This is NOT a coffee cup!

TexasJeff · Nov 3, 2000

You forgot them RED ones

Harv · Nov 4, 2000

<font color=blue>Actual field test this weekend, but so far so good. </font color=blue>

NOT!!!

I was just packing the car for the trip -- brought the Chalkley Cup out and casually set it on the rear fender to free up a hand. When I picked up the cup again, the magnets stayed on the fender!!! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

What did we learn here? Don't use epoxy! Althought it is said to be very good at sticking to smooth, hard surfaces, it can't seem to get a good hold on the plastic used by Aladdin for these cups.

So I guess the mastermind for these cups was on the right track when he said to use "Goop" (Marine Goop, if you can find it). I'm re-gluing it right now so's I might be able to field test it Sunday afternoon.

This R&D stuff sure has its ups and downs. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

MattB · Nov 4, 2000

Thanks Harv, for the permission to use your pictures. We've added the Chalkley Cup to the website in our recently added customer's demontrations file..

It can be viewed at http://www.fieldlines.com/other/chalkley.html.
I would like to see a picture of it in use, on a tractor though...

Please send other magnet uses/ideas. We would love to see more of this stuff!

Cheers, Matt

gordon · Nov 4, 2000

WOW the Chalkley cup is famous!!!!
Who would have ever thought all this and its not even a coffee cup! Sure wish it was a coffee cup because I'd get one but since it's not I'll stick with what I've got for now. A plain jane coffee cup but it works for me./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Gordon

MChalkley · Nov 4, 2000

Matt - Cool page! (But I'm a little biased... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif)

Feel free to use any of my pics in the first part of this discussion. You may not want to because I technically didn't use your magnets, but if it's any consolation, I'm making a cup for a friend of mine and I'll be using yours for that one.

MarkC

MChalkley · Nov 4, 2000

Gordon - Not to worry - there's an Aladdin cup that holds about 16 ounces that'll be perfect for you. What do you think is a fair price for the "ForceField" version?

MarkC

MChalkley · Nov 4, 2000

Matt - I forgot to mention that one of the pictures shows the cup mounted on the fender of my tractor, which is, I think, what you wanted.

MarkC

MChalkley · Nov 4, 2000

Harv - See? When you decide to modify somebody else's design, sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

I'm sorry the epoxy didn't work, though. Truth is, if it had, I was considering using it on my Version 2. I think I'll stick with Marine Goop...

MarkC

gordon · Nov 4, 2000

Mark not to worry I've already got a twenty ounce version that I made myself last Christmas. When I bought the magnets from Forcefield I used one on the cup and it's held up well. Remember way back in this post when you first started the cup r&d that I wondered how long it would take before you got the hard drive magnets out?

Now a fair market price for a plain jane twenty ounce cup with a magnet base. I would say 6-8 dollars with no logo on the cup.

You could name it the Chalkey jr. or better yet the Chalkley poppa bear,Chalkley mamma bear and the 20 oz Chalkley baby bear Forcefield cup. Can you tell I've got kids./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Now the next thing that has to be perfected is the dust lid. I use a plastic small bowl that I swiped from the wife. It fits loose over the cup and keeps most of the dust out.

gordon