From The Chip Vault Archives - A Look Inside Major Clay Chip Manufacturing Facility (3 Viewers)

[TheChipVault]

if I recall correctly 25 years ago the cost of an edge spotted inlay casino chip was somewhere around 60 cents to purchase.

Digging thru my notes I found this memo on Paulson pricing from 2/2008

Market price is :

Base solid chip 39mm :

- Hot stamped : 60 cents

- decal : 70 cents

One to 8 edge spots : add 8 cents

More than 8 edge spots : add 15 cents

43 mm : + 8 cents

Standard UV pigment in inlay (printed) or in edge spots (in clay) : + 5 cents each

Two different inlays : +7 cents

Paulson charges an extra 20% if order below 1.000 chips

 

[LeLe]

Paulson charges an extra 20% if order below 1.000 chips

That's barely enough chips for a set

Market price is :

Base solid chip 39mm :

- Hot stamped : 60 cents

- decal : 70 cents

One to 8 edge spots : add 8 cents

More than 8 edge spots : add 15 cents

43 mm : + 8 cents

Standard UV pigment in inlay (printed) or in edge spots (in clay) : + 5 cents each

That is Tina chips Pricing

 

[Poker Zombie]

That's barely enough chips for a set


That is Tina chips Pricing

So in 16 years, tinas will be a little over $1 per chip.

New chippers: you have been warned!

 

[ChipMonster]

Digging thru my notes I found this memo on Paulson pricing from 2/2008

Market price is :

Base solid chip 39mm :

- Hot stamped : 60 cents

- decal : 70 cents

One to 8 edge spots : add 8 cents

More than 8 edge spots : add 15 cents

43 mm : + 8 cents

Standard UV pigment in inlay (printed) or in edge spots (in clay) : + 5 cents each

Two different inlays : +7 cents

Paulson charges an extra 20% if order below 1.000 chips

I wonder what that would be today

 

[WedgeRock]

Paulson charges an extra 20% if order below 1.000 chips

So that's why the NAGBs order so many chips...

 

[ChipMonster]

So that's why the NAGBs order so many chips...

Hmm that must be exactly why…

 

[LeLe]

So that's why the NAGBs order so many chips...

I sure it's not because of the 300% markup profit margin

 

[AfterTheFact]

I was the 50th like, next pic please

 

[ekricket]

I sure it's not because of the 300% markup profit margin

“But my kid needs braces, and I need you to pay for them”

 

[chopper]

Im lost somewhere in the Rumsfeld Matrix of known unknowns

I’ll ‘like’ first, learn later

Thanks for the posts!

 

[TheChipVault]

That's barely enough chips for a set

That was per denomination and back in 2008.

 

[jamesjkim]

Moar please

 

[Sparkynutz]

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Any info or pics in lathe or how it's clamped or centered?

 

[LowerBama1714]

PIC #1

In the beginning... God created clay...
Well not actually clay at all really. A composite mixture of materials. If I can locate the HCE formula I'll post it. Formulas from manufacturer to manufacturer have changed over the years but they are similar if not fruits of the same tree.

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This isn't a very exciting pic... 50 likes and I'll post the next image probably the next day if I'm around.

Looks like clay to me…and cotton.

 

[ChipMonster]

 

[UniLover]

 

[SteveEH]

Any info or pics in lathe or how it's clamped or centered?

No I only got the 2 pics I posted.

 

[TheChipVault]

Moar please

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yup.. hit 50 yesterday. pic will come today.

 

[doublebooyah85]

This is like strip chip poker…

 

[TheChipVault]

This is like strip chip poker…

Just an exercise in patience.

 

[TheChipVault]

Why so sad @Poker Zombie ?

 

[SwissChip]

Great fred!
Thanks for these glimpses into chip manufacturing.

The whole factory tour please!!! ; )

 

[TheChipVault]

Pic 2 - It's Time To Make The Donuts​

Lets get 50 likes to proceed.

 

[Sparkynutz]

Pic 2 - It's Time To Make The Donuts​

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What is that machine?
Some type of mixer?

 

[TheChipVault]

5th column clearly reads "cotton"

I major ingredient in compression molded chips from HCE was CELLULOSE powder. Cellulose powder comes from wood pulp or cotton lint.

 

[WedgeRock]

I major ingredient in compression molded chips from HCE was CELLULOSE powder. Cellulose powder comes from wood pulp or cotton lint.

 

[GreekRedEye]

I major ingredient in compression molded chips from HCE was CELLULOSE powder. Cellulose powder comes from wood pulp or cotton lint.

So...would you say they put about 10oz of cotton fiber or 3 pounds of 10oz weighted cotton fiber in each batch? Asking for a friend.

 

[SwissChip]

Damn - you only can ‚like‘ once at the time…

 

[maxim_666666]

Any info or pics in lathe or how it's clamped or centered?

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/machinery-issue-affecting-some-orders.109762/

 

[BEANO52]

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