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How It's Made: Playing Cards

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:54 am
by GlobalBoosterHunter
I am a sucker for this series but I have only just come across this episode.

Apologies if it has been posted before but a tour of a Cartamundi facility where they show you how they make playing cards is surely worth a second viewing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsrrMgotapQ

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:53 pm
by CHaPuZaS
I found this video really interesting. It solves a pair of doubts that I will add to my Counterfeit-Avoiding articles.

Good job!

PS: Now looking at how the 2€ coins are made...

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:59 pm
by psrex
Thanks for posting. That was really interesting to see everything in action.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:57 pm
by Neuron
Interesting of course! I came across that one after watching it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Kt7CHA8ug

It's about the United States Playing Card Company, which printed Alternate 4th Edition. Enjoy!

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:17 pm
by cataclysm80
Interesting that USPCC puts its own glue on the cardstock, while Carta Mundi gets their stock ready to print.

I was surprised that USPCC stamps each card individually for corner rounding. I like the Carta Mundi stamping a whole stack better.

I noticed that neither video mentioned the clear top coat that is on the cards.

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:10 pm
by GlobalBoosterHunter
Neuron wrote:Interesting of course! I came across that one after watching it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Kt7CHA8ug

It's about the United States Playing Card Company, which printed Alternate 4th Edition. Enjoy!
Just spent an entire evening watching YouTubes on playing cards, not a bad way to spend an evening but I am sure there was something else I was meant to be doing...

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:26 am
by dragsamou
Hi Members

This is also an interesting article from 2011 of the full process for a MTG card back then:
http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazi ... eature/146