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CPC General discussion thread (7 Viewers)

Hourglass chips are quite light. It's all matter of taste and feel, but I would choose between A and FDL.
 
As many of you know I'm currently in the process (well, waiting for J5 anyways) to place my order for a custom CPC set. Over the last few months I have emailed cpc several times with rookie questions pertaining to an order. They always answer me within 24 hours. Usually it is the same day that I emailed the question.

For me, dropping 1k on a chip set is a pretty big deal. With the customer service that cpc brings to the table it definitely helps alleviate any fear that I have that this will be done right.

Anyways, I just wanted to give them props.

Thanks Dave.

Bill
 
Mr. Cheese said:
Can anyone give me their opinion of the Hourglass mold? I have a complete sample set I'm borrowing from Tommy but there is only one hourglass chip. I'd like to know thoughts on how they shuffle, sound, stack etc.
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I agree with both assessments below. It is by far my least favorite ASM/CPC mold, based on both looks and feel/sound. Just feels very 'unsubstantial' and cheap, and the design is way too busy imo. If it were the only mold they offered, I'd pass on customs (and I have similar issues with the E&C mold, for the same reasons). However, some people love one or the other, or even both. YMMV. Get samples (like a stack or more) before you commit hundreds or thousands of dollars.

detroitdad said:
I thought the hourglass mold felt like a cheaper version of the a mold if that makes sense. For some reason they just felt lighter and more brittle.
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Puggy said:
Hourglass chips are quite light. It's all matter of taste and feel
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and a punch for the V. ;)

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Could PCF sponcer (sic) a new color?
I'd chip in for it. Blaze Orange ("PCF Orange") would be 'on brand'
 
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stocky said:
I'm over the top happy with what David and CPC offer at the moment. But would love to see a brighter slightly darker light blue than what there is now. Like what dg tiger did for the orange range.
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DG Blue would be sooo marvellous, if available sometime in the future.
 
CPC has been killing it since David took over. I would love some better blues though. They need a killer color in that spectrum.
 
Day-glo blue.... all that's really left remaining in the bright color spectrum. All the other primary colors have three solid choices (medium base with light/dark spots, or light with medium/dark, or dark with light/medium). A pretty, bright, day-glo sky blue.


EDIT: Dunno what the development cost would be for a new color, but I'm willing to pitch in to a PCF color fund to help make it happen.
 
I'm not even sure how much is "development costs" and how much becomes "waste".

As I understand it, CPC makes batches of a color, then just uses it up. I suspect that once a batch is made, it has an expiration date before it dries out and becomes unusable. Since a new color probably won't drive sales beyond the initial offering, the extra option just means other colors won't be used and will expire.

But if I'm wrong,(and I usually am when dealing with incomplete information) DG blue would be awesome, and the start to a CPC cash set that I don't need.
 
The only info I got separately from David was up to $2k for the dye costs alone. He said stability of colors (ability to reproduce consistently/accurately) is difficult, so prob incurs more time/cost.

That said, I'm still in for a DG Blue (or sherbet green!) GB if it happens!
 
stocky said:
...would love to see a brighter slightly darker light blue than what there is now. Like what dg tiger did for the orange range.
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This is such a great way to put it. DG Tiger hit that sweet spot between DG Peach and DG Orange. Would love to see a similarly situated Blue.
 
Poker Zombie said:
I'm not even sure how much is "development costs" and how much becomes "waste".

As I understand it, CPC makes batches of a color, then just uses it up. I suspect that once a batch is made, it has an expiration date before it dries out and becomes unusable. Since a new color probably won't drive sales beyond the initial offering, the extra option just means other colors won't be used and will expire.

But if I'm wrong,(and I usually am when dealing with incomplete information) DG blue would be awesome, and the start to a CPC cash set that I don't need.
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I'm not sure if they CAN expire eventually, but I do know that with the quantities involved, "batches" of colors can and have been in use for 20+ years. That's why some of the old colors have fallen by the wayside or had to be re-formulated (i.e. "New" pink) - the previous batch was so old, the same dyes/pigments used when it was made are no longer available.

As I understand it, new colors happen pretty much by accident - they're trying to make one thing, the mixture is a bit off or some other variable is slightly amiss and they end up with another. Sometimes that "another" is something people might like, sometimes not. Intentional "development" of a new color would consist of basically throwing random formulas/mixtures at the wall and seeing what came out. It's more complicated than that but I think that's the general idea, and with the quantities and costs involved, that sort of thing would be fairly cost-prohibitive.
 

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