AZB Chalk Holder

So after several requests and PM's I have came up with some alternate designs that might possibly please everyone (I doubt it, but maybe). Anyways if you got to shapeways.com and just search AZB you will find 4 total designs. The original one that I posted, one that has a flat face for those of you with a magnetic personality, one with a simple hole in the bottom for you guys that like the stick holder but want it to be minimalist, and one for you people that want an extra piece out the bottom where you can hook a ring or something to it. So with that I hope I have everyone covered including the dorky league players (LOL).

Any questions just send me a PM

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Shannon.spronk said:
So after several requests and PM's I have came up with some alternate designs that might possibly please everyone (I doubt it, but maybe). Anyways if you got to shapeways.com and just search AZB you will find 4 total designs. The original one that I posted, one that has a flat face for those of you with a magnetic personality, one with a simple hole in the bottom for you guys that like the stick holder but want it to be minimalist, and one for you people that want an extra piece out the bottom where you can hook a ring or something to it. So with that I hope I have everyone covered including the dorky league players (LOL).

Any questions just send me a PM

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I went to shapeways this morning and it will sure get you to thinking. Thanks for introducing some of us to 3d printing. Your product creation is VERY COOL.

JoeyA
 
I just noticed that the metal kits that shapeways has for sale are ALL stainless steel, coated different ways.

Most stainless steel metal that I own has very little if any attraction to magnets of any kind.

Looking forward to hearing from any of you who get one of the metal chalk holders to hear if a magnet will hold to it tightly.

Thanks,

JoeyA
 
"Polished nickel steel" works GREAT with a magnetic chalk holder

JoeyA said:
I just noticed that the metal kits that shapeways has for sale are ALL stainless steel, coated different ways.

Most stainless steel metal that I own has very little if any attraction to magnets of any kind.

Looking forward to hearing from any of you who get one of the metal chalk holders to hear if a magnet will hold to it tightly.

Thanks,

JoeyA
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Joey (and shannon.spronk):

Just a quick note to let you guys know that I received my chalkholder yesterday -- Polished Nickel Steel -- and it works GREAT with my ChalkShark magnetic chalk holder. Additionally, what I like about this holder is that it holds onto a cube of chalk quite firmly, and even as you wear down the whole top surface of the chalk, when you push-up the cube (through the hole), it stays in that position even while you're chalking (i.e. the cube doesn't push/slide back down into the holder).

You'll recall I ordered the original design, with no flat faces except for the bottom (which has a hole). Even with this hole, the magnet holds onto the outer rim of the bottom surface quite strongly. However, I've just ordered the new design with the flat surface (on the "Z"-lettered side), and that should prove to be an even stronger hold, since the whole surface will be in contact with the magnet in the ChalkShark. And, what's nice about the placement of this flat surface, is that it's on the side of the holder, so you can place the chalk holder onto the magnet with the chalk facing upwards (towards the ceiling, as you're standing with the magnetic chalk holder on your belt), and not facing outwards to the side, as when the chalk is attached to the magnet by the bottom of the cube. The facing-up orientation would minimize chalk dust from falling out of the cube (onto your pants or the chair you sit in), and also minimize the cube itself from marking chalk lines onto anything you might bump into.

FYI to Joey: "polished nickel steel" is NOT stainless steel. It's just steel with a nickel coating, that's been polished to a sheen. So your concerns of reduced magnetic pull are a non-starter.

Can't wait to receive the new design! I'll write a review once I receive the new design, with pics to show how it works with a magnetic holder like the ChalkShark.

Hope this is helpful,
-Sean
 
I solved the weak magnet problems by buying some small rare earth magnets off eBay and gluing one to the bottom of the chalk holder. Scuffed both surfaces and used some gorilla super glue.
 
I am also a magnetic guy. I find that the half moon shaped magnets from hard drives are very powerful and work great. I use a leather belt clip and the plastic chalk holder. I put a few extra slits in the chalk holder to hold predator chalk. The hard thing is to get the magnet to hold to the leather. I have one chalk holder that stayed glued just fine, I think I used epoxy. But I also have a chalk holder of the same design that the magnet just stays stuck to the bottom of the chalk and also works great! Strong magnets.

I Like Joey's home fashioned clip holder. I never even considered gluing a washer to the bottom of the chalk. Excellent innovation!
 
PolarBear said:
I solved the weak magnet problems by buying some small rare earth magnets off eBay and gluing one to the bottom of the chalk holder. Scuffed both surfaces and used some gorilla super glue.
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CaptainDidactic said:
I am also a magnetic guy. I find that the half moon shaped magnets from hard drives are very powerful and work great. I use a leather belt clip and the plastic chalk holder. I put a few extra slits in the chalk holder to hold predator chalk. The hard thing is to get the magnet to hold to the leather. I have one chalk holder that stayed glued just fine, I think I used epoxy. But I also have a chalk holder of the same design that the magnet just stays stuck to the bottom of the chalk and also works great! Strong magnets.

I Like Joey's home fashioned clip holder. I never even considered gluing a washer to the bottom of the chalk. Excellent innovation!
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The problem with the method of gluing magnets onto the bottom of the chalk cube, is that you're doing this backwards.

See here for the explanation why:

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=4543852#post4543852

Summary: glue the magnet on your *belt clip*. Glue a bit of disposable steel (like a cutting from the bottom of a soup can; or a washer; or a circular steel knockout from an electrical box) onto the bottom of the chalk. This way, you don't have to now throw away the magnet when you've used-up the chalk, nor do you have to now try to rip/tear the magnet off, and have to scrape and clean the remnants of glue from that magnet to reuse it. A bit of disposable steel is just that -- when the chalk wears down beyond the ability to continue to use it, just throw the whole thing away.

Or, as I was explaining in previous posts in this thread, use a steel chalk holder (like the AZB chalk holder that Shannon.spronk designed and makes available) to hold the chalk cube, and let it stick to the magnet on your belt clip. The AZB chalk holder above is nice in that it lets you push the chalk up through the hole (underarm deodorant style) when the top surface of the chalk wears down, and the chalk holds in place in that position without sliding back down.

-Sean
 
My chalk holder is on order. Looking forward to my new gadget. :D

JoeyA
 
BTW, if anyone has the "small" LifeProof belt clip for the Iphones laying around at home and no longer wants them, I will recycle it for you and put it to good use.

Every so often the rare earth magnet will separate from the LifeProof belt clip no matter what epoxy you use, so having a spare belt clip is a good idea.

Once you get used to using the belt clip chalk holder, it is hard to play pool without it.

JoeyA
 
juegabillar said:
Sean, can you provide a picture of the holder, so I can decide to purchase or not???
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Sure thing, but I want to hold off until I receive the flat-faced version (couple weeks?), and this way I can take a picture of the chalkholder paired with a magnetic holder like the ChalkShark. (I'm not sure what benefit would be to take pictures of the original version, as that won't be my final solution. And, the CG/CAD picture shown above is very accurate as to what it looks like.)

As soon as I receive the flat-faced version of the chalk holder, I'll post pictures of what the paired solution looks like.

-Sean
 
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