Ultrasonics

[Redboots]

Toys

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If you do any amount of small parts cleaning, this seems to be worth a look... for a few dollars more, you can get a heated version.

Lots of other "useful" items here as well.

John

 

[Howard Millichap]

Does it work? £110 is a bit too much for an experiment.

 

[Redboots]

Does it work? £110 is a bit too much for an experiment.

Now theres the question.
I live in France and trying to find anywhere that that does bead blasting or any other form of cleaning is like looking for hens teeth.

I found a company that sels this kit here and thought it "might" be worth the investment. I'm going to talk to them in the next week or 2 and see what gives.

John

 

[Sylvester]

I used to use them in the aviation industry. They work ok in some applications but do not bring up stuff anything as good as a good old fashioned bead blast. They basically just de grease.

 

[Ogmios]

" Reaches the smallest blind holes, grooves, threads, cavities, and crevices normally inaccessible to other cleaning methods without risk of dammage."

i know a manufacturing jeweller that uses one for just that purpose (oh - and cleaning jewellery!)

seems to be the best feature about it.

mind you- the times i've had to clean carbs for e.g. - and have never been really sure if i've got all the crap out of the orifices i cant see into.....

hmmm.... i wonder if a "marital aid" type product would do the same - i mean.... it's all to do with vibrations innit?

oh yeah - that'd make a good thread;
take one rampant rabbit with fresh duracells place in a bucket of gunk - add bing carb and leave to ......

 

[nick.ct]

I've thought about getting one of these type of ultrasonic cleaner, for its correct use , but it seems quite a lot for what is basically a transducer and a tank for the solvent.

Further to this, has anyone tried to make one, using the ultrasonic transducer from a mist machine, the type that sits in a bowl of water? It would certainly be a cheaper experiment.

Just a thought

Nick

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=35215&criteria=mist generator&doy=30m1