What constitutes clay chips? (2 Viewers)

[Coyote]

Wait, I 'll have the wife do it, God willing

 

[Bacon Dad]

Wait, I 'll have the wife do it, God willing

Hope you don’t get home and find every one of your chips cut in half.

 

[MeridianFC]

A somewhat related:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...g-edge-spot-colour-inside.97277/#post-2013721

In the interest of science I'll break one of my BCC's just to see how it fits in with this discussion.

 

[Poker Zombie]

It’s flakier/fluffier looking than I expected.

Not sure why the face/rolling edge is so much darker than the interior.

Obv, Paulsons are made out of 3 Musketeers bars.

 

[Taghkanic]

Spot on

 

[BGinGA]

Obv, Paulsons are made out of 3 Musketeers bars.
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Story checks out.

But those bars are obv made in China given the plastic wrapper. North American-made ship in boxes.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Obv, Paulsons are made out of 3 Musketeers bars.
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Wait. There is cotton in a candy bar? Sheeeeet

 

[drdr]

Wait. There is cotton in a candy bar? Sheeeeet

Probably traces of cockroach too. If it's okay to eat probably okay too play with.

 

[Huskerchipper]

 

[Taghkanic]

Here are some additional photos of the interior of the damaged Aurora Star $2 chip, showing the spot color inside:

1) Pardon my torn up, calloused, jaundiced-looking fingers. I normally don’t notice how much my outdoor work roughs them up.

2) It looks like the interiors of the spot colors are pretty consistent with the exteriors. So the light, flaky, Three Musketeers-looking interior of the brown base color seems to be unique to that hue. Maybe the heat/compression applied to the outside darkens it?

 

[Poker Zombie]

 

[Coyote]

This is what the wife back in Athens could achieve through telephone instructions:

@David Spragg

 

[MeridianFC]

As promised here is a busted up BCC.

The edge spot is a little odd, but it is tri moon, so maybe that interacts with the clay somewhat differently. It seems like the base color pushes pretty deeply in to the spot.

As far as the base color itself, it seems consistent all the way through. Anything that looks like dark spots is just shadows I tried to get two angles on it.

 

[PlaidDragon]

Science is good.....!

....but broken chips make me sad.

 

[Dingdingding]

Half a C.W. Rice L-Mold (would guess these are from the 50s)

A look into what is most likely a pre-CPC/pre-ASM CSQ chip...

And while no leaded chip ever broke on its way to me or even on my watch, my girlfriend still found a way to take a look into leaded THC when she helped me with milling...

 

[Dingdingding]

Oh and here is one where I assume, that the Nevada Gaming Comission granted me a peek...

 

[BPTDirector]

Oil on the outside of the Paulson?? That could darken it a little I’d think.

 

[BGinGA]

It seems like the base color pushes pretty deeply in to the spot.

My experience is that different colors have different thermal properties.

Colors that soften at lower temperatures will 'give way' to those colors that soften at a higher temp when pressue is applied -- regardless of the relative position (base or spot).

Getting multiple colors with varying materials and characteristics to all play nice together in a single heat/pressure/time operation is just one of the aspects of chip-making that crosses from manufacturing into the artistic realm.

 

[LeGold]

my girlfriend still found a way to take a look into leaded THC when she helped me with milling...

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At least, she's thorough (or was it through? both?)

 

[MeridianFC]

that crosses from manufacturing into the artistic realm.

I was looking for a quote I had from years ago but can't seem to find it. I can't remember who said it (I think it was Jim Blanchard but am not sure) but it was along the line of "Paul Endy really knew how to make/do an insert (i.e. edge spot)". The gist of it being he could make even, good looking spots by feel as much as equipment.

 

[drdr]

Recently got hold of about 50 assorted LV Paulson chips. First time I've seen/handled Paulsons.
Found their texture less impressive than CPC. CPCs seem harder, more durable, feel more 'earthen' or real clay-like. Just more genuinely like 'clay'.
Maddening not knowing what the true composition of either is.