…..or wipe the chalk off the tip and shaft before you put them away.To eliminate this in the future get some tip covers.
My tip covers arrived today.To eliminate this in the future get some tip covers.
Sounds like a pretty good idea if you have some double-sided tape. I didn't.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?
Yeah.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).
I was thinkin' along the lines of Blue painter's tape, several layers with theSounds 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...
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.BTW, Irving Crane told me to always put the shaft in joint end first (in a tube case).
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.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).
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.
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.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.
Bingo. Somebody finally got it right!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.