[BlakeC27]

I soon will be faced with the task of actually applying my custom labels to my "Lucky Bee" chips. This got me thinking, I don't want to just slap the labels on any which way there has to be some sort of uniform way that each label is placed on both sides of each chip.

What I am thinking is using the edge spots on each chip to use as a guide to line up with a certian aspect on each label. In this case the denom value centered on the same edge spot on both sides of the chip so if the chip is rotated horizontally 180 degrees both sides would look the same. For example:

Front & Back

My other option was based on my Replica WSOP chips, use the same denom-edge spot example as above but then split the two remaining edge spots with the denom value on the other side of the chip. For example:

Front



Back

So if rotated 180 degrees horizontally the label would appear upside down when compared to the other side. Does anybody have any other ideas or suggestions?

[HanahanStan]

I found it a lot easier to line up the denom with the edge spots. Just make sure those chips are clean and you work under a good light. One little speck of dirt will end up looking like Mt Fuji. If you're using vinyl labels keep a knife handy that's not to sharp, that way if you have to remove the label you don't cut it.
Good luck

[Ranman]

This is sort of freaky. Believe it or not we had a conversation on this at my regular game yesterday. I am a chip geek and am trying to educate my friends and bring them into the light in regards to chips, especially the virtues of owning and using quality chips.

Basically, I think it's just comes down to a matter of personal preference (or level of OCD you have ).

This thread piqued my curiosity so I checked a lot of my chips (real casinos and those available to the public) and the majority have randomly oriented inlays or designs. All the clays I have (Paulson H&C and house mold) are random. Many of my ceramics are coin aligned but smoe are random are random.

Whats interesting is the cheaper the chip (i.e. pre-labeled composite chips for the home market) the more they are made with aligned labels (either coin or non-coin aligned).

I have a set of labeled Bees and I prefer a coin labeled chip as in your second example. From what I have observed (myself and my players) the normal tendency is to turn a chip over vertically. Normally a chip was handled with one hand and flipping vertically is a more natural (or say ergonomic) motion. Even if using both hands the tendency was to hold the chip with one while turning it vertically with the other so the effect was the same.
If you do this with a chip labeled like you show in the first example you start with one label in the correct position and when flipped it's upside down. Personally, this would drive me nuts (not that I'm not already ).

When I labeled mine I found it easiest to start the first label with it aligned to an edge spot, flipping it vertically and putting the other one on. FWIW, It went pretty quick and smooth for me this way.

Sorry ablout rambling on.

Ranman

[MadeInDetroit]

Not rambling at all Ranman. Great post.

When I labeled my LV Nexgens, I lined up the labels using the edgespots as well. It's a good method to satisfy the OCD concerns and get that uniform look.

[PocketRocket]

Generally 3 mark chips would have inlays with one of the spots either at 12 or 6 o'clock (your preference, just keep it consistent.) As for the OCD portion, with any of the Nexgen chips, you might see a pattern of consistency as to how the marks line up when viewed from one side as opposed to the other, and you may even want to line those up as well (that's really getting obsessive, ... but I'll confess to doing that with the RPT chips. ) Just take your time in aligning them and applying the labels, it's easier than redoing them later, though it is time consuming.

You might want to take a look at http://www.chipguide.com to see how some of the casino chips are done, but given their high volume and mass production, they're not always aligned very well. They do have a section on the Oceania casinos as well.

[BlakeC27]

Thanks for the great advice everyone. I'll check my meds on the day and see how I get on, the first examle will be easy to apply but the second one will look better and I've only got 500 chips to label and I self medicate so it shouldn't be that bad.

[Wedge Rock]

On 3 spot chips, I prefer the mark at 12 o'clock (and 4:30 and 7:30) and opposed to six o'clock (and 10:30 and 1:30)...

If you are going to take the time to put the labels on, spend the extra time and line them up...

[BlakeC27]

Originally Posted by Wedge Rock

On 3 spot chips, I prefer the mark at 12 o'clock (and 4:30 and 7:30) and opposed to six o'clock (and 10:30 and 1:30)...

If you are going to take the time to put the labels on, spend the extra time and line them up...

Use the "E" and the "N" for the word "Tournament" to centre with edge spot at 12 o'clock?

[Sixpack]

Basically its up to how you like the look best. Here is how I did mine on the RPT chips. On the RPT chips some have 3 and some have 4 edge spots. I kept them the same from front to back with the edge spot on the bottom.

[BlakeC27]

Nice chips. How did you get on with your "High Voltage" design Six?