Rounders & Chesterfield............. (1 Viewer)

[David Spragg]

I know but possible fundraising option. Especially with Hollywood desires and pockets.

One of the issues is that there are no companies still in existence with the tooling to produce a mold.
Some more recent enquiries indicated the cost could be 2-3 times what we first thought. Just not feasible.

 

[CantSpellPoker]

Just one man’s (worthless) opinion, but plain textured mold would grab my interest much more than any other mold, even with any necessary design changes that came with it.

 

[SeanGecko]

Loving this. Thanks for bringing this up! Also please make a quarter. Please! Thank you.

 

[arch3r]

Just one man’s (worthless) opinion, but plain textured mold would grab my interest much more than any other mold, even with any necessary design changes that came with it.

+1 So much this.

 

[CantSpellPoker]

Loving this. Thanks for bringing this up! Also please make a quarter. Please! Thank you.

Yeah, so I don’t have to agonize over customizing one myself and trying to figure out what color to make it!

 

[JoeBGo]

There should be a Chesterfield Club hot stamp tourney set to go along with the cash set

 

[timinater]

In for samples Plain mold would be excellent.

 

[Darson]

Personally I would stick as close to the original as possible with minimal changes so either change the denom colour or maybe make the green diamond in the logo blue (or both):

 

[Tommy]

One of the issues is that there are no companies still in existence with the tooling to produce a mold.
Some more recent enquiries indicated the cost could be 2-3 times what we first thought. Just not feasible.

See if Adam wants an addon then tell him what is needed to get the Roman mold back in service.

 

[Forty4]

See if Adam wants an addon then tell him what is needed to get the Roman mold back in service.

Worst case is he engineers a new mold.

 

[BGinGA]

Worst case is he engineers a new mold.

Out of duct tape.

 

[Mr Winberg]

Personally I would stick as close to the original as possible with minimal changes so either change the denom colour or maybe make the green diamond in the logo blue (or both):
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So far I like this idea the best. It keeps the number of colors consistent. I feel it looks more like the original than when changing the denom color.

On a less serious note, you could remove the logo and text altogether and replace it with a bear. Nothing says "Rounders" like a bear.

 

[5aces]

Hasn't existed for 10 years.

But is it possible? If I remember correctly you still have the mold but it has a high lack of production. An old school Rounders set on the Roman mold would be great even it would be more expensive than the standard molds.

Scrowns?

Would be my second choice as well, but looks like there is a lot of interest for the plain mold to keep it as close as possible to the original.

 

[Meddler2]

Poor image but....

 

[David Spragg]

But is it possible? If I remember correctly you still have the mold but it has a high lack of production. An old school Rounders set on the Roman mold would be great even it would be more expensive than the standard molds.



Would be my second choice as well, but looks like there is a lot of interest for the plain mold to keep it as close as possible to the original.

EVERY cup in the mold has completely worn out and the centers have collapsed. The hob and master dies don't exist anymore.
I repeat it is TOTALLY UNFEASIBLE. To recreate from scratch, in hardened machine steel, even if you could find a manufacturer, you are talking $60k and up + the extra $15k worth of stuff that has to go with the cups to make a mold. Then the weeks of lost factory time setting it up and testing it, maybe another $20k cost.
This is hardened machine steel, not something that can be cast or CNC cut. Nothing else will withstand the temperature and pressure needed to extract every last micron of moisture out of the clay. (well maybe the stuff they build space rockets out of would)

You also have to remember we run at 100% capacity. Anything produced on a new mold is at the expense of another order on a different mold. To stand a chance of getting your money back the chips would have to be $20 each

 

[David Spragg]

UPDATE

We've done some more mockups and talked to some of the people that expressed interest.
The denom color change doesn't work. I've shown it in black and green on the $500 and it's not good.
No-one wants the colors of anything else changed.
So I've come up with 2 options.
Original artwork on Jockey mold
Original artwork less denom symbols on the original plain mold.

 

[timinater]

I have no interest in a full set, just samples, but I think no denom signs on plain mold is killer!

 

[David Spragg]

Unless there was sufficient demand for full sets it would be a non-starter.
When I've made the final choices I plan to put them on the website with a 2 or 3 month window for advance orders (with deposit).
If there is sufficient demand we go ahead.
After that if people want their own custom varieties at full prices that's fine, just like the bears.

 

[SuckoutKing]

Loooove the plain mold, non-denomination version! Wow

 

[5aces]

EVERY cup in the mold has completely worn out and the centers have collapsed. The hob and master dies don't exist anymore.
I repeat it is TOTALLY UNFEASIBLE. To recreate from scratch, in hardened machine steel, even if you could find a manufacturer, you are talking $60k and up + the extra $15k worth of stuff that has to go with the cups to make a mold. Then the weeks of lost factory time setting it up and testing it, maybe another $20k cost.
This is hardened machine steel, not something that can be cast or CNC cut. Nothing else will withstand the temperature and pressure needed to extract every last micron of moisture out of the clay. (well maybe the stuff they build space rockets out of would)
You also have to remember we run at 100% capacity. Anything produced on a new mold is at the expense of another order on a different mold. To stand a chance of getting your money back the chips would have to be $20 each

Maybe I am wrong, but this sounds like a NO to me regarding to the roman mold.

 

[SeanGecko]

Maybe I am wrong, but this sounds like a NO to me regarding to the roman mold.

So you're saying there is a chance......








No

 

[David Spragg]

Maybe I am wrong, but this sounds like a NO to me regarding to the roman mold.

Well it's about the 10th time I've repeated but somehow people always seem to think they read something different

 

[Forty4]

Well it's about the 10th time I've repeated but somehow people always seem to think they read something different

I just keep hoping I catch you on a good day.

 

[Chris Flynn]

Love this thread and could be very interested in a Chesterfield set. Now, how about Swan Meadow?

 

[CantSpellPoker]

Just threw this on Netflix to catch a better look at these, since I’d really only paid attention to KGB’s chips in the past.

So damn clean. Plain mold or bust, in my (worthless) opinion.

 

[David Spragg]

Just threw this on Netflix to catch a better look at these, since I’d really only paid attention to KGB’s chips in the past.

So damn clean. Plain mold or bust, in my (worthless) opinion.

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Way late. I got it off Netflix 10 days ago. Only watched it once so far though.

 

[CantSpellPoker]

Way late. I got it off Netflix 10 days ago. Only watched it once so far though.

Oh, I had already watched it shortly after Netflix made it available, trust me. But that was before you started this thread, so this gave me another reason to put it back on lol

 

[David Spragg]

Oh, I had already watched it shortly after Netflix made it available, trust me. But that was before you started this thread, so this gave me another reason to put it back on lol

I hadn't watched it since way back when it came out!

 

[arch3r]

Just threw this on Netflix to catch a better look at these, since I’d really only paid attention to KGB’s chips in the past.

So damn clean. Plain mold or bust, in my (worthless) opinion.

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How come it looks like there is no '$' symbol on those chips?

 

[CantSpellPoker]

How come it looks like there is no '$' symbol on those chips?

Interesting, I didn’t even pick up on that.