-door pricing typically works out between 20c-25c per completed chip.

Cutting out the middleman markup can save a bunch.
 
TX_Golf_N_Poker said:
OK, I have an update on this issue. My plan to use Onlinelabels.com has been scratched. I have had several communications with a representative which was eventually bumped up to the print manager, and bottom line, they could not promise me that even with in-house printing that they could get my image reasonably centered on a one inch round label. When self printing, I was getting results like this:

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The far left is reasonably well centered, getting progressively worse as we move to the right. I said that I needed over 50% to be about as good as the two on the left, and most of the rest no worse than the 3rd example. I said that I would accept 5-10% as bad as the 3 on the right. They were unwilling to promise that they could do that, so I told them that I would be looking for other options.

I also decided to take a closer look at the blank label sheets themselves and I believe I discovered what the real problem is. The location on the sheet where the labels themselves are cut is not consistent. The labels can be off centered on the page by as much as a full millimeter. With my image filling up most of the label, and with print around the entire outside, that along with inconsistent printing, is not going to cut it for me.

So, my only other option while still attempting to get in well below the cost of the high quality labels from our PCF vendors is to go back to trying to find something from Avery. I've used Avery labels for years, and never had this problem of the image not printing consistently in the same place on the label. Originally I wasn't sure they made a one inch round waterproof label. Also the labels from them that I have used in the past (called Weatherproof white film) are EXTREMELY sticky. They are nearly impossible to remove, so I am hesitant to use them on a poker chip. But when I searched their site this week, I found THIS.

If you open the "Material" drop down, you'll see a product call Surface Safe White Film for Signs. In quantity these are about double the cost of the super sticky ones, but I think that will be money well spent. Even when just applying, I may initially stick them down in the wrong spot and need to lift up and re-apply.

I'm going to order 26 sheets of this (just enough to get free shipping) at about $2 per sheet of 48 labels. I'll report back here after I've tried them out. If they work, I will get 100+ more sheets at $1.35 per sheet to finish my job. Net price (not including laser toner) will be about 6 cents per chip.
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The big problem with getting your design right and centered on the label is the printer. No matter what you do, no matter what paper or label you use, there is inherently a minimal amount of "wiggle room" during the printing process. You can't escape that. Have you considered getting full sheets to print multiple copies of your image on and using a 1 inch hole punch like this one https://www.amazon.com/Bira-Circle-...1601679642&sprefix=1+inch+hole,aps,167&sr=8-4 to get your labels right?
 
BGinGA said:
You should be able to order custom label chips directly from China for less than your 'assembled' chips will cost. Pending order size, plastic chips (or china clays) or pretty much any design can be had for less than 10c each including custom laminated labels.

Even using a more expensive air shipping option, to-your-door pricing typically works out between 20c-25c per completed chip.

Cutting out the middleman markup can save a bunch.
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yep after a little digging looks like the brybelly style chips with custom labels at .20/chip or less if ordering 1000

https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...offerlist.normal_offer.d_title.bb575eb6TYiVP1

https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...offerlist.normal_offer.d_title.bb575eb6TYiVP1

https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...offerlist.normal_offer.d_title.bb575eb6TYiVP1
 
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@wolfpack @BGinGA Thanks guys! I had done some poking around on Alibaba, but I hadn't found any of the Claysmith style CC chips or sluggos. I wonder if that same co in the first link has the 12 stripes too. I will check this out and get back to everyone here.
 
tabletalker7 said:
The big problem with getting your design right and centered on the label is the printer. No matter what you do, no matter what paper or label you use, there is inherently a minimal amount of "wiggle room" during the printing process. You can't escape that. Have you considered getting full sheets to print multiple copies of your image on and using a 1 inch hole punch like this one https://www.amazon.com/Bira-Circle-Craft-Crafting-Scrapbooking/dp/B07B43X316/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3FZNGMMC1MYCA&dchild=1&keywords=1+inch+hole+punch+circle&qid=1601679642&sprefix=1+inch+hole,aps,167&sr=8-4 to get your labels right?
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Thanks, but looking at that machine, I can't imagine that I would be able to hand punch them any more accurately. The punch itself seems to be blocking the ability to see where the blades are cutting. And while I'm not afraid of DIY, the thought of accurately punching over 6000 labels does not sound fun at all. Also, there are a few other threads on this subject, and if I recall, some who have tried this complained that the blades do not remain sharp enough for a clean cut for very long.

I ordered a few sheets of Avery labels today, so I will know soon enough if they will print any better than the ones from Onlinelabels. Past experience leads me to believe that they will.
 
Most of them will sell smaller quantities of chips (even customs) if asked, although usually at a higher per-piece price.

Almost all are just front companies and distributors, and not the actual manufacturer -- there are only a few physical factories that actually make all of the plastic chips.
 
Look into those ceramics I mentioned. Would be cheaper than custom labels
 
TX_Golf_N_Poker said:
Anyone want Paulson THCs? LOL!

https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...?spm=a2700.details.deiletai6.1.552da577NLeAmK

But seriously, scroll down just over half the page and there is a 2 edge strip chip with a star mold. I really could go for that one! Got to see if they really make that or if it's just to get attention like the THC. Which I assume they don't actually make. Do they???
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no they don't make THC. They might make that star chip, would have to message them with alink to it and ask. looks like a china clay similar to the sprint mold
 
wolfpack said:
no they don't make THC. They might make that star chip, would have to message them with alink to it and ask. looks like a china clay similar to the sprint mold
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From my understanding, star mold chips have been produced as both slugged plastics and as china clays. Their listed weight will identify which is what. Plastics will also typically be cheaper.
 
wolfpack said:
They might make that star chip
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BGinGA said:
From my understanding, star mold chips have been produced as both slugged plastics and as china clays.
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You guys talkin bout these? :)
 

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