Washer Chips

[Captn_All_In]

I had posted my chip labels a few days ago and wrote about how I use washers for high denomination chips. Well I worked out a stencil idea thanks to the help of my scanner and Picture It 9. Check this first test run out and let me know what you think. This is the silver $250, I also have golds ($500) in the process. I'll post when they are finished.



When I get a better cutting tool (used a utility knife blade) I will try another stentil that hopefully will be a little clearer.

[millrat]

Good idea!! I want a whole set. What, about 10 grams?

[R Deckard]

I think you should send a set to yeltzen for a complete, no-holds-barred review.

[smoore]

There's a spray that I want to call "stencil fixative" but I'm not sure about the name. It's basically a releasable adhesive so that you don't mess up your stencil by placing and removing it. This will help keep that bleeding down some... another piece of advice would be to make many light passes with the paint through the stencil, that also keeps the bleeding down. If it were me I would probably make a stencil out of a file folder and spray 8 or 10 chips at a time

edit: you could also sign each one with a sharpie on the back for "chip security"

[Captn_All_In]

These actually weigh more like 30g, and I dont want to think about how small the washer would need to be to make a 10g chip!!! ... ...

This washer is 1 1/2 (approx) across with a 3/4 hole!!! I should have the golds ready tonight!!

[Captn_All_In]

smoore....i like the idea of the fixative, I will see if I can find some, I tried the file folder and it seemed to swell up when I sprayed multiple times over it (it was another project, for my table) but I may have been spraying to much paint at one time!?!?? I will try the lighter coats when I add the same design to the backs of this set (I have 25 silver done on one side!) I hope to have all the silver's done and then move on to the gold ones, maybe get one side done tonight!!

[smoore]

Yes, if you're making a manilla folder swell with spraypaint you're using too much in one pass. The first few coats of paint should definitely "waterproof" it for the rest of the passes. For a totally opaque effect of black over gold I would expect to use 4 or 5 "quick" coats where I don't let it dry completely between passes.

[chipper57AA]

Just beware of those cheap plastic in the middle inserts. Makes these slugs sound like quality casino chips.

[Billjr13]

Just don't splash those bad boys on my new clays

[Captn_All_In]

Yea Chipper some guy wanted me to buy plastic inserts...I told him, no way I want the real deal man!!! Not some cheap imitation rip off.