Lets back up a bit. I was just clearing up the fact that the inlays were being printed on paper & glued to the chip. That isn't to say there isn't a nice textured quality coating over top of it. I never said that ASM's process was any different from other manufacturers including Paulson because I assume they are relatively similar.
When I received my first ASM samples, with a bit of effort I was able to peel one of the "labels" off with a fingernail. Since then, I have seen several more of these chips, and while it may be tough to do with a fingernail, you should
easily be able to pick the edge up with a knife & peel it right off (no time-consuming hacking required). I have tried this same knife test with a Paulson chip, and gave up after a LOT more effort than was applied to the ASM.
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The inlay is silk screened/molded on
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Silkscreened? Do you know what this is? You keep referencing the fact that the inlays are screened/molded to the chip - I don' know what you mean by this. I do not know how the clear 'vinyl' coating is applied, but the paper underneath is clearly glued onto the clay.
Here are some pics of an ASM chip that I broke (with my hands - not easy though) - my last one too. It was either that or bake it...
Each "label" consists of a clear textured layer, a printed paper layer, and another paper layer that is glued to the chip.
The image on the left shows the clear "textured cover" that was peeled off the paper label (still stuck to the chip). On this chip, a lot of the printing transferred onto the clear layer, but on the first one I tried this on, it was much less (maybe because the chips were new then).
The image on the right shows the other side, where the white label was stuck on the chip, and the unseparated clear & printed layers.
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Originally Posted by Clonexx BTW I just called pokerchips.com again and asked Debbie how their inlay is put on the chip in case something had changed since the last time I asked the same question. I got the same answer.
They said it is put into the hot clay and then molded from there. I asked about it being a label that is just glued on with a screen over it and the answer was no.
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Oh, you spoke with Debbie, that settles it then. It is my experience that the majority of customer service reps out there don't have a clue how their products are manufactured, so relying on thier sketchy explanations does not help your argument any.
Again, my intention was not to discredit these chips, just clarify the fact that in the end, the inlays are basically just printed labels.
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