Tina chips question (7 Viewers)

[creepychips]

Newbie question. Sorry if this is answered elsewhere...

Can you fully edge to edge print Tina chips the way you can with chips from BR Pro? All the Tina chips I see seem to be hybrids with labels, but I'm leaning towards getting fully printed chips like the Dia De Los Muertos ones from BR Pro but with custom art.

If you can do this with Tina chips what mold would you use?

Thanks for the help!

 

[SteveEH]

Yes. Tina also has "no mold" and "cards mold" (non hybrid ceramics).

Most prefer and would recommend hybrids.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

As Steve said, plain mold or cards mold. Here are some of mine.

Cards mold tournament chips:

43mm no mold textured Bounty chip:

 

[upNdown]

All the Tina chips I see seem to be hybrids with labels

You've probably seen plenty of edge to edge printed ceramics from tina and just not realized it. The majority of PCFers seem to have their ceramics printed to look like traditional clay chips (instead of taking advantage of the possibilities of edge to edge printing, like Dia De Los Muertos.)

 

[RedDirtBo]

My "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" chips designed by @mattross1313 Are edge to edge printed Tina textured no molds.

 

[EastCoastCali]

Another example, printed on cards mold.

 

[creepychips]

Ah, I see it now. Thanks for the info, and the pics, I definitely thought those were stick-on labels until you guys explained it.

 

[mattross1313]

My "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" chips designed by @mattross1313 Are edge to edge printed Tina textured no molds.

 

[creepychips]

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

You've probably seen plenty of edge to edge printed ceramics from tina and just not realized it. The majority of PCFers seem to have their ceramics printed to look like traditional clay chips (instead of taking advantage of the possibilities of edge to edge printing, like Dia De Los Muertos.)

Even if they are printed to "look like" clay chips with edge spots, they are still printed edge to edge. Point to OP is that you can literally have almost anything printed on Tina chips, whether they are hybrids or not.

 

[creepychips]

Even if they are printed to "look like" clay chips with edge spots, they are still printed edge to edge. Point to OP is that you can literally have almost anything printed on Tina chips, whether they are hybrids or not.

Oh, wait...that goes for the other molds as well? Not just cards mold and no mold?

 

[Colquhoun]

Oh, wait...that goes for the other molds as well? Not just cards mold and no mold?

These are no-mold...meaning the entire face is flat, but I made a faux mold to look like it is pressed into the chip.

 

[Bacon Dad]

These are no-mold...meaning the entire face is flat, but I made a faux mold to look like it is pressed into the chip.

And well done I might add!!!!

 

[RedDirtBo]

Oh, wait...that goes for the other molds as well? Not just cards mold and no mold?

My understanding is that there are issues with color matching between the label and chip on the hybrids, not to mention getting the labels lined up correctly, so it is technically possible, but probably not the best in practice.

 

[4SUMERZ]

I absolutely love my Tina No Mold Mirage chips.

 

[200 Motels]

Can I ask the owners of Tina's Textured No Mold 43mm chips...how many spinner do you run into? I have Anita Textured No Mold 43mm but was gonna give Tina a shot for my next set.

 

[Colquhoun]

Can I ask the owners of Tina's Textured No Mold 43mm chips...how many spinner do you run into? I have Anita Textured No Mold 43mm but was gonna give Tina a shot for my next set.

On mine, it’s about 1 per barrel, sometimes 2.
They really only spin when I try to spin them, the stacks don’t seem wobbly.
Doesn’t bother me at all, but might for some.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Can I ask the owners of Tina's Textured No Mold 43mm chips...how many spinner do you run into? I have Anita Textured No Mold 43mm but was gonna give Tina a shot for my next set.

The more I play with them, the more spinners appear. It may be because I use them more, but my Tina cash set has way more spinners than my other-China tournament set, both 43mm no molds. I would advocate against printing on no molds, instead preferring the recessed inlay types with less surface area.

I love my cheap custom no molds but you can't slide a barrel of nickels an inch before they topple. My players don't care because they don't know better but it would frustrate any serious player.

 

[200 Motels]

Thanks for the replies gang. Same with the 43mm Anita sets I've ordered. About 1 or 2 per barrel.

I found the hybrids with the recessed center to be kinda slippery. They look great but they seem less ceramic and more of a plastic. Is there a ceramic they offer with a recessed center? Feels like that would be the sweet spot.

 

[watson]

what is the weight of the tina chips?

 

[GhostsWithToast]

They look great but they seem less ceramic and more of a plastic.

Ceramics are actually made of a very hard plastic, not real ceramic.

 

[200 Motels]

Ceramics are actually made of a very hard plastic, not real ceramic.

I think I understood this, kind of like clay chips aren't really 'clay'. But you know what I mean, the hybrids have more of a click sound, vs the clink sound that a 'ceramic' has. Maybe it's cuz of inlay?

 

[BGinGA]

I think I understood this, kind of like clay chips aren't really 'clay'. But you know what I mean, the hybrids have more of a click sound, vs the clink sound that a 'ceramic' has. Maybe it's cuz of inlay?

The recessed center area, the plastic-laminated label, and the reduced surface contact area of hybrid ceramic designs all contribute to a sound that is not as high-pitched as the standard "clink" or "tink" of full-face-printed ceramic chips.

It's not quite the "clack" of clay chips, but certainly closer to that than to ordinary ceramics.

 

[MrPOKA]

Hello to everyone!
Can someone give me a link for TINA website please?
Thank you!