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Card/coin mat material

Postby Sanukk » Jun 12th, '16, 17:10



Hi Guys,

I'm after a mat for card and coin practice at home, I want to make it myself rather than buy a ready-made one as it's for a specific area and I very much doubt a bought one would match the dimensions I want.

Most of the mats I see on YouTube seem to be either felt or rubber, more than that I can't really make out. What is the general current consensus on material? How thick should I be looking at? Anything else I should be aware of/avoid?

I did do a search, and although there are quite a few threads on mats, I couldn't see any that answered these specific questions.


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Re: Card/coin mat material

Postby Lady of Mystery » Jun 13th, '16, 15:16

They're neoprene usually, you should be able to get hold of sheets of it from ebay for not too much money.

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Re: Card/coin mat material

Postby bmat » Jun 13th, '16, 16:42

I would avoid them. Sure they are nice, make things easier in certain situations. The catch is you suddenly become confined to the mat, all your work becomes waist level, unless you are sitting down, then most of your work will have to be done sitting down. Another question is where are you going to be performing. Restaurants? It is difficult to move all the plates and stuff to make room for your mat? Walk around? The mat becomes useless. Close up? how close working on a mat restricts anyone just a few seats back. Unless you are working at a set place and will always have access to a clear table or are bringing your own mats become a problem logistically. And if you are practicing on one but not performing on one, then why? It will just mess you up down the line.

Just food for thought.

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