This week I fabricated poker chips for each dollar value: $5, $10, $15 using copper tape rather than aluminum foil as a conductive medium. This method of construction was much simpler and much easier as the copper tape adheres to the poker chips and the leads of the resistors, minimizing the need for excessive solder to hold the resistor in place. In addition the dealer tray which will rotate was fabricated in the Makerspace using a 3D printer and holds a full deck and is slick enough that dealing one card at a time from the bottom of the deck is a simple and fast process.
The next step is to test stacks of the copper taped chips and see if the dollar values remain accurate. For the shuffler and dealer we need to print the shuffler trays and then begin assembling the motor and gear system inside the 3D printed system. The schedule is still on track to be completed on time.