[d_p]

Well, pic anyways. And I never said it was a good one!

Anyways, I think it has a LOT of potential with some nicely-designed custom stamps.

The Staz-On colors are Opaque Cotton White on the purple chip, Opaque Blush Pink on the black chip and Midnight Blue on the yellow chip.

[bmwguy525]

Are those completely dry? In the pic it looks like it's still a little wet. I'm eager to see what it would look like with small text and denoms, as that's what I would use them for. But it looks like the texture of the chip just isn't gonna let anything stick to it in any great way. Is this the same stamp stuff from the other thread?

[d_p]

Originally Posted by bmwguy525

Are those completely dry? In the pic it looks like it's still a little wet. I'm eager to see what it would look like with small text and denoms, as that's what I would use them for. But it looks like the texture of the chip just isn't gonna let anything stick to it in any great way. Is this the same stamp stuff from the other thread?

Completely dry... overnight even. The blue ink on the yellow chip does look wet, but that's just the flash.

I would think you might have trouble with very small text, but not larger stuff. I bought another stamp to try out. It was a.... ummm... what do you call the compass thingie on a map? The NSEW pointer thingy? Anyways, it has the NSEW letters and they showed-up very well, but the stamp overall was just a tad too large so I don't have any pics of those.

But, if you are thinking that these will show incredibly fine detail like a printed label, then you will be sorely disappointed. But, if you want a very inexpensive and fast way to add a little security and uniqueness to your chips, I think it will work very well.

Yes, this is the same ink as the other thread... Staz-On... and it is VERY permenant. You will NOT be getting this stuff off the chip. Well, maybe with paint thinner or something, but certainly not with normal chip usage.

Give it a try... you can buy a pad of the ink for $8 to $11, the opaque's being $11, and a test stamp for about $5 or less. And heck the chips themselves are only $0.045 each. For $20 you can try a set of 20 chips and see how you like it.

I think I am going to buy a stack of 20 chips and test out some edge spotting using the StazOn ink and a modeling paintbrush.

[bmwguy525]

First off thanks for the thoroughness of your explanation of the test, that's greatly appreciated. Now that edge spotting might work, but then again you lose the solid look that a lot of people love the faux clays for. I'm kinda sad that the clarity of the stamps can't be honed in, but then again you shouldn't really be expecting much from a stamp and ink pad huh? I might have to think about doing this with just denoms.

I wanted to do something like this , but it looks like I might have to settle for this with the stamps . Would the stamps come out clear enough with just the denoms do you think or from your results would the numbers still be too small to be clear?

[Captn_All_In]

Excellent!! Thanks for posting the pics d_p!! I am gonna have to find this stuff ASAP!! It will be a real nice touch to add to my really large set of chips!!

Hey bmw....you might want to think about losing the "tournament" part. The rest might work out nice. On one side just put the denom in large print, then on the obverse put "Charles's Place." That would be a sweet chip!!!

[d_p]

IMHO, you may have trouble with the first one there, but only with the "Charles' Place Tournament" text. I think the "100" on that chip will show nicely. The denom-only will work just fine. I like Captain's suggestion of one side with the denom and one side with the text in larger print.

But here's what I think... buy a stamp at your local scrapbooking store that has some smaller text on it and try it out to see what happens. I think with a little trial and error you will find a combo that works well.

Here's another view. Maybe this will help...



And here's a fun stack I made, just for ha-ha's. Faux Clays stack REALLY well as you can see...

[warewulf]

If you use any kind of ink, it's going to wear off. Probably fairly quickly with use. I guess you could re-stamp them when that happens though.