Flattening Warped Chips (2 Viewers)

[toothpic]

Flattened another rack today

This was about half way through

And here is the finished product

 

[BigSlick4523]

Flattened another rack today

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This was about half way through
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And here is the finished product
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Wish I knew how to do this wow that's amazing

 

[toothpic]

Wish I knew how to do this wow that's amazing

Electric blanket, hand clamps, 43 mm ceramic blanks, the 3d printed chip clamp stack guide, and a lot of time is all you need.

20-30 mins to warm up the chips/ceramic blanks at about 140 F in the blanket
clamp for 30-45 mins and place under the blanket
take out to cool for 30-45 mins before you release the clamps
rinse and repeat until all done

 

[BigSlick4523]

Electric blanket, hand clamps, 43 mm ceramic blanks, the 3d printed chip clamp stack guide, and a lot of time is all you need.

20-30 mins to warm up the chips/ceramic blanks at about 140 F in the blanket
clamp for 30-45 mins and place under the blanket
take out to cool for 30-45 mins before you release the clamps
rinse and repeat until all done

 

[toothpic]

 

[Poker Zombie]

Wish I knew how to do this wow that's amazing

It's easy.

1. Place rack of warped chips in a Small Flat-rate box.
2. Ship to @toothpic
3. Send him money via Venmo for "chip flattening"
4. Wait for box of flat chips to arrive in mail.

As Tam says, "A lot of time is all you need."

 

[toothpic]

It's easy.

1. Place rack of warped chips in a Small Flat-rate box.
2. Ship to @toothpic
3. Send him money via Venmo for "chip flattening"
4. Wait for box of flat chips to arrive in mail.

As Tam says, "A lot of time is all you need."

Very close! I think @Josh Kifer does this maybe?

 

[Josh Kifer]

Very close! I think @Josh Kifer does this maybe?

I do.

 

[wickedwonka121]

Flattened another rack today

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This was about half way through
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[OneGearManySpeeds]

Flattened another rack today

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This was about half way through
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Cozy

 

[Fran]

I have just tried the technique in page 1 today with the same clamp and oven at 50 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes and it worked like a charm

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Thanks @ski_ex5 !

 

[wickedwonka121]

I have just tried the technique in page 1 today with the same clamp and oven at 50 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes and it worked like a charm
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Thanks @ski_ex5 !

My oven doesn't go that low. Wah wah. I wanted about 55 C. It bottoms out at 65 which is too much for my liking. Those look awesome

 

[Fran]

So you need an electric blanket…

 

[foreverdev]

Electric blanket, hand clamps, 43 mm ceramic blanks, the 3d printed chip clamp stack guide, and a lot of time is all you need.

20-30 mins to warm up the chips/ceramic blanks at about 140 F in the blanket
clamp for 30-45 mins and place under the blanket
take out to cool for 30-45 mins before you release the clamps
rinse and repeat until all done

May I ask where you got the stack guide?
Do you wrap the blanket around the clamped chips?

 

[Colquhoun]

May I ask where you got the stack guide?
Do you wrap the blanket around the clamped chips?

I've found the heating pad method faster and easier than any other. I describe it in this thread just quite a bit further back:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/flattening-warped-chips.3903/page-5#post-1344277

I didnt use 43mm ceramic blanks with the 39mm chips, but I recommend it, to avoid the possibility of soft clay creeping around the edge of the ceramic blank.

 

[jamesjkim]

May I ask where you got the stack guide?

@Sparkynutz makes some.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...mixed-game-cards-rack-adapter-inserts.116680/

 

[ekricket]

to avoid the possibility of soft clay creeping around the edge of the ceramic blank.

I’d recommend not softening or pressing that much. I don't care what size or color your blanks are, if you are creeping plastic you are ruining chips.

You have to be very careful with chips that have been “flattened”. Sometimes the results turn out less than ideal and people pass them off without disclosing this. Happens too frequently.

 

[demonnic]

May I ask where you got the stack guide?
Do you wrap the blanket around the clamped chips?

If you have your own 3d printer then One Eyed Dollar made their models freely available for noncommercial use recently when they shut down 3D3P. https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/3d3p-wrap-up.127558/

If you don't, @Sparkynutz is definitely the way to go. Or even if you just don't want to mess with getting the print right yourself, though they developed their models independently so also worth checking their page out to see which design you prefer too.

 

[Sparkynutz]

If you have your own 3d printer then One Eyed Dollar made their models freely available for noncommercial use recently when they shut down 3D3P. https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/3d3p-wrap-up.127558/

If you don't, @Sparkynutz is definitely the way to go. Or even if you just don't want to mess with getting the print right yourself, though they developed their models independently so also worth checking their page out to see which design you prefer too.

I also sell the blanks with mine, have two versions that I send both so you can use whichever type of clamp you prefer.

 

[Himewad]

If I were flattening 39mm chips, I would recommend using 43mm ceramic blanks.

If I were flattening 43mm chips, I would recommend using 47mm ceramic blanks.

To avoid the creep.

 

[Sparkynutz]

If I were flattening 39mm chips, I would recommend using 43mm ceramic blanks.

If I were flattening 43mm chips, I would recommend using 47mm ceramic blanks.

To avoid the creep.

My regular jigs fit 39+43mm
and larger size to flatten 43mm was designed to use 46mm ceramics which is what I sell and have on hand. They were slightly cheaper than the 47mm ceramics.

 

[Himewad]

My regular jigs fit 39+43mm
and larger size to flatten 43mm was designed to use 46mm ceramics which is what I sell and have on hand. They were slightly cheaper than the 47mm ceramics.

I’ve never heard of a 46mm ceramic. Nice.

 

[Goldfish]

Question for anyone with experience flattening hot stamps.

So I now have a hot stamp set that is going to be milled and relabeled. Some of the chips are slightly warped. The question is how do hot stamps hold up during the flattening process? Should I wait until after the chips are milled and relabeled?

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

 

[Colquhoun]

Question for anyone with experience flattening hot stamps.

So I now have a hot stamp set that is going to be milled and relabeled. Some of the chips are slightly warped. The question is how do hot stamps hold up during the flattening process? Should I wait until after the chips are milled and relabeled?

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

I think it would be best to flatten first, so that the chip lays flat for the milling process.

 

[allforcharity]

Flatten first.