Nice cleaner Mark, I just googled using evaporust with it and one person says to seal the part in a baggie with a bit of evaporust and immerse it in the tub filled with water. It supposedly speeds up the process nicely. Enjoyed, cheers!
Great review there Winky. I have a much smaller ultrasonic cleaner of some other brand but works the same. I was using it to clean pistols but got afraid it might clean off more than I wanted. It is a lot easier to heat up my 3 quarts. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Good morning Mark, Nice review......a few ppl have touched on this already but it is way easier to put the part to be cleaned in a smaller container immersed in the cleaning solution, and then immerse the smaller container in water, inside the main cavity of the cleaner, that way the cleaner doesnt totally dirty the entire inside of the cleaner body itself. A zip lock plastic bag or small plastic container will work. I have a 12L cleaner and this method works exceptionally well saving cleaner solution and cleanup mess as well. On some parts that are stubbornly dirty, I advise brushing them lightly between ultrasonic cycles to loosen some of the caked on/in dirt. All the best, Don
Hey Mark, i have one too. I start with 60°C hot water, 1 tablespoon citric acid powder and then the cleaning solution. Gives me excellent results when parts got slightly rusted too.
I have the same unit and use 1 gallon zep citrus degreaser and fill the rest with water. I’ve done some heavy duty cleaning of parts off my 28 yr old dump truck and carburetors and pretty much anything else I can throw in there that needs intense cleaning. Works spectacular. The zep citrus degreaser is safe for use on aluminum. I change the solvent maybe once every 5-8 washes. Even when I drain it it’s cleaning ability persists. People complain how long it takes for the bay to heat up. When you first start it, you need to run a cleaning cycle to establish circulation. This will heat up a lot quicker and the rate will advance quickly once natural circulation can take over.
50 degrees C and 30 minutes is good for most cleaning jobs and there are some really good ultrasonic cleaners out there that do a really good job, I use an ultrasonic cleaner on a daily basis and have done for many years now, anyway love your videos thank you.👍👍👍👍👍
Very timely thanks. I just ordered a 3 litre (.8 US gallon) version for my wife to give me for my birthday. You have confirmed it is a good choice and picking up some good tips in the comments too.
I've been wanting one of those but just don't think I would use it that much. Thanks for the review. I always hold your reviews in High Esteem. thanks for the review.
For using solvent I put it in clear plastic jars along with the parts, with the lid on. Jar then goes in the water. Saves filling your cleaner with solvent too!
Hey Mark, thanks for the donation. I think the new ultrasonic will be a welcomed addition to the shop. We have a older, smaller unit that we’ve used in the past, but having the larger one will be a big help when cleaning stuff.
I have the same brand one also, mines the 15-liter size? I use it to clean motorcycle Carbs mostly, got her full of Berryman's Chem-Dip, dunno if thats solvent based or not, but it works great! Pro-Tip: Dont use Simple Green on Aluminum Carbs, it will turn everything DARK grey! Hahaha
Wow, it looks a lot bigger when I see empty floor space behind you. I really need to clean out my garage. You can only pack stuff in so tight. My neighbor up the street has built a small wood stand under everything with wheels. It looks like he's having a garage sale when he's working on a project and rolls everything out in the driveway. Then he just rolls it all back in and blows all the sawdust into the yard. His driveway and the street are a little sloped and someday I may get some new equipment down here at the bottom of the hill.
@@robert574 I wish it was bigger! Really, the table saw and outfeed table take up a lot of room. If I didn't have the saw I'd have plenty of room. I take advantage of space under my saw table and lathe.
I was just reading about makers spaces around Orlando, but there's not much. Hey Mark, for $50 a month can we all come over to your house? There might be a lot of pounding and sawing noises in the middle of the night though. We could put up two or three of those portable enclosures outside to hang out in or maybe a few large shipping containers for classrooms. I've seen some really big ones on the lot outside of Walmart. We had a large old tech school where I grew up in MO (gone now, a really large tornado took it out). I really miss it, they had everything. Wouldn't it be nice if the YMCA or someone would have a shop for us to work in? What if you went to a machine shop and offered to pay them to work there? hmmm..... Who would have a machine shop, sheet metal, welding and woodworking area? I've seen where people rent storage units to work in. Way more than $50 a month though.
Well not sure. I have some space limitations here but I like the way you are thinking. The makers space in Knoxville is amazing. Lets pool our money together and buy some lottery tickets. This town I'm in has a few empty buildings we could buy for a half million.
Vevor might as well read "CCP". I'm not saying I haven't enjoyed some of my dirt cheap import products, but let there be no confusion- they are one and the same. With that said, would I be building my own CNC if I had to buy Hiwin linear rails and NSK ball screws and a German Spindle with a Japanese VFD? Probably not. Would I own 2, 3, and 4 inch angle lock vise from the likes of Kurt or a 5 axis vise from Orange? Probably not. Just don't kid yourself.. those dollars are going right to the CCP. Their products are certainly a lot better than where they were a decade ago and they're improving at an incredible rate, providing excellent value for us small shops / hobby shops. Here's to hoping the relationship between the US and China does not degrade any further. Keep those cheap (but good) linear rails, indexable carbide cutting tools, vise, ball screws, and more coming on in.
