parts cleaner--sonic

shag766 · Feb 7, 2012

any input on a small ultra sonic parts cleaner. i have seen them work on big stuff and i was impressed. i get into wrenching on some old stuff and when you are done there is a bunch of fastners left but filthy. i am looking for a smaller one just to throw fastners in to remove the grime. thnx

detmatt1 · Feb 7, 2012

Not sure I've heard of a sonic cleaner, I have a tumbler from Eastwood that works very well, removes grime, rust, paint. Fasteners and small parts come out almost looking as if they have been media blasted.

Red63440 · Feb 7, 2012

I use to have a parts cleaning tank that had an air line plumbed into it. It had two pipes mounted on the bottom of the tank with small holes drilled into them. You put your small parts in the steel mesh basket and placed it over the pipes. I think it used less than 10 psi to keep the cleaning fluid bubbling over the parts, it worked very well.

shag766 · Feb 7, 2012

2 interesting methods. making me think.

Meep-Meep · Feb 7, 2012

I have a few ultrasonic cleaners that I use for my turbomolecular pump repair business and they work quite well. There are different frequencies depending on what you are removing and you need to follow some protocol when using them or you can cause damage. And they are not cheap, especially the big ones. I have a 5 gal bench top one (style 15 next page) that I use for cleaning carbs.

Here is some good info (scroll down past the media stuff) http://www.mcmaster.com/#ultrasonic-cleaners/=g5itnc

Ron 73 · Feb 7, 2012

Red63440 said:
I use to have a parts cleaning tank that had an air line plumbed into it. It had two pipes mounted on the bottom of the tank with small holes drilled into them. You put your small parts in the steel mesh basket and placed it over the pipes. I think it used less than 10 psi to keep the cleaning fluid bubbling over the parts, it worked very well.

I had almost the same thing, used it for years when i rebuilt old mowers into like new again, I used a 3/8 rubber hose with 1/8 inch holes drilled every inch and a half and wound up in a circle, two T's one on each side to run one across thru middle, used it in a old kitchen sink, Just put a lid on it and mine was 16-20 pds air pressure? (not positive), it was a small air compressor that i bought as a paint sprayer for painting shutters on the house trailer, mowers and such, really worked great for small parts! I used to get somewhat used parts cleaner by the gallon from a friend..

shag766 · Feb 11, 2012

Meep-Meep said:
I have a few ultrasonic cleaners that I use for my turbomolecular pump repair business and they work quite well. There are different frequencies depending on what you are removing and you need to follow some protocol when using them or you can cause damage. And they are not cheap, especially the big ones. I have a 5 gal bench top one (style 15 next page) that I use for cleaning carbs.

Here is some good info (scroll down past the media stuff) http://www.mcmaster.com/#ultrasonic-cleaners/=g5itnc

how techie do i have to get just to clean nuts and bolts. i didn't know they had variable frequencies. is that an adjustable variance or machine spefcific?

parts cleaner--sonic

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