Hot Stamping info/howto? (20 Viewers)

[demonnic]

I promise I did do a search and looked through 10 pages of results but could not find a thread with general advice on hot stamping chips. I'm a make it yourself sort for a lot of things, and between an upcoming CPC set I want to put hot stamps on and a limit set I'd also like to hot stamp, I'm considering if I want to get a machine and do them myself or not.

Does anyone have a link or resource handy for what specs I should be looking for in a machine suitable for poker chips and/or tips and tricks on being successful at it? Have started doing a bit of general research but some focused information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Josh Kifer]

I promise I did do a search and looked through 10 pages of results but could not find a thread with general advice on hot stamping chips. I'm a make it yourself sort for a lot of things, and between an upcoming CPC set I want to put hot stamps on and a limit set I'd also like to hot stamp, I'm considering if I want to get a machine and do them myself or not.

Does anyone have a link or resource handy for what specs I should be looking for in a machine suitable for poker chips and/or tips and tricks on being successful at it? Have started doing a bit of general research but some focused information would be greatly appreciated.

There isn't much. Past the few who have done it or do it.

 

[demonnic]

There isn't much. Past the few who have done it or do it.

At least it doesn't turn out I just can't use the search feature for crap. I'll probably have someone else do the cpc tourney set because I'd be more sad about messing those up as a newbie stamper. But I'm not sure anyone else would wanna take on overstamping the diecar limit set and even if they did I'm not sure if I can justify paying for the 2000 stamps on a set which isn't likely to see much use.

But I wants it, my precious.

 

[Tonystark137]

At least it doesn't turn out I just can't use the search feature for crap. I'll probably have someone else do the cpc tourney set because I'd be more sad about messing those up as a newbie stamper. But I'm not sure anyone else would wanna take on overstamping the diecar limit set and even if they did I'm not sure if I can justify paying for the 2000 stamps on a set which isn't likely to see much use.

But I wants it, my precious.

I sourced the chips for , commissioned a design for and paid for a rack of chips that were hotstamped by @Josh Kifer I'm pretty sure only a few people has seen. Most cause I haven't shown the off yet

 

[JMC9389]

Best to PM Josh or @ekricket and pick their brains. It seems like it's an art rather than an exact science. Believe @AK Chip has not so distant experience with it too.

 

[demonnic]

I sourced the chips for , commissioned a design for and paid for a rack of chips I'm pretty sure only a few people has seen.

Yeah, if it comes down to it I'll likely find a way, but doing the work itself gives me an additional layer of satisfaction and enjoyment in the end product too.

Best to PM Josh or @ekricket and pick their brains. It seems like it's an art rather than an exact science. Believe @AK Chip has not so distant experience with it too.

I was trying to avoid directly messaging and asking people who make a living or side hustle doing the work because I always feel a little tacky contacting someone and being like "tell me your secrets so I can not be your customer."

 

[Okku]

@Josh Kifer or @ekricket are the two best guys for that.

We have a larger machine here at work which could work, but not too sure since you would need extras for testing and more!

 

[demonnic]

@Josh Kifer or @ekricket are the two best guys for that.

We have a larger machine here at work which could work, but not too sure since you would need extras for testing and more!

Yeah, have a half barrel extra of the orange but no extra of the black and was expecting I would probably wind up a few chips short in a rack or two especially doing it myself. Have some other similar chips I was going to practice on to git gud first as well.

I did look at Spinettis and fired a DM @Spinettis Gaming to ask if overstamping the diecars might be possible there but didn't hear back so I assumed "no" and moved on.

 

[Okku]

Yeah, have a half barrel extra of the orange but no extra of the black and was expecting I would probably wind up a few chips short in a rack or two especially doing it myself. Have some other similar chips I was going to practice on to git gud first as well.

I did look at Spinettis and fired a DM @Spinettis Gaming to ask if overstamping the diecars might be possible there but didn't hear back so I assumed "no" and moved on.

Ah I didn't see that and my colleague hasn't been good at letting me know when you guys send PMs so I apologize about that.

I'll shoot you a PM

 

[Zaphod]

@demonnic OP - I've been having the same idea recently. As a diehard DIYer, I love the idea of getting some basic tools and tackling the project myself. Did you find the resources you needed to move forward with this project? A quick search on Etsy revealed a few custom and stock sets of dies that I could get set up for a reasonable cost. I would be curious to know what you learned.

 

[ekricket]

My biggest piece of advice is to not buy anything manual. You can’t control the pressure uniformly and you will get tired of pulling that one armed bandit 2000+ times for a 1000 piece set. If you are doing less than that it’s just not worth your time and effort to get up and running.

It’s like making your own poker chips - sounds great but stocking the materials, making the machinery, and pressing out 1-2 chips at a time just isn’t worth it for a few sets.

 

[Zaphod]

That sounds like extremely good advice. I wonder if I'll take it or attempt the frustration If you were to get a set hot stamped, which vendor/supplier would be your pick?

 

[doublebooyah85]

That sounds like extremely good advice. I wonder if I'll take it or attempt the frustration If you were to get a set hot stamped, which vendor/supplier would be your pick?

Josh Kifer is a member and specializes in it. He did my defoil/restamp.

 

[ekricket]

That sounds like extremely good advice. I wonder if I'll take it or attempt the frustration If you were to get a set hot stamped, which vendor/supplier would be your pick?

Do you already have chips?

 

[Zaphod]

Do you already have chips?

More than I need... but none that would be good for hot stamping. Other than the clays (which are more than I want to pay for this experiment), which sorts would work best for it?

 

[ekricket]

More than I need... but none that would be good for hot stamping. Other than the clays (which are more than I want to pay for this experiment), which sorts would work best for it?

Unless you mill - shameless plug for @Josh Kifer - hot stamping is pretty permanent. Which means you end up with a lot of useless chips if you are just farting around.

If you just want to kinda see what it’s about come to either mine or @Josh Kifer meetups. You can see how it works and how fast you can end up with a colander of useless chips!!