Thanks, everyone! It looks like all the payments are in. Everybody should have received a tracking number by now, and my last packages will be at the post office tomorrow before noon. I want to thank @p5woody for developing the original and conversion art, and @Tommy for arranging the very large original group buy. Thanks again to @Gear for the great labels and your testing expertise.
I just wanted to share a few things I learned with this project (my opinions only)
- Abbiati chips are truly high-end plastic chips and feel very durable; this series of chip will surely appeal to those who prefer a heavier chip, as the metal insert brings each chip to a hefty 11.5g. If I were to re-design it, I probably would have tried to choose a final weight closer to 10g.
- Epoxy *really* likes to stick to metal; though I would say it was easier to remove the laminate and vinyl inlay compared to a vintage Paulson chip, it was definitely much harder than an all-plastic Bud Jones inlay removal. Lots of scraping.
- Handling characteristics from a stackability and slipperiness standpoint are at least as good as the Bud Jones S2 series, and likely helped by the sheer difference in weight (11.5g vs. 8g).
- I would love to hear from any Bourgogne et Grasset owner on how these Abbiatis compare against them
I just wanted to share a few things I learned with this project (my opinions only)
- Abbiati chips are truly high-end plastic chips and feel very durable; this series of chip will surely appeal to those who prefer a heavier chip, as the metal insert brings each chip to a hefty 11.5g. If I were to re-design it, I probably would have tried to choose a final weight closer to 10g.
- Epoxy *really* likes to stick to metal; though I would say it was easier to remove the laminate and vinyl inlay compared to a vintage Paulson chip, it was definitely much harder than an all-plastic Bud Jones inlay removal. Lots of scraping.
- Handling characteristics from a stackability and slipperiness standpoint are at least as good as the Bud Jones S2 series, and likely helped by the sheer difference in weight (11.5g vs. 8g).
- I would love to hear from any Bourgogne et Grasset owner on how these Abbiatis compare against them