I started where everyone else did, trying to find the actual item: Dosimeters. I compiled several photos of them but not the actual item.

I started my chalk holder conversion by heading back to Lowes and buying some #8 finish washers in stainless steel. 5 for .88¢



Some Rust-Oleum metallic brilliant metal finish #7251 (cobalt blue) spray paint.



Some 5-minute epoxy. All together including my chalk holder #74541.



I am going to make 4 chalk holders for my officer's uniform so I spray painted 4 of the finish washers.




I popped off the rounded white cap off of the end of the chalk holder and filled it with 5-minute epoxy just in case I sand through it on the next step.




Waited for the epoxy to dry and sanded it flat.



I then touched it up with some aluminum spray paint I had lying around so it would match the body of the chalk holder.



I then popped the painted cap back onto the chalk holder and super glued the painted finish washer onto the now flat top of the chalk holder.




I am a little closer to the actual item shown below. Might try shortening the pocket clip but I think it will be close enough for now.

Got the rest done... well, so far they're done:

As I said on the legion board, these are excellent! and a low cost alternative to the real thing (especially since the real dosimeters are so hard to come by now).

where do you get the chalk holders? Those look great!

I had to go online to find the same ones.

This is a great little how-to!

I found aluminum chalk holders through amazon.com but not .de and I had to get a friend to order them for me and mail them because they would not send out side the continental us. In the end I found other style dosimeters which can be altered easily enough to look more like the original so I am using both.

I found my chalk holders on an education supplies store...

I feel this is a very noob question but are those the same things on the Crewmens arm pockets

No worries, no questions are dumb questions except dumb questions They are indeed one in the same.

I tried this and my code cylinders came out pretty good. The only thing I did differently was that I found an aluminum washer to put in place of the plastic top. This I covered in aluminum foil cut a little bigger than the wash and wrapped around. I glued the foil down to the washer.

I glued the painted finishing washer on top of it. I think the aluminum foil gives it a worn look.

I'll post pcs up tomorow. I just need to add a better clip and they will be finished.

Christopher
Still Training At The Academy

Hey Fellow Pilots,

I just wanted to put up pics of my dosimeters. I used this tuturial. Of course, they are made of the infamous chalk holders. What do you think?




I have someone making me a pair of the most accurate clip I have ever seen, but it will take a couple of weeks because he is doing them in his spare time.

Christopher
Still Training AT The Academy
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