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New PSA holders..?
olb31
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Just received a kind of rare item. A 1974 OPC bob Gibson PSA 6, pop 4, with only 4 7's above it. The inside looks tighter, so tight I can't see the top and bottom centering. Not real happy that you can't even see whole card.
Anyone else having these issues?
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Pics would kind of helpful
Sounds to me like you have a card which exceeds size specifications and was stuffed into a standard holder.
Not sure if this is it but I noticed about a year ago PSA has a new material composite on SOME of their newer slabs... the material makes it to my knowledge that one can't really crack out cards without damaging the card... The slab flexes like rubber if one tries... bottom left of slab has like a 3 "letter" symbol verses 2...
I use a tile nippers on those. They are a little bit of a pain but you can remove the card. I think it's become more difficult to get the label out without damaging that in the new holders though. My recommendation is to just take your time and nibble off the entire edge on those and then they pop right open.
I don't really crack slabs, but i have often thought that the safest/easiest way would be to just get a plastic blade for your scroll saw and set it to the lowest setting to keep any heat down and you could easily slice off the top of the slab and crack it that way.
i wonder why noone has ever mentioned trying that. at least i have never heard of anyone doing it. seems a lot safer than using tile nips or tin snips etc. to crack them open.
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It would be hard to keep it on the sides but I’ve never tried that so…. I’m open to being shown the technique.
I’d imagine the reason is most people don’t have a scroll saw.
You guy are characters. I litterally googled "cracking a PSA slab with a train track" and came up short.
A band saw would be better with a continuous one direction motion, and longer blade to prevent overheating.
The scroll saw will cause a lot of vibration, and if the blade binds, it could grab, jerking the case up and down.
That’s why you have to coat your blade with Raccoon bile.
good point on the possibility of binding with the scroll saw
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you make a good point. I have had so many power and hand tools around for so long that i just assume that everyone has access to the same.
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ditto. My wife doesn't think I can do a project around the house without buying a new tool!
thats funny. I can clearly remember the day my grandfather cut off the cord to his circular saw, on purpose with said circular saw, because he needed an excuse for my grandmother to buy a new one!!!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
on a tangent, I have been jonesing for another Husqvarna Chainsaw lately. I wonder if i bet that would be the perfect tool to pop open a BGS slab. you know, those are really tough!!
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I've used these to snip the corner from a slab....for a friend 😀
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M12-12V-Cordless-Brushless-Pruner-Shears-Tool-Only-2534-20/323836198