Hot stamp questions

deputyfl · #1 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 03:22 AM

I have had a few personal chips made to trade out to people. Im out at the moment so i need to have some more made. I want to do a hot stamp chip but i do not know how to go about getting some made.

What companies are making custom hot stamped chips?
What kind of cost would i be looking roughly at say about 200 chips?
Do i need to have my artwork in B&W?

davejs1671 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 05:05 AM

I am sure others will have more advice for you but I would say take a look at some of the newer posts with the ASM hourglass hot stamp chips. I have seen a few sets and they all look amazing to me. Oh I really like the hot stamp T Molds ( http://www.holdempokerchips.com/products.asp?cat=62 ) that I have seen also. The T Molds really have some great colors and I love the way they handle and feel. Good luck with whatever you decide.

deputyfl · #3 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 05:21 AM

thanks davejs1671. I will contact holdempokerchips today to find out more!!
I started to put somthing together but im not shure this would work or if its too much for a hot stamp?!?!?!?

MarkC79 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by deputyfl

thanks davejs1671. I will contact holdempokerchips today to find out more!!
I started to put somthing together but im not shure this would work or if its too much for a hot stamp?!?!?!?

I don't think HPC will do a custom stamp (I may be wrong though). You will have to buy the tmold blanks or asm hourglass blanks and send them to someone who will stamp them (suckoutking or jsmithjr732 here on chiptalk).

BTW, I think that stamp looks good. I"m not sure about the detail in the palm tree branches but you can ask one of the stampers what they think.

kmalsom · #5 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by deputyfl

thanks davejs1671. I will contact holdempokerchips today to find out more!!
I started to put somthing together but im not shure this would work or if its too much for a hot stamp?!?!?!?

It will work pretty good, the leaves could be made slightly simpler and it would probably work better, but it will work as is. (hopefully it's done in Vector format as it will come out cleaner if it is)

FlopZnuts · #6 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 08:26 AM

I think BCC has a minimum of 300 chips and $100 for the stamp. Your best bet for that small quantity is to buy the blanks and have Suckout KIng stamp them. I think he said he could get a stamp made for $50.00.

SuckoutKing · #7 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 08:44 AM

Design looks good. As Kari said the leaves look like the only part that might not come out perfect other than that I like the way the image is spread out. Sending a PM with further details.

deputyfl · #8 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 07:47 PM

i worked on the palm tree and smoothed out the palms. Will this work better? ALSO, i added some text, will this be too much?...
It looks like i need to find some cheap chips to hot stamp. So it will be a bit before i jump into the project.

kmalsom · #9 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 11:09 PM

That should work better, as far as the letters if you could put a little more space between them it would be better. or use a slightly thinner font. It'll work as is, the letters might just join together a little bit.

deputyfl · #10 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 11:35 PM

First off, THANKS for yalls help!
Here it is with thinner letters. Is this a little better?
Also, im still hunting down some blank chips to use. I waiting to hear back from the company that made the flower mold to see if they have some left overs in their wharehouse and im seeing if David Spragg has anything laying around