It does look like that. I wanted to illustrate how many chips there are. The green is completely covered on an 8' table
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Kid_Eastwood
4 of a Kind
In the same category, you've also the "Dunes Commemorative" which can still be found at Spinettis.
I bought a set of these back in 2014.
I bought a set of these back in 2014.
AfterHoursRob
Waiting List
I got these around 2005. I started with a sample of each color of the different NexGens and chose the Lucky Bee for my cash set. I bought a bunch of white, blue, red, and green and added labels. The yellow faux clay is used as a 10¢ chip for craps so that 60¢ bets can be made.
I am trying to develop my sets of chips. I have purchased about every sample set and more. I recently purchased a sample set and stack of Nexgen Remix Pro Clay Poker Chips from thepokerstore.com. I wanted to try them because they have a square edge unlike the chamfer edge of the china clays and they have a very fine knurl texture that keeps them from sticking to each other too much. I received them and they are definitely more plastic like than the china clays and they are very slippery when stacking them. I sanded each side against flat 600 grit sand paper for a few seconds. I also cut down the edges of with a 1000 grit sponge sanding pad.
After sanding and cleaning they are now my new favorite chip other than a nice Paulson or ClassicPokerChip. They are less than 1/10th the price. The factory edge of the Nexgen Remix was sharp. It was a clean edge with no flashing but still sharper than I would like. After sanding they are very smooth and have constant and nice friction between them.
After sanding and cleaning they are now my new favorite chip other than a nice Paulson or ClassicPokerChip. They are less than 1/10th the price. The factory edge of the Nexgen Remix was sharp. It was a clean edge with no flashing but still sharper than I would like. After sanding they are very smooth and have constant and nice friction between them.
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merkong
Full House
Do you own other Nexgens? I also got a sample of these and I have to admit, I was underwhelmed. I think my biggest gripe was the weight followed by the chip just feels different than any other Nexgen I've handled. You're right though, the price is spot on. I'm going to go shuffle my sample stack right now because I am a Nexgen fan and just finished packing up my tournament/cash crossover set for the post office.
merkong
Full House
Tell me more the sanding. Was it to tame that edge or roughen up the face for some friction in the stacks.
After shuffling these again I might poke around and see what they’re going for.
I sanded both to soften the edge and to smooth the face. Primarily I sanded to smooth the face. When sliding a stack of factory chips face to face I could feel and hear a grind. It was very small imperfections that protruded up that would grind against the knurl of the mold. I like the knurl most cheap chips do not have that. I did a very light sanding with a very find 600 grit sand paper. I placed the sand paper on a flat metal plate and the rubbed the face of the chip on the sand paper for a few seconds. This would not roughen up the face. Visually you cannot tell the difference between sanded or not. It would smooth out the high spots of the face. Essentially it would do what lots of usage would naturally do. After sanding, washing, and drying them they were smooth when sliding them together similar to my used casino Paulsons. They did not have too much friction or too little (in my rather uneducated option).
I do not own any other Nexgens. These Nexgen Remix are not compression molded clay chips. In fact it looks like the imperfections in the edge spots are deliberate and are identical to each other. Every chip has the same imperfections in the pattern. I had to study them closely to determine that. No player would notice that.
They are a small amount lighter than my used casino Paulsons. Average of 10:
Nexgen Remix = 8.65g each. (only 5% less than my Paulsons)
Paulson Horseshoe Indy (used 2 year old active) = 9.15g each
Bank China Clay Apache Poker = 9.23g each
Amazon Dice Chips = 10.52g each
I bought a sample set and a whole barrel of the "Nexgen Remix Pro Clay Poker Chips" so I could play with them.
One thing I don't like about the Nexgen Remix is that the edge spots cover 50% of the edge. So from the side it's not clear if it is a orange chip with blue spots or a blue chip with orange spots.
I do not own any other Nexgens. These Nexgen Remix are not compression molded clay chips. In fact it looks like the imperfections in the edge spots are deliberate and are identical to each other. Every chip has the same imperfections in the pattern. I had to study them closely to determine that. No player would notice that.
They are a small amount lighter than my used casino Paulsons. Average of 10:
Nexgen Remix = 8.65g each. (only 5% less than my Paulsons)
Paulson Horseshoe Indy (used 2 year old active) = 9.15g each
Bank China Clay Apache Poker = 9.23g each
Amazon Dice Chips = 10.52g each
I bought a sample set and a whole barrel of the "Nexgen Remix Pro Clay Poker Chips" so I could play with them.
One thing I don't like about the Nexgen Remix is that the edge spots cover 50% of the edge. So from the side it's not clear if it is a orange chip with blue spots or a blue chip with orange spots.
philhut
Flush
Re:sanding
My lucky bees when new had a significant amount of plastic flecks around the colored edgespots. Over time they all wore away. I suppose sanding would be another way to remove them. After a game or two the flecks were gone and I alternated black and or yellow as high value chips to get them all in play. They were used primarily as tourney chips.
My lucky bees when new had a significant amount of plastic flecks around the colored edgespots. Over time they all wore away. I suppose sanding would be another way to remove them. After a game or two the flecks were gone and I alternated black and or yellow as high value chips to get them all in play. They were used primarily as tourney chips.
merkong
Full House
mine are so old I can’t remember that far back lol. Gotta be early, early 2000’s.
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merkong
Full House
I want to share a quick video I made that illustrates the before and after of the light sanding. You can hear the difference. You cannot see the difference. They look identical.
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merkong
Full House
As far as NexGen’s are concerned my preference is Lucky Bee, 8000, 8002… No love for the Pro Remix.
Since I recently prevailed (as intended) in an auction and tabled the fruits of my labors in Session 144 (594 overall) I thought I’d toss a pic or two in the thread.
Good luck.
Since I recently prevailed (as intended) in an auction and tabled the fruits of my labors in Session 144 (594 overall) I thought I’d toss a pic or two in the thread.
Good luck.
Glad to see them being put to use! We may need to join forces at some point for a super-duper-Minnesota-Nexgen game of some sort!
merkong
Full House
Not sure why I didn't catch that you were a MN chipper. Shoot me a PM and we should chat.
merkong
Full House
NexGen Pros? - Ok, we'll allow it although not a huge fan...
I have plenty of black 8002
I think I'm good with just the 1 barrel I already have, unless you selling the entire set of 8002s
Good idea on the sanding, I took a very very low grit to just the edges of my 8000s and it seemed to big a big difference. Much smoother to shuffle.
nope, I was looking for them long timeI think I'm good with just the 1 barrel I already have, unless you selling the entire set of 8002s
dylanthepiguy2
Pair
How does the feel of NexGen compare with China clays? I know people always say get samples but I live in New Zealand and shipping cost of Fortune
not all the NexGen feel the same
8002 series are made with a softer plastic material but in my experience that makes them more durable
AlbinoDragon
Flush
If you are thinking of the Tina chips that are seen a lot around here and are from the group buys @justincarothers runs, those aren't China Clays but are ceramic chips. Ceramics are going to feel and handle differently than the NexGens.
Proper China Clays were at their peak 15-20 years ago and unfortunately aren't easy to find in quantity anymore.
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