Try some of that $30 chalk, it never seems to dry out
Keeping your chalk moist
- Thread starter WillyCornbread
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I feel like I have no choice but to do this now, for science!
If I had $30 per cube chalk I would need to worry about it freezing because it will be a cold day in Hell before I spend $30 on a single cube of chalk.
True story: When I just started shooting 6-7 years ago I saw Kamui advertised for $30 per cube. I wondered how many pieces of chalk a "cube of chalk" contained because I thought that there was no way on Gods green earth that someone would spend 30 American dollars on a single piece of chalk. :scratchhead::scratchhead:I thought "cube" was like a standard industry term for a certain quantity of chalk, like a dozen eggs, case of beer, carton of cigarettes, etc... Imagine my surprise when I found out people where paying $30 for 1 little blue piece of chalk......:shocked2::shocked2:
My table is in our (my wifes) basement where we run a single dehumidifier during the warm season, its usually 50%-60% humidity and my chalk fades, looks white-ish on top. I started keeping it in a small Tupperware container when Im not shooting and that fixed my problem. (I gotta properly care for my 35 cents cube of Master chalk)
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I'd bet we've all spent $20.00 in worse ways than this.
I'd bet we've all spent $20.00 in worse ways than this.
You should try it. That shit get all over everything. You'll need a ball cleaner too
If there is air movement (a breeze) on the chalk, that will dry it fairly quick. But otherwise I am surprised that chalk would dry out in a basement.
I prefer a cigar humidor with a piece of bread in it for humidity control. Flawless if you wanna keep stuff moist.
I prefer a cigar humidor with a piece of bread in it for humidity control. Flawless if you wanna keep stuff moist.
Yeah, I have played opponents who used that "stuff". It looked like someone was practicing their painting skills with blue paint on the cue ball, I had to ask what kind of chalk he was using, it was in fact Kamui. No worries though, I do have a Diamond ball polisher, its the greatest thing since sliced bread. You would be surprised how many people that have home tables that wanna come shoot on my table, they come in carrying a set of balls too, and they are not for using on my table.
Put the chalk cube in the microwave, and set the timer for 2 minutes.
Do not pull it out when the timer goes off as the chalk cube will be in the neighborhood of 300ºF
Wait 20 minutes for the cube to degass and cool.
Presto, chalk is dry again, with a singed label.
Do not pull it out when the timer goes off as the chalk cube will be in the neighborhood of 300ºF
Wait 20 minutes for the cube to degass and cool.
Presto, chalk is dry again, with a singed label.
Now THIS is the way a distinguished billiards gentleman like myself should be storing his chalk!
Instructions unclear, looks like a smurf was murdered in my microwave... please advise.
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I'm kidding of course.
Hmmm, where I usually place it in line with the dehumidifier exhaust, but barely.. I'll have to test that.
Also - does anyone know if there is an easy way to test that? lol. Like to measure the dryness of the chalk cheaply just relative to other chalks?
It's the only way my research can be replicated in the future.
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Am pretty sure taste is the only way. Takes a lot of dedication.
You're on the right track, but you're also changing the chalk by nuking it. A microwave will get it too hot and, as mentioned, ruin the wrapper.
As as ol' timer, I'll share this - the Old School way of dealing with this issue is to BAKE your chalk.
Yep, place it right on a cookie sheet and put in LOW 200 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
Worked 40 years ago, still works today.
I've been doing this with chalk for decades.
-von
As as ol' timer, I'll share this - the Old School way of dealing with this issue is to BAKE your chalk.
Yep, place it right on a cookie sheet and put in LOW 200 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
Worked 40 years ago, still works today.
I've been doing this with chalk for decades.
-von
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You can pick em up at harbor freight at those prices in store
The guys who sold me Sang Lee chalk, it comes in a plastic case with a pack of desicannt at the bottom because they believed that moisture will kill the quality of the chalk.
So they swore that it should be stored back in case and kept dry with the desicannt always.
So they swore that it should be stored back in case and kept dry with the desicannt always.
What?
This doesn't make any sense to me. I have naked Master chalk - and it makes it work better. That certainly is not providing more himidity...
This doesn't make any sense to me. I have naked Master chalk - and it makes it work better. That certainly is not providing more himidity...