How to get chalk out of a cue case?

Howdy All;

Why do I get the feeling that those plastic covers are designed to
test the tips security on the cue. They rely on friction and to an extent
suction to stay in place and then ya need to wiggle them off while they
are trying to hang on to the ferrule and tip. Doesn't make sense to me.
Obviously, my mileage varies from the norm??? That or I'm lookin' at
the other side of the turnip :unsure: :rolleyes: . chucklin'

hank
 
If it’s a cube of chalk just open the case and lay it on the floor. When no one is looking it will run out of the case and hide somewhere, usually a place that’s physically impossible to get to, and then everyone will look for it for hours!
 
Compressed air is by far the best answer. It will remove all chalk that is loose enough to transfer to your cue. Owning an auto repair shop with a robust compressor and a long blow nozzle on hand already makes this one perfect for my own situation. If a pool player stopped by and asked me to use my long nozzle and air to blow out their case I would oblige and probably your local repair shop would too.
 
If you don't have a reducer small enough for your wet/dry vac just take the smallest adapter you have, stick a length of garden hose(or any diameter hose) in it, and seal it with duct tape. You can then alternately suck and blow. I have one rigged like this when I flush out my water heaters every couple of years. I take out the bottom heating element, and use the hose to suck out the gunky stuff on the bottom
 
TheBasics said:
Howdy All;

Why not just put several layers of tape on the preverbal stick
run it down the tube, tamp it a few times, rip off that layer and repeat
until the tape shows no chalk?
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Sounds like a pretty good idea if you have some double-sided tape. I didn't.

The [dry] paper towels seemed to work okay. If chalk isn't coming off onto a paper towel, I doubt it's coming off onto my cue...
 
Bob Jewett said:
My solution is to own a butterfly cue case. They also work a lot better if you have an over-sized butt or a rubber grip.

BTW, Irving Crane told me to always put the shaft in joint end first (in a tube case).
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Yeah.

Well, my old (first) cue case was the big 1+1 tube that everybody has (or has had), that's divided in the middle and has a soft interior liner. It was easy enough to throw a shaft into it tip-first. The liner seemed to suck up any stray chalk, and the tube was big enough that the shaft didn't make a lot of contact with the sides as it was going in anyway. I used that case with the same shaft for ~5 years and didn't get any significant chalk buildup on my cue.

Now I have the 2+2 cue case that everybody has. The tubes for the shafts are pretty narrow and the surfaces are hard, so if you put a shaft in tip-first, it presumably deposits chalk all over the sides of the tube as it bangs its way down, and the hard surface presumably releases the chalk onto the shaft very easily. After a few months of putting my shaft in tip-first in this new cue case, it was absolutely disgusting.

So yeah, YMMV, but I'll be putting my shafts in joint-first from now on.
 
tomker said:
Sounds like a pretty good idea if you have some double-sided tape. I didn't.

The [dry] paper towels seemed to work okay. If chalk isn't coming off onto a paper towel, I doubt it's coming off onto my cue...
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I was thinkin' along the lines of Blue painter's tape, several layers with the
sticky side out and some more to hold it to the the stick of your choice.
Tamp it a few times or until full, rip it off and use the next layer until clean.
Double sided sometimes isn't available is why I went down the path I did.

hank
 
Get a dowel that fits easily down the opening in the case and try to dislodge it. Obviously it is stuck probably from trying to put the butt or shaft into the case.
 
Bob Jewett said:
BTW, Irving Crane told me to always put the shaft in joint end first (in a tube case).
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Barry Szamboti said the same thing to me some 19 years ago when I went to pick up one of his dad's cues. I also wipe off the excess chalk with a tissue or bar nap prior to placing the shaft into the case tip up...no issues.
 
Bob Jewett said:
My solution is to own a butterfly cue case. They also work a lot better if you have an over-sized butt or a rubber grip.

BTW, Irving Crane told me to always put the shaft in joint end first (in a tube case).
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I have been blessed with both an oversized butt and a rubber grip, but I can't see what effect owning a butterfly case would have on any of my physical attributes. :unsure: 😁
 
Here is how I keep chalk out my cases.
1. Wipe the tip with tissue paper. (or a napkin minus mustard, pickle and relish)
2. Rubber tip protectors. Black on shaft that came with cue and red ones on spare shafts.
3. Tips up in the case.
No chalk in this case!

Okay, I know I'm have OCD.
That's what happens to you when you are a CPA for 35 years. You should see my checkbook register.:LOL:
 

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hbend said:
If your talking about powder residue, I've taped wet paper towels to the end of a broomstick before basically making a large q-tip. Had to repeat it a few times, but it worked pretty well.
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tomker said:
Thanks for the idea. I just did this with my own cue case.

I didn't have a broomstick that was narrow enough to fit down the tubes, but I have a dowel that I bought from Home Depot to secure a sliding glass door, and it was the perfect diameter and length.

I taped a dry paper towel to one end using masking tape. (Use more tape than you think you'll need! You don't want the paper towel falling off in the tube.)

I would worry about a wet paper towel disintegrating in the tube. A dry paper towel seemed to pick up chalk pretty well. I repeated this process four times. The fourth paper towel basically didn't have any chalk on it, so I think the tubes are probably pretty clean.
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If the case is a Fellini style tube case, I would suggest caution about trying this. The felt inserts on at least some of those cases are only glued to the outer shell at the top. If the cleaning towel/rag grabs the loose part of the insert, it could detach and then you’ll have a serious mess.
 
Tried this today and it worked well:
  1. Get a driver or other long golf club shaft that has the adjustable loft adapter at the end (take it out of your club head or stop by a local golf shop and ask for old / unused shaft pullouts).
  2. Get some cleaning wipes without bleach and some rubber bands.
  3. Wrap one folded wipe around the adapter and place a rubber band above the adapter around the wipe.
  4. Insert slowly, twist at bottom and then remove slowly.
  5. Compressed air would be a good finishing step for drying and anything left...
 
The two best answers were already given... air compressor with a 30 wand ( of a length of 1/2 pvc will work), and clean your tip before putting it away.
 
i use a shotgun cleaning rod with a baby wipe through the rag holder. takes out all the crud.
then run a couple dry paper towels through it after.
 
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