I totally understand and agree. I'm not as concerned about feeding the Chinese as I am eliminating our own manufacturing. I think what stifled my efforts was that I was buying what I thought was American made and they were actually Chinese at double the price. So basically I was employing an importer and not supporting any manufacturing. I think to bring manufacturing jobs back it's going to take a shift in priorities. Those at the top of the US food chain are going to have come down to a comfortable income level. 735 billionaires in the US! People say the word BILLION and have no real idea how much a billion is. 20 of the 735 Billionaires have over 50 Billion! If you save $100 per year it takes 27,000 years to save 1-billion.
@@65cj55 I remember hearing the same here in the US. We still have unions but not many. Unions can get greedy just like billionaires, both are very destructive.
Fill that baby with light oil and you could quench and heat treat your parts in it along with degreasing. AND, nothing rusts later. Something like that would be great for all your tools.
I've often thought that it would be nice to have a container of just clean 10 weight oil and a basket to set your tooling, cutters, collets, etc. to make sure they always get a light coat of oil. Almost like a parts washer, but smaller, with a screen for parts to lay on and the oil is underneath. You could lower the tray into the oil or fix it above it. Then have a fine filter (like one of those Amsoil filters that cleans the oil like new again) with a light pressure sprayer to apply it. Then a drain valve and hose barb for cleaning. You might need to pump the oil thru the filter and cycle it back into the pan to get the filter to clean well. Just thinking after seeing the ultrasonic cleaner. You are more than half way there with one of those and it's ultrasonic.
![[4K] Watch SpaceX Catch A Starship Rocket From Space!!! #IFT5](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pIKI7y3DTXk/mqdefault.jpg)
Nice cleaner Mark, I just googled using evaporust with it and one person says to seal the part in a baggie with a bit of evaporust and immerse it in the tub filled with water. It supposedly speeds up the process nicely. Enjoyed, cheers!
That sounds like a good method. Thanks
Great review there Winky. I have a much smaller ultrasonic cleaner of some other brand but works the same. I was using it to clean pistols but got afraid it might clean off more than I wanted. It is a lot easier to heat up my 3 quarts. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Thanks Harold. Hopefully Billy get good use from it.
Good morning Mark,
Nice review......a few ppl have touched on this already but it is way easier to put the part to be cleaned in a smaller container immersed in the cleaning solution, and then immerse the smaller container in water, inside the main cavity of the cleaner, that way the cleaner doesnt totally dirty the entire inside of the cleaner body itself. A zip lock plastic bag or small plastic container will work. I have a 12L cleaner and this method works exceptionally well saving cleaner solution and cleanup mess as well. On some parts that are stubbornly dirty, I advise brushing them lightly between ultrasonic cycles to loosen some of the caked on/in dirt.
All the best,
Don
All good points, thanks.
Hey Mark, i have one too. I start with 60°C hot water, 1 tablespoon citric acid powder and then the cleaning solution. Gives me excellent results when parts got slightly rusted too.
I've actually used the citric before in a small ultrasonic. You're right, it works well, i just never thought about mixing it with other cleaners.
I have the same unit and use 1 gallon zep citrus degreaser and fill the rest with water. I’ve done some heavy duty cleaning of parts off my 28 yr old dump truck and carburetors and pretty much anything else I can throw in there that needs intense cleaning. Works spectacular. The zep citrus degreaser is safe for use on aluminum. I change the solvent maybe once every 5-8 washes. Even when I drain it it’s cleaning ability persists.
People complain how long it takes for the bay to heat up. When you first start it, you need to run a cleaning cycle to establish circulation. This will heat up a lot quicker and the rate will advance quickly once natural circulation can take over.
Thanks for the info. Good information!
50 degrees C and 30 minutes is good for most cleaning jobs and there are some really good ultrasonic cleaners out there that do a really good job, I use an ultrasonic cleaner on a daily basis and have done for many years now, anyway love your videos thank you.👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the tips! And thanks for watching.
Very timely thanks. I just ordered a 3 litre (.8 US gallon) version for my wife to give me for my birthday. You have confirmed it is a good choice and picking up some good tips in the comments too.
Good deal! Ha, Happy Birthday!
Looks very good and like a monster compaired to my 1/2 gallon machine.Thank you,Mark.
I agree. I was surprised and it worked well
I've been wanting one of those but just don't think I would use it that much. Thanks for the review. I always hold your reviews in High Esteem. thanks for the review.
I am the same. It cleaned better than I thought it would but still, most often it would take up a lot of space.
A good piece of kit, mighty handy.
I hope KnoxMakers gets good use out of it. Thanks
For using solvent I put it in clear plastic jars along with the parts, with the lid on. Jar then goes in the water. Saves filling your cleaner with solvent too!
My dad used to do that also. Thanks
I use Hoppes No. 9 gun solvent in my ultrasonic cleaner to clean the fuel injectors on aircraft engine. They come out looking like brand new.
I'll bet! Thanks
Hey Mark, thanks for the donation. I think the new ultrasonic will be a welcomed addition to the shop. We have a older, smaller unit that we’ve used in the past, but having the larger one will be a big help when cleaning stuff.
