IDEA !!!!!! How about chalk under the microscope

Enigmaticul

Enigmaticul

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One of the guys on the az forum suggested i do a chalk analysis under the microscope to find???? I guess the composition.

The idea is great and i like it but what would i look for. At the end of the day chalk is glorified sand and since i am no sand expert i am reaching to the community for help.

I assume that the humidity levels in the chalks makes a difference because other wise i cant explain why kamui chalk is so "creamy" and master is very "powdery"

This is the chalk i have now that i will investigate

Kamuy- red
Predator 1080
Blue diamond
Master Blue
Master green

If you have some other type of chalk that you would like to contribute let me know.

These are other brands that i know exists but i dont have.
balabuscha
nir
triangle
kamui blue
silver cup


Let me know if other brands exist.
 
Well, I may be the only one, but I don't see chalk as a part of a cue - I guess the argument could be made that you could play without a tip just as easily as you can play without chalk, but I don't "install", shape, or otherwise have anything to do with chalk.

IMHO, If there is interest looking at chalk under the microscope, it might be better suited in a different forum.

Flame on if you like

My 2 cents,

Gary
 
true but....

The reason why i put if here is because this is where the innovators/builders are. Bassel/Tom/Tod/Hightower all invented great billiards related products so i can see one of them creating a new brand of chalk. I am not saying that other forums don't contain pioneers but i this this one has the highest concentration. I will stick to this forum for now but i really appreciate your input and i always like being surrounded by devils advocates in order to keep me focused and alined.
 
I would be interested more in the typical ingredients of a chalk. What I expect to be part of, is some kind of abrasive powder (aluminiumoxyde - corund) and something that is the main part like a paste etc. and a color additive. How is chalk made? What do you guess?
 
I love the idea...

I think that the grits are different...among the makers...and even among the colors...

Wouldn't know how to measure the grit size...but it may be visible under magnification...

And, I'd even say magnify it on a tip (or variety of tips)...to show how well the coverage and adhesion is...before and after a shot...among the different brands...

I guess, I'm just a cue nerd...all together...Love the game, Love collecting cues, Love learning about cue builders, and their history, always being a student of the game...and now that I've got more time on my hands, a chalk freak...
...man, I need a life...!!!

And, I know it won't make a difference in anyone's opinion...but it's just fun information to play with...
 
Yessssss I got people that share my "nerdiness" . I am in the middle of finals week in college but as soon as I get done I will get it done. Also I ordered some microscope blank slides to prepare the chalk analysts better. I was thinking that if I take pieces of chalk and I crush them maybe I can get a better view.
 
I as well suggest you open a thread in the Main Forum. First, chalk is really inappropriate in this very section since it has nothing to do with cuemaking. Next, you will get more views and response.
Kamui has several pictures of a kind for comparison of their brand with "other brand" chalk. Their pieces are round and of equal shape generally, "other" are sharp and differ in size.

Since you asked about other brands you did not list, here are a couple:
- World Legend (Raymond Ceulemans) for Longoni, same manufacturer as Blue Diamond
- "Russian" Magic Chalk (not Russian at all ;))
 
chalk

I used to work in a place where they made blackboard chalk. I only remember that it was in a mixer and a liquid added making it very wet like mud. Then put in an oven and dried while in molds. You probably could make it in the kitchen? If you knew the ingredients which are probably easy to find out.
 
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