Thought I'd try making a few card clips, these are all experimental but we're getting there.



first aluminium (thats Al-u-min-e-UMM guys, not Ah-LOOO-mi-num LOL!) with spine swage works well and grips the deck firmly:



Second still aluminium no spine swage and a little too tight after applying red felt the clip is forced open by the width of the deck:

Hmm red felt on red close up mat, I thought that through!!


Dammit.... Next:



Aluminium with spade pip sandblasted on through a template, Also has mirrored vinyl back and red felt:



Still flares a bit


Arrgh! turn off the flash


There we go, mirrored back:


Carved out of a solid block of marble....


OK I lied these are mild steel with black felt interior and sticky vinyl exterior. they both work really well:



I don't think Joe Porper Has to worry any time soon but I'm enjoying making these and experimenting with them,

I actually had to make my own mini folding machine to be able to fully bend the metal back on itself with was a nightmare to begin with. Anyway what do you think? be kind, remember they are a work in progress under development!!

And no, they're not for sale!!!....

find a couple of packages of new decks waiting for you:
 




There was also blue, red and green crowns 2nd ed. and an Infinity

Oh happy days!!!

 

It was an old worn out deck anyway, she must have nicked it when I wasn't looking and then taken it to her bed for a nibble....!!

Who here has pledged on the Galvanic Deck?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1293645903/galvanic-playing-cards-design-by-sean-whelan

I have, I was just wondering who else, as the fund raising seems to be a fair bit slower than the Tendril Deck,

The Galvanic is an awesome looking deck and I'd love to see it get funded this time.

Vision (VSION) Deck?

I have a sealed Vision deck I'm willing to trade. Very rare only 1000 decks produced.

So what do you have?

Email I just received

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
 First off, we would like to wish you a happy 2012! Best wishes from the
 AFPCC and our mother company DarkSleightZ (It's eS productions)!
 
 Hereby the latest news on the Compass 822 decks of playing cards and the
 related pre-orders, as ordered by you. You may have already noticed it,
 but the cards haven't sold very well. However, there still is some hope to
 have the cards produced and sent to you in time, but you are in all rights
 to know what is going on so hereby a message explaining that.
 
 This is the last month we have left to have the cards produced. We do have
 a couple of sources left to get fundings from but it is a big question
 whether this will be enough and whether these sources think it is worth
 investing in this deck of cards.
 
 There are three possible scenarios:
 
 1) The production goes on and you will receive your order in the end of
 this month or in the beginning of February. They will then be shipped by
 emergency (express) shipping to be sure you receive them extra fast.
 
 2) There is a delay for one more month, depending on the external sources.
 
 3) The runs get canceled and you will receive a refund of the full order,
 including the payment service costs.
 
 If you would not like to wait for your order for another month, you can
 choose to cancel it in advance by replying with the phrase 'CANCEL'. Four
 months to produce playing cards from pre-orders is actually very common
 but of course we would understand this decision. Your money will then be
 refunded when the term is legally getting to an end at latest.
 
 However, if the cards will still be produced, they will likely end up a
 little more expensive than what you have paid for them. We mention this
 just to be sure that you are aware of that and will not regret any
 cancellation if you would like to purchase the cards afterwards.
 
 We are legally bounded to the first scenario (1). Therefore you will have
 to reply to this e-mail to make sure you approve the delay (2) or later
 cancellation (3). Do that by replying to this e-mail with the phrase
 'DELAY APPROVED'.
 
 Please do not worry. You will either receive your order or a full refund.
 Do not start a PayPal claim because this means the money will get locked
 and no one apart from PayPal will have access to it, which slowes down any
 progress (both the production or the refund). We are sure to handle
 everything legally and professionally, and provide you priority service to
 make up for all the trouble.
 
 Thank you for your understanding and we sincerely apologize for the
 inconvenience!
 
 Yours faithfully,
 
 The AFPCC