DOH. Hopefully, no digits were lost in the process and everyone is OK?!
Lots of great resources out there on this. Short answer - yes. There is a big facet of this hobby dedicated to repurposing chips. Here is a DYI resource thread. Note, it takes real time a patience to do it right.Hey big homies, looking for answers in this beautiful thread. So if I buy hotstamped clay chips, they can be milled so that the top layer is stripped away, no hotstamp left? Ive seen some beautiful solid chips with stamps I don't like and I was unsure whether this was the answer.
Thanks for any time given.
Thank you very much for the leads and links, noted. Ill study up.Lots of great resources out there on this. Short answer - yes. There is a big facet of this hobby dedicated to repurposing chips. Here is a DYI resource thread. Note, it takes real time a patience to do it right.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...-setup-tutorial-with-details-and-links.55889/
Otherwise, there are OGs like @Josh Kifer who do the hard work for you at a very reasonable price. Lots of people put their trust in him with great results. Check out his vendor page here: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/forums/kifer-milling-co.105/
Happy chipping!
I ended up buying a Harbor Frieght drill press on sale a couple years ago for only $53. It needed a little adjusting to get it proper, but it was a helluva deal. I only wanted it to do a few hundred chips. If you plan on doing more, I recommend a higher level press.What machines do yall recommend for milling? Looks fun lol
Dope I can look into drill press and find something cheap, just looking to do some simple projects for myself. Thanks for the infoI ended up buying a Harbor Frieght drill press on sale a couple years ago for only $53. It needed a little adjusting to get it proper, but it was a helluva deal. I only wanted it to do a few hundred chips. If you plan on doing more, I recommend a higher level press.
More important is the bit. Magnate makes great clean-out bits.
Nice view!View attachment 1252679
Trying to chip away at about 1,200 chips, averaging about 10 mins per barrel
I have some chips with an inlay that are being removed, and I only go as deep as the current inlay. I’m mixing in barrels of hotstamp chips to keep it consistent (vs all inlays then all hotstamps, where I might forget how deep to go)Nice view!
Go slow, and be careful to not mill too deep…usually no deeper than the hats and canes.
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Had to do a quick test. Milling is far superior to an exacto knife for paper inlay removal.
I think I’ve been corrected - these are vinyl but in my experience did not come out cleanly at all. I find milling to be a better option.Sterling 100s are actually the only chips i removed the inlays from so far, but i was thinking these would be vinyl