tips shaped by chalk poll
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Cue Freak said:To the OP-- I'm not trying to be abrasive here (pun intended) but if you read that thread earlier, then you saw the riot it caused. Why would you start another thread about it, other than to get a rise...?...
nevermind
Funny you asked cuz i got a pm asking the same thing. I started it just to see how many ppl would agree or disagree to the statement. In the other thread it just seemed like only a handful of ppl would post their thoughts and opinion on it. I wanted a poll so i can see a tally of what ppl thougth even if they didnt feel like posting a response.
pharaoh68
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Cue Freak said:To the OP-- I'm not trying to be abrasive here (pun intended
nevermind
She asked because not everyone saw the other thread. She asked because the statement made (that started THIS thread) is the most ludicrous statement that has been made on this site to date (with the exception of Grassley telling me to pull my pants down and slide on the ice - :shrug: ) She asked because she wanted to know if everyone shared in this ridiculous thought or if there actually did still exist a small portion of posters here with a modicum of intelligence.
But if you feel a lneed to nitpick about someone's intentions, I'll join ya.
Why would you go out of your way to post your disapproval of this thread and its content, only to follow it up with the word 'nevermind'. By saying 'nevermind', you are expressing that you don't really care to learn the answer. If that's the case, why continue to post the question?!?!
You wanna nit-pick over someone's intentions??? Try not to make yourself look like a fool. It'll help your cause in the long-run.
pharaoh68 said:
Wow, more static. Someone PM me when something of value gets posted, please?
poolmonkey said:
No, while chalk is somewhat of an abrasive, it's so soft that it would take a 100 years to take a very small percentage off of a tip, most shaping of tips is done either by contact with the cue ball or intentional shaping/scuffing/tapping.
supergreenman said:
Actually, sir, billiard chalk is composed of some of the hardest materials on Earth. It's very fine and very good sandpaper.
Blackjack said:Don't sweat it, Jude.
I remember a few years ago people were laughing at Joe Tucker's "pitchfork".
Keep selling those tip shapers.
Oh well...
Here's some more static - from a recently Certified Tip Googan.
:shrug:
Thanks for the laughs Blackjack. It's amazing, we just had this discussion in another thread. We posted the exact make-up of chalk, went over their properties and concluded chalk is very abrasive and now it seems we have to start all over again here and what's more, to even more antagonistic rhetoric.
Pharoah - seriously, I thought everything was quashed between us but I guess I was wrong.
poolmonkey said:
Chalk is abrasive, and can reshape a TIP IMHO.:deadhorse:
pharaoh68 said:
Okay, cool. For a moment, I thought I was stuck in a Groundhog's Day movie.
Jude, you said it yourself.... very fine and good sandpaper. This is true, it is also true the Colorado river many thousands of years to carve out the Grand Canyon, the point I was trying to make was the compaction of the CB hitting your tip and the use of commercial scuffers and tip tappers have more to do with the shape of a tip than chalk.Jude Rosenstock said:
Respectfully yours,
SGM
Jude Rosenstock said:
No problem, Jude. I just went 10 rounds with some guy badgering me with PM's about "Blackjack Tips". He's still not convinced that the only "Blackjack Tips" that I sell are instructional.
I have some crappy slip on tips from K-Mart that I might send to him, along with a Blue Rosenstock Shaper.
My take is that you've taken a lot of heat from all of this, instead of trying to douse the flames with gasoline, just have fun with it.
:thumbup:
supergreenman said:
Okay, I think we're not talking about the same thing here. I'm not arguing the value of a tip shaper for a brand new tip. Of course, you need to shape it and chalk is way too fine to get the job done quickly. However, billiard chalk isn't "soft". It's not talc (commonly used in blackboard chalk). It's very hard and abrasive stuff. It's very fine AND since it's powdered so it breaks up quickly but that doesn't make it soft.
