slisk250
Straight Flush
...or I could ask them to go through 1640 Mike's $1s looking for the 1 error chip...at least that way we'll know if there are any...
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Do You Align Labels with Edge Spots? (1 Viewer)
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...or I could ask them to go through 1640 Mike's $1s looking for the 1 error chip...at least that way we'll know if there are any...
slisk250
Straight Flush
Of course there's a slight misprint. Only Allah can make a perfect poker table.
This is heresy. Allah cannot make a table as well as Tony.
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
Invite @Ronoh . He found the one error chip in Ben's entire tournament set during SSSS. Took almost the entire tournament, but he found it. Ben didn't even know it existed.
Found it in the final few minutes too... think I stayed alive long enough to win the tourney solely out of frustration
Inconsistency between lots drives me bonkers, and finding aligned buds is impossible. Plus the dude uses a different brand of Ziplock every time, which totally fucks up my baggie collection.
Just received a couple thousand labels from @Gear, and I’m now debating their application.
Aligned or random? If aligned, *how* aligned?
North-South vs. East-West?
If aligning to 3TRIM/3A12 type spots, should the orientation be to the blank spaces, or to the spots? Two on the bottom/one on the top, or the other way around? <<< courting Out of Context thread here
My relabeled chips are going to be mostly part of a “mixed” Jack set: true Jacks, overlabels, plus tCincy $2 chips.
Looking at the true Jacks, a few of them are aligned squarely with the edgespots, others haphazardly. Probably the squared-up ones were just an accident of randomness. Seems like most casinos just have their inlays any which way, which is probably just a function of economics (way too much labor time involved in aligning tens of thousands of chips). That said, the Cincy 2s seem to be mostly aligned.
Below, I’ve lined up the fracs and the 5s East-West. The others are real Jacks, obv.
I’ve also got some labels to redo a few barrels of SBs as high-denoms in my Jack Tourney set. I probably will almost never need them, but it’s a fun project. These present some different alignment questions. Given the small numbers, I should have time to do them neatly if that’s the way I end up going.
Aligned or random? If aligned, *how* aligned?
North-South vs. East-West?
If aligning to 3TRIM/3A12 type spots, should the orientation be to the blank spaces, or to the spots? Two on the bottom/one on the top, or the other way around? <<< courting Out of Context thread here
My relabeled chips are going to be mostly part of a “mixed” Jack set: true Jacks, overlabels, plus tCincy $2 chips.
Looking at the true Jacks, a few of them are aligned squarely with the edgespots, others haphazardly. Probably the squared-up ones were just an accident of randomness. Seems like most casinos just have their inlays any which way, which is probably just a function of economics (way too much labor time involved in aligning tens of thousands of chips). That said, the Cincy 2s seem to be mostly aligned.
Below, I’ve lined up the fracs and the 5s East-West. The others are real Jacks, obv.
I’ve also got some labels to redo a few barrels of SBs as high-denoms in my Jack Tourney set. I probably will almost never need them, but it’s a fun project. These present some different alignment questions. Given the small numbers, I should have time to do them neatly if that’s the way I end up going.
On my last bunch of CDI inlay replacements, I aligned half of them (in various nitpicky ways) and then randomized the other half.
I’ve just done one set of 300 RHCs aligned, and another 300 at random.
To my eye, the aligned ones look a lot more impressive: it’s a crisper, firmer look.
The random maybe look more authentic, to the extent that’s what most casinos do.
But per above, I assume the random method is a matter of economics, not an actual design preference. Unless inlays can be inserted in perfect alignment by automation.
The only downside I can see with alignment, if you’ve got the time and patience for it, is that if you don’t get it perfect it’s more noticeable. With randomness, obviously that’s not an issue: they’re all “off,” so the eye just accepts it.
Unaligned:
Aligned:
To my eye, the aligned ones look a lot more impressive: it’s a crisper, firmer look.
The random maybe look more authentic, to the extent that’s what most casinos do.
But per above, I assume the random method is a matter of economics, not an actual design preference. Unless inlays can be inserted in perfect alignment by automation.
The only downside I can see with alignment, if you’ve got the time and patience for it, is that if you don’t get it perfect it’s more noticeable. With randomness, obviously that’s not an issue: they’re all “off,” so the eye just accepts it.
Unaligned:
Aligned:
Here’s a mix of aligned, misaligned, and random chips with the same base/label:
Poker Zombie
Royal Flush
I have done both aligned and unaligned in the same set, like @Taghkanic . I thought the aligned looked better, until game time. In game, it simply does not matter.
If you are putting the chips is a display case. Aligned. If you intend to play with them, unaligned is 100% acceptable, unless you spend your game aligning the edge-spots in your stacks.
If you are putting the chips is a display case. Aligned. If you intend to play with them, unaligned is 100% acceptable, unless you spend your game aligning the edge-spots in your stacks.
This is what I will do for the 4 racks that I have to relabel. Again, Dave is right.
Jordan Downs
3 of a Kind
I too will be relabeling a tourney set of chips. I'm gonna have to say I'm going to align. I think it looks cleaner; however, the complete randomness always looks sweet too.
I am putting overlabels on 1000 chips. They will be aligned.
I am putting full inlay replacement labels on 400 chips, that will be going with a much larger set. Those will be random, since the rest of the set is random.
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bsdunbar1
4 of a Kind
I could never put stickers on random, it would just seem sloppy to me.
I think the very nature of a chipper means a certain need for perfection, so I'd say — when possible — aligned. It just looks better in my opinion.
How you choose to align, however, is your call; I had this predicament when relabelling Paris 1s recently, and it sent my OCD and attention to detail through the roof!
Both alignment styles look nice, but which is officially the "correct" one according to the casino itself? Moral of the story: always order more labels than you actually need, so that you can experiment a little before making a final decision.
How you choose to align, however, is your call; I had this predicament when relabelling Paris 1s recently, and it sent my OCD and attention to detail through the roof!
Both alignment styles look nice, but which is officially the "correct" one according to the casino itself? Moral of the story: always order more labels than you actually need, so that you can experiment a little before making a final decision.
Sometimes when I align the labels I use the spots as a guide, and sometimes I use the hats/canes.
Next level alignment question. When aligning double sided labels (denom side/logo side), do you align spot direction as well? I chose to do half one way and half the other for each denom.
RainmanTrail
Straight Flush
Camp alignment for me
Haven't done this yet. So far all my inlay replacements have been same design both sides. I have done one side aligned, one side random.
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