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09-15-2008, 10:26 PM
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I know there's been a lot of discussion about split edgespots from ASM (see this thread http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/custom...plit+edgespots). I've got a few, but thankfully not many. After the first 24 hours I never noticed them again.
Why I bring this up now is that I stumbled onto this older thread about chip manufacture http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/histor...clay-chip.html. It shows the edgespots being inserted into the base chip. They look like 1/4 edgespots, and look pretty solid.
It explains why and how edgespots would get squished during the compression phase of manufacture, but I can't resolve how edgespots would "split"  |
09-15-2008, 10:35 PM
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More dense base color material squishing into less dense spot color material when put under many tons of pressure I think is the explanation
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09-15-2008, 10:39 PM
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congrats on passing 15 dimes JM... I'm such a noobie.
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09-15-2008, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by develvjd-  congrats on passing 15 dimes JM... I'm such a noobie. | lol I didn't even notice till afterwards! I'll have to give away the paulson factory when I hit 20!
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09-15-2008, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by JM More dense base color material squishing into less dense spot color material when put under many tons of pressure I think is the explanation | ...yeah, but I would have expected it to displace the edgespot, rather than break it in two right down the middle.
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09-15-2008, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mistakenly ...yeah, but I would have expected it to displace the edgespot, rather than break it in two right down the middle. | Well I'm guessing that since the whole thing is compressed in the mold, it has no place else to go. And since its being compressed from the top & bottom, the middle migrates, kind of like an oreo. Maybe JimB will chime in if he sees this.
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09-16-2008, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by JM More dense base color material squishing into less dense spot color material when put under many tons of pressure I think is the explanation | I'd lay my money with this explanation.
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09-16-2008, 09:40 AM
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After seeing the link in the OP I definately want a chip w/o any edgespots in it!!
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09-16-2008, 10:53 AM
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Sorry all, I gotta do this...
[rant] I can't believe how big of an issue this has become. It is almost as irratating as the lead issue. I could understand if it affected the chip, but it is and has always been an issue with clay composition chips regardless of manufacturer. If it bugs you that much get a casino set of Bud Jones. [/rant]
I really like the chips in the OP's link. I think it adds character and shows that these things are hand made. They are sweet.
- Couga
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09-16-2008, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Couga I really like the chips in the OP's link. I think it adds character and shows that these things are hand made. They are sweet.
- Couga | I didn't think he was complaining, just asking how/why. I like them too, each one has a unique look.
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