latest chalk not sticking

instroke2

instroke2

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has anyone else noticed that Masters or Triangle, or even the Blue Diamond chalk seem like clay. I think all this Chalk is manufactured by Masters, but I could be wrong.

It doesn't grab to the tip, hard to describe, but it doesn't seem soft enough, can anything be done to make the chalk more softer? or just stick better?
 
Thank goodness its the chalk. I thought my stroke was going south. :grin-square:
 
I like silver cup. Not too soft and crumbly, but doesn't sound like nails across a chalkboard when you chalk hard.
 
You can soak it in milk for 24 hours and the put in a vise and....... sorry wrong thread:confused::embarrassed2::grin-square:
 
Cuebuddy said:
You can soak it in milk for 24 hours and the put in a vise and....... sorry wrong thread:confused::embarrassed2::grin-square:
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Dammit! I really should finish reading posts before I start doing things... Now I have an entire box of soggy squished chalk...

Brian
 
instroke2 said:
has anyone else noticed that Masters or Triangle, or even the Blue Diamond chalk seem like clay. I think all this Chalk is manufactured by Masters, but I could be wrong.

It doesn't grab to the tip, hard to describe, but it doesn't seem soft enough, can anything be done to make the chalk more softer? or just stick better?
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My wife has done extensive testing on various chalks. She has some white chalk believe it or not. She has looked at the chalk under magnifying glasses and tests the chalks year round.

Believe me when I say that the weather and time of year makes some Masters chalk perform better than others and vice versa when the weather changes. Our table is in a barn and is subject to all of these weather conditions. To get the colors the bondings/makeup of the chalk varies - as does how fine or course they are.
 
Chalk absorbs moisture from the air. 30 minutes in the (preheated) oven at 220dF will drive the water back out of the chalk.
 
jcommie said:
I like silver cup. Not too soft and crumbly, but doesn't sound like nails across a chalkboard when you chalk hard.
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thought i was one of the only ones taht actually LIKES this chalk, but i guess not! i prefer it as well, just wish it came in the pretty red wrapper, the wrap is so ugly on em! looks generic:mad:
 
Triangle is King in my book. Master is OK. Tried a box of Silver Cup once--threw it away. NTC?--forget it. So far, I'm not willing to spend $$$ for Blue Diamond.
 
whitewolf said:
My wife has done extensive testing on various chalks. She has some white chalk believe it or not. She has looked at the chalk under magnifying glasses and tests the chalks year round.

Believe me when I say that the weather and time of year makes some Masters chalk perform better than others and vice versa when the weather changes. Our table is in a barn and is subject to all of these weather conditions. To get the colors the bondings/makeup of the chalk varies - as does how fine or course they are.
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So what's the right humidity? Summer Winter Spring
 
I know the feel you're talking about, but I don't know any cure other than to try different cubes. Even if they're all stored in the same conditions, some cubes are gonna be better than others.

Can't stand silver cup, as it always feels exactly like you're describing... too dry and powdery, refuses to grab the tip, not soft enough. We got some kind of generic chalk from Seybert's (I dunno the brand, it just has seybert's on it) and I get the same issue with that stuff too.
 
instroke2 said:
has anyone else noticed that Masters or Triangle, or even the Blue Diamond chalk seem like clay. I think all this Chalk is manufactured by Masters, but I could be wrong.

It doesn't grab to the tip, hard to describe, but it doesn't seem soft enough, can anything be done to make the chalk more softer? or just stick better?
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I know what you are talking about. I tried to use some the other day and was wondering the same thing. I hated it. It was darker than normal and extremely hard. I felt like I was chalking my break cue.

I hated it and luckily had some of the older Master chalk in my bag.
 
Sang Lee

I just ordered a some Sang Lee Billiard chalk. I am not interested in the chalk but the cool plastic 3 pack box that it comes in. May even be good chalk..
 
if it seems like clay, then it has absorbed moistiure either out of the air or was given a bath or something to that effect.

as an alternitive to baking and serving it up with a nice lemon garnish, keep it stored in a piece of tupperware with one of those little cappsule things they tell you not to eat thats in pill bottles or those bags of beans in packaging. i think its called silca or something? anyway, that stuff is designed to draw moisture out of stuff and works really well.

and fyi. masters and triangle are both made by tweeten, silver cup is its own company and blue diamond by longoni.
 
Sometimes when the chalk doesn't grip the tip it's because your tip is glazed. Just putting it out there, not saying that's definitely your case.
 
socks said:
if it seems like clay, then it has absorbed moistiure either out of the air or was given a bath or something to that effect.

as an alternitive to baking and serving it up with a nice lemon garnish, keep it stored in a piece of tupperware with one of those little cappsule things they tell you not to eat thats in pill bottles or those bags of beans in packaging. i think its called silca or something? anyway, that stuff is designed to draw moisture out of stuff and works really well.

and fyi. masters and triangle are both made by tweeten, silver cup is its own company and blue diamond by longoni.
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Thxs, but where can you buy some of this silca? home depot?
 
instroke2 said:
has anyone else noticed that Masters or Triangle, or even the Blue Diamond chalk seem like clay. I think all this Chalk is manufactured by Masters, but I could be wrong.

It doesn't grab to the tip, hard to describe, but it doesn't seem soft enough, can anything be done to make the chalk more softer? or just stick better?
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Lick your finger, then rub your tip and then apply your chalk, I bet it will stick.
 
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