[jillybean]

mycroft, on 2025-March-06, 16:43, said:

I don't think the full-face number cards would be readable (the dealer just looks at one corner).

The Jumbo Index cards work. But that may not be big enough.

The player gave me a pack of cards they use, they are these Bicycle Jumbo cards. I will keep my fingers crossed that they are compatible with the dealing machine and boards.
We use the plastic flip top boards in the dealing machine and the standard cards are quite loose.

After discussing this with others, the plan now is to put a full set of boards with the Jumbo cards in play, and wait for the groans and grumbles.

[pescetom]

 barmar, on 2025-March-07, 17:33, said:

Do you also need special boards? When hands are put into standard metal boards, it's a tight fit, so thicker cards wouldn't fit. The plastic flip-open boards that can be fed directly from dealing machines are not so tight, do they accomodate the braille cards as is?

No we don't need special boards: we use the plastic flip open boards that are standard for dealing machines and as you say they are not tight for the cards at all (to the point where the top cards from the end pockets can slip out if the board is carelessly handled).
I've never seen a metal board, but then I haven't been playing that long. We did once have square plastic boards and I've also seen a soft plastic strip with four envelopes.