I didn't just claim it. I proved it multiple times already, in more ways than one.
Wrong. Again, I proved this above. See post
#1752. I even provided pictures of the chips that were purple BEFORE the 1/2 oz of purple "dye" was added. Read it again.
It is extremely common to refer to pigments as dyes. People do it all the time. But there is a difference. And for compression molded chips, pigments are used. Again, not guessing here. I've seen the bags of pigments myself, with my own two eyes. I've had conversations with multiple manufacturers of said pigments as well. They are a powder. With compression-molded thermoplastics, the use of pigments is standard practice, even if people refer to them as "dyes". Dyes are used with epoxy resins and fiberglass (which is what LowerBama seems to think these chips are made of), not molded thermoplastics.
The irony in this statement is mind-blowing. You guys are talking straight out of your asses.
Correct. I am claiming that David believes he is not purchasing any plastic when he places his orders. He thinks he is purchasing a clay compound because it is labeled and marketed as such by the manufacturer. But it is in fact a thermoplastic. This is my claim. And I'm willing to bet money on it.
It talks quite extensively about the fact that 'clay' chips are actually made of thermoplastics and thermoset plastics and NOT clay.
I've proved it already in more ways than one.
- The fact that 10oz cotton is a reference to woven fabric, and not raw cotton is evidence that your interpretation is incorrect, as we know the chips do not have layers of fabric inside of them. They are not made like fiberglass sheets using some epoxy resin and cotton fabric like LowerBama repeatedly suggests (he even claims that the resin is magically absent from the formula in order to support his ridiculous claim).
- The fact that every recipe any of us has ever seen always lists the quantity/amounts before the ingredients strongly suggests that your interpretation is incorrect.
- Perhaps I've taken for granted that everone here just knows that vintage leaded Paulsons and TRKs are quite a bit heavier than their non-leaded equivalents. Perhaps you aren't actually aware of that fact, but I assure you, it is common knowledge. There are countless images posted on this forum of leaded and unleaded chips being weighed on a scale. On average, chips weigh ~22% less after lead silicate was removed from the formulas umpteen years ago. When you combine this knowledge with the fact that your interpretation of the formula only yields 1.4% of the total weight (and actually substantially less if
@LowerBama1714 is correct about resin being absent from the formula but present in the chips) is IRREFUTABLE PROOF that your interpretation of the formula must be incorrect, otherwise removing the lead silicate (a mere 1.4% of the total weight) would not result in the chips weighing 22% less. Yet, they do. I don't know how this one has slipped past all you guys over and over, but you can't just ignore it. It is irrefutable proof, and it should have been your first clue that your interpretation of the formula couldn't possibly be correct, even if you completely ignored all the rest of the evidence as well (which you've also somehow managed to do).
- We also know that the "lavendar" chips were already made to look purple/lavendar PRIOR TO when the 1/2 oz of purple "dye" was added to the formula. I proved this above and even attached pics of some of the chips as the colors changed over the years. Therefore, we know that the 1/2 oz of purple "dye" was in fact an addition to whatever other colors were previously being used to create the chips (which is precisely what the card indicates when it says the purple "dye" was ADDED to the formula in the "5-3-52" reorder line item on the card (note, this entry is written above the formula we are all arguing over. It is in the middle of the card). Again, this is irrefutable proof that the 1/2 oz of purple "dye" is not the only color being used in the making of these chips, as the chips were already purple/lavendar BEFORE this 1/2 oz of purple was added. So we know there must be more "dye" being used if the purple "dye" was "added" to the formula. In the final entry/reorder of these same 25¢ chips at the bottom of the card, we are informed of precisely what that other color is, as it itemizes it in the formula as being "3 oz Lav Color 1/2 oz Purple". So we know that the "Lav Color" must be the other color/"dye" which the Purple was "added to" in order to achieve the darker chips shown in the photos I attached before. Thus there are in fact TWO COLORS used in this chip.
Also, further evidence that this is true is the fact that for every other ingredient/quantity pairing in your interpretation, you claim that the quantity and ingredient are connected by a "-", yet this hyphen is absent from the "Lav Color" ingredient per your interpretation. If you are correct, and each pairing is to be read as "barytes-7#8oz", "Lead silicate-3oz", etc, then why doesn't it read "Lav Color-1/2oz Purple" instead of "Lav Color 1/2 oz Purple"? The hyphen which you claim pairs all the ingredients with their quantities is missing from the Purple "dye".
- Another problem for your interpretation of the formula is that it simply lacks a sufficient polymer. There is nothing present to bind the copious amounts of cotton, titanium, and barites in your formula. The combination of ingredients makes no sense whatsoever. You couldn't make anything even remotely resembling a poker chip by combining those ingredients and their respective quantities. You'd have to add some sort of resin or polymers to bind them. Meanwhile, the correct (and obvious) interpretation of the formula makes perfect sense on its own. You need not make any changes to it whatsoever in order to produce a quality poker chip.
- Also, what are the barites even doing there to begin with in your interpretation? Barites are used as a binder with plastics to produce vibrant rich colors. What is it doing in your formula which is almost entirely void of plastics? In my formula, it serves a functional purpose. One that is well known and common in the compression molding of thermoplastics. The ratio of barites to plastics is also important, and again should have been a clue that your intrepration was incorrect if you knew anything about the subject. Though this point isn't even critical to knowing that your interpretation was wrong. Any of the other above reasons should have been sufficient, especially the lead silicate content and the fact that two colors are clearly being used on this chip as indicated by the 3 separate orders of this lavendar 25¢ chip as documented on the order card.
The correct interpretation ought to be extremely obvious to you. Especially considering the fact that you hold a PhD. You should be embarrassed honestly if you can't figure this one out. It's really not that difficult.