Wasted chalk?

Geosnookery said:
I get a box of chalk now and then at the thrift store…maybe $1 for a dozen. I often hand out cubes when we play.

There’s usually a 4 or 5 on the rail of my Snooker table. Funny thing is they all end up accumulating at one end. I don’t pay attention to her brand but most are Masters.

Anyways, I just toss them. I have a lifetime’s supply. I’m frugal but no desire to leave chalk cubes for the landfill when I leave this earth in a couple decades.
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You ever see IRobot? The robots, for an unknown reason, muster together when in storage.

do do do do:alien:


Jeff Livingston
 
I checked my chalk inventory and I probably have 40-50 pieces of used chalk in a burlap sack that aren’t drilled or cored. It’s chalk I acquired over the years playing at various locations. My main inventory is a small collection of quality
chalks I keep stored in two small cartons. I took them out to see what’s in there because one tends to forget over time.

You don’t think about your chalk, or at least I don’t, ‘til I need some to play with. And since I lightly apply chalk to my
cue’s tip, the chalk lasts a long time when you brush it steada twisting & twirling the chalk making a big hole. And it’s
also messy as heck so why do I want to dirty my hands, the cue shaft or the cloth. Since all my cues use ivory ferrules,
chalk discoloration isn’t even a consideration but would be if the ferrules weren’t. So here’s what’s in my chalk locker.

Check out the Brunswick Willie Hoppe Chalk……can’t be many new unused boxes around I’m thinking. The National
Tournament Chalk is an excellent chalk & I’ve got a 1/2 dozen pre-flag Masters Chalk. I have a stash of Blue Diamond Chalk which is my all time favorite chalk plus some MC that I won at a raffle at a pool tournament awhile ago. I doubt I’ll purchase another piece of chalk for as long as I’m still around playing pool. But Dr. Dave proved all chalk performs the same as long as you chalk after every shot. If you can’t stick to that routine, then you need to use a better grade chalk.
 

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I’ve always used black electricians tape to wrap around the base of the cube then hacksaw off the top part. You can get a little more mileage out of the chalk that way.
 
I tried to solve the problem of wasted chalk by making a jig to cut off the hole with a hacksaw blade. I then glued the remainder to a 7/8x7/8 block of wood . Placed it in a magnetic chalk holder. Problem solved . STILL THROW AWAY NOW
 
I found my chalk under the table yesterday, sleeping.

Musta been wasted last night. The chalk, not I.
 
chefjeff said:
A guy on my team carries a big long rasp in his case. He swears by it.


Jeff Livingston
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There was one hanging in the wall in the Jointed cue for 30+ years until some rocket scientist decided to steal it. Worked great as a scuffer. Just had to be gentle or it would eat your tip
 
I've invented a chalk holder that I've been using several versions of for years and I must say:

YOU ARE ALL DOING IT BACKWARDS.


Jeff Livingston
 
I see others are like minded I also use a wood rasp as a tip taper mine is a 4 way rasp that when it's not needed I wrap it in a clean cotton handkerchief to keep things safe in my cue case .

I use the corners of the cube of chalk to gently brush it across the cue tip when I wear it down to the paper I tear I t off a bit at a time no big deal the funny thing is if I forget to pick it up during a game most folks won't use it and some even hand it back to me ha ha
 
jjspelman said:
Is there anything that can be done with the chalk after being used to this point (see pic). Seems like there is at least 1/3 of the block left and seems wasted.

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I've often wondered why chalk doesn't come in a lipstick type container. It could be retracted and put in your pocket.
When used up, a refill could be purchased.
 
Revlucjl said:
I've often wondered why chalk doesn't come in a lipstick type container. It could be retracted and put in your pocket.
When used up, a refill could be purchased.
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I made a similar one to that once. I fashioned it after the old school chalk tube holders. It's too hard to chalk that way, imho. Plus, the chalk sticks out or has to be screwed in or capped and is messy.

I made a neat one one time from a finger rubber that you can buy at the office supply stores. They're used for counting papers by hand...finger, actually. I glued on a small hunk 'o chalk on the end of it and put in on various fingers to experiment with during play. The problem with that one is the chalk, being on the tip of a finger, rubs against my clothes and makes a bigger mess. It looks cool chalking that way. though.

There's only one solution that I've found after many prototypes. It not only keeps the chalk handier than ANY other chalk holder, it doesn't require putting anything on the chalk itself. No magnets or anything to lose or leave behind. It holds all sizes, even octagon. It also automatically peels back the paper as you use it. It also keeps the chalk dust out of your case and off you clothes, etc.


Jeff Livingston
 
Revlucjl said:
I've often wondered why chalk doesn't come in a lipstick type container. It could be retracted and put in your pocket.
When used up, a refill could be purchased.
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There's a name for that, it's called a solution in search of a problem.
Chalk just has no real value. If one wants it takes very little effort to dress the top of the chalk on a block with say 80 or 100 grit sandpaper when it feels like it needs to be done. You do that until the chalk is no longer usable.
 
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