Interest in a new racking system? (1 Viewer)

[ProperPokerPlayer]

Hello, I have been a poker enthusiast since my boyhood, but new to this forum. I have hosted my fair share of games and tournaments and have used out some reamed out 1 1/2 Schedule 40 PVC pipe and pins to hold the correct stacks to start games. I.E in a cash game each pipe has 50$ worth of chips you show up give me the 50$ I give you a pipe and we are good to go. It helps greatly to speed up games and don't have to break and count chips with late commers. I have tried the 25 Chip clear acrylic tubes but they don't hold enough and the caps pop off easily plus the 40MM chips have a hard time getting in and out. Full racks for 100 chips is overkill and hard to transport. I finally 3D printed some tubes and they are working well but tend to break if they fall onto a hard floor full of 35 chips. I am considering starting to produce nice aluminum tubes with cutouts so you can still see the chips in there. I want them to fit at least 30 chips and still fit in the classic aluminum and eggcrate case. (Even though I also want to make a cool rack system). Any input? Or a product that exists that I haven't seen before? I have some engineering background and some manufacturing connections. Thanks for any input.

 

[Huskerchipper]

Yeah, that's been talked about and solved for quite some time. I have 50 of the U-line tubes. They hold up to 43 chips.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/starting-stack-tubes.30811/

 

[ProperPokerPlayer]

Thanks that looks great and is a way simpler solution than what I was looking into. How durable are they? I'm figuring I could produce an aluminum alternative for like $3.50 each and they would last forever but this you get 25 for 50 and I'm betting that'll last forever too.

 

[Huskerchipper]

I have used mine every month for almost 2 years without any breakage whatsoever. Which is saying something for some of the cavemen that attend my games

 

[ProperPokerPlayer]

Haha yeah I was looking for the best way to say drunk idiot proof. I like the cavemen expression better.

 

[Colquhoun]

Love it, Caveman™ Aluminum Stacker Tubes.

 

[ProperPokerPlayer]

I see 1 1/2 ID (38.1mm), then it jumps to 2 1/2 (63mm). I have mostly cheap 40mm please don't judge . I'm guessing these tubes won't work. Even though it seems 39mm are fitting fine??

 

[Huskerchipper]

40mm??? I have never heard of 40mm They fit CPC chips which can be slightly larger in diameter (depending on mold) with plenty of room to spare. I would not believe this would be an issue. If you give me a bit I can take a picture to share with you showing how much extra room there is for 39mm

 

[Huskerchipper]

You can see there is plenty of space on the top side of a 39mm chip.

 

[ProperPokerPlayer]

Thanks yeah that looks like plenty of room to spare I'm gonna order a set

 

[Bauce]

I just bought some 3 ball golf clear plastic tubes with 2 end caps on aliexpress and they seem to also work for poker chip tubes. A 43 mm barely fits in the ones I bought, but the 39mm fits very comfortably. Just tried it and can fit 39 chips in the tube, so 35 would fit comfortably.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...st_main.5.3e611802zFb5ur&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

I only paid $18.50 for 14 of them, so I thought it was a really good deal and also did not have to buy as many as I think you need to on Uline.

 

[Bauce]

A few pics are below. First 2 pics are with 39 chips. Last pick is with 30 chips.

 

[ProperPokerPlayer]

Thanks for the links I need the 25 and two sides with caps seems like the cavemen will struggle either keeping closed or losing caps. But is i need a few more then I'll go with the Ali express and give those out to the more civilized hooligans

 

[Huskerchipper]