Sounds great! And you are welcome.
Great review winky..
Thank you 🤗
I have the same brand one also, mines the 15-liter size? I use it to clean motorcycle Carbs mostly, got her full of Berryman's Chem-Dip, dunno if thats solvent based or not, but it works great! Pro-Tip: Dont use Simple Green on Aluminum Carbs, it will turn everything DARK grey! Hahaha
Thanks for the info!
Hey Mark, how big is your shop? Did you ever say? It kinda looks like you have a large basement with a two car garage door on one end and no walls.
It's 22 x 27. Which is about half my basement, yes drive in.
Wow, it looks a lot bigger when I see empty floor space behind you. I really need to clean out my garage. You can only pack stuff in so tight. My neighbor up the street has built a small wood stand under everything with wheels. It looks like he's having a garage sale when he's working on a project and rolls everything out in the driveway. Then he just rolls it all back in and blows all the sawdust into the yard. His driveway and the street are a little sloped and someday I may get some new equipment down here at the bottom of the hill.
@@robert574 I wish it was bigger! Really, the table saw and outfeed table take up a lot of room. If I didn't have the saw I'd have plenty of room. I take advantage of space under my saw table and lathe.
I was just reading about makers spaces around Orlando, but there's not much. Hey Mark, for $50 a month can we all come over to your house? There might be a lot of pounding and sawing noises in the middle of the night though. We could put up two or three of those portable enclosures outside to hang out in or maybe a few large shipping containers for classrooms. I've seen some really big ones on the lot outside of Walmart. We had a large old tech school where I grew up in MO (gone now, a really large tornado took it out). I really miss it, they had everything. Wouldn't it be nice if the YMCA or someone would have a shop for us to work in? What if you went to a machine shop and offered to pay them to work there? hmmm..... Who would have a machine shop, sheet metal, welding and woodworking area? I've seen where people rent storage units to work in. Way more than $50 a month though.
Well not sure. I have some space limitations here but I like the way you are thinking. The makers space in Knoxville is amazing. Lets pool our money together and buy some lottery tickets. This town I'm in has a few empty buildings we could buy for a half million.
That sounds perfect!
Oh! almost forgot yes use hot water to fill the machine as it takes a long time for the heater to heat the water.
Yep... agree
Vevor might as well read "CCP". I'm not saying I haven't enjoyed some of my dirt cheap import products, but let there be no confusion- they are one and the same.
With that said, would I be building my own CNC if I had to buy Hiwin linear rails and NSK ball screws and a German Spindle with a Japanese VFD? Probably not. Would I own 2, 3, and 4 inch angle lock vise from the likes of Kurt or a 5 axis vise from Orange? Probably not.
Just don't kid yourself.. those dollars are going right to the CCP. Their products are certainly a lot better than where they were a decade ago and they're improving at an incredible rate, providing excellent value for us small shops / hobby shops. Here's to hoping the relationship between the US and China does not degrade any further. Keep those cheap (but good) linear rails, indexable carbide cutting tools, vise, ball screws, and more coming on in.
I totally understand and agree. I'm not as concerned about feeding the Chinese as I am eliminating our own manufacturing. I think what stifled my efforts was that I was buying what I thought was American made and they were actually Chinese at double the price. So basically I was employing an importer and not supporting any manufacturing. I think to bring manufacturing jobs back it's going to take a shift in priorities. Those at the top of the US food chain are going to have come down to a comfortable income level. 735 billionaires in the US! People say the word BILLION and have no real idea how much a billion is. 20 of the 735 Billionaires have over 50 Billion! If you save $100 per year it takes 27,000 years to save 1-billion.
@@WinkysWorkshop Unions destroyed our manufacturing in Australia.
@@65cj55 I remember hearing the same here in the US. We still have unions but not many. Unions can get greedy just like billionaires, both are very destructive.
@@WinkysWorkshop Over here, Unions keep bad workers employed, and are very corrupt.
Fill that baby with light oil and you could quench and heat treat your parts in it along with degreasing. AND, nothing rusts later. Something like that would be great for all your tools.
I agree... I may need to buy one in the future.
I've often thought that it would be nice to have a container of just clean 10 weight oil and a basket to set your tooling, cutters, collets, etc. to make sure they always get a light coat of oil. Almost like a parts washer, but smaller, with a screen for parts to lay on and the oil is underneath. You could lower the tray into the oil or fix it above it. Then have a fine filter (like one of those Amsoil filters that cleans the oil like new again) with a light pressure sprayer to apply it. Then a drain valve and hose barb for cleaning. You might need to pump the oil thru the filter and cycle it back into the pan to get the filter to clean well. Just thinking after seeing the ultrasonic cleaner. You are more than half way there with one of those and it's ultrasonic.
Also folks, don’t ultrasonic clean bearings!! You’ll destroy them. They’ll end up with microscopic dents in the balls and raceway.
Good point.
Not made in usa 😢
Winky is...
The question is, are ANY ultrasonic made in the USA? And if there are some... are the parts made in China? But I understand your point.
Ha... yep