08-16-2012, 02:36 AM,
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campsawyer
First Lieutenant
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RE: DYI Counters
Self adhesive Mailing labels, good color printer, double thick single wall cardboard, paper cutter and good scissors. Oh yes, alot of time.
Really like the laser-cut rather than homemade, with the rumbling around the mail truck, I didn't even need to punch them out not even corner cutting, just ready to play.
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08-16-2012, 02:53 AM,
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plloyd1010
First Sergeant
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RE: DYI Counters
Tips? Why yes I do. You will need some graphic editing to get nice results. This will be a Q&D outline.
- Create a outsized cut guides on the front side, usually on a different layer. Flip the guide you just created and overlay it on the back layer.
- Remove\erase\color-over the counter lines on the back sheet. Those mess you up.
- Print and glue the sheets to heavy card-stock. I use manila folders. I also print half sheets for neatness.
- Cut out the sheets along the outsized guides. Mostly this creates manageable chunks.
- Glue the fronts & backs together. Be careful, but not having back lines helps cover mating errors.
- Now cut out the counters along the counter boundaries.
It is important to use a non-water based glue. Spray adhesive or rubber cement work well. I like to spray coat to counter sections with shellack or acrylic between steps 4 & 5. I only use a X-acto knife to make a scoring cut, I use a rotary cutter for the actual separation sections and counters.
I prefer the DYI downloads because it lets me make mods and fixes. It is also good for a few extra counters. Let us know if this helps.
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08-16-2012, 03:13 AM,
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JayTownsend
Colonel
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RE: DYI Counters
When I use to make counters this is how I did mine: first I copy them from the web-site on to photo paper, then I glue both front and back sides of the counters to a 110 lbs card stock copy paper, with a Permanent Glue Stick by Avery, then I glue both backsides of the card stock together, clip the counters and there you go. I have started to get better with it each time I do it.
The finished counter then consist of a photo paper front, two card stock middles, a photo paper back and all together they are just about the same size as a normal counter.
I buy all three materials; photo paper, card stock paper & glue from any local gocery store. So far, all my counters have held up, the oldest being about three years old. I think clipping the corners at the end of the process really helps to seal them together.
I don't plan on doing anymore homemade counters however. The last ones I did were for my own game design Nihon Silk. I am always happy with the results but just not the time it takes to do them.
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