Ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning small engine parts!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- After years of scrubbing and using compressed air to clean chainsaw parts I decided to purchase an ultrasonic cleaner for the channel.
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Love my ultrasonic best purchase I ever made to clean my 2 stroke RC cars. It's great to see a fellow Canadian on TH-cam sharing his knowledge.
Best part is when you get old enough you won't need to pay your dentist any more to ultrasonic clean your teeth. You'll be able to just throw your denture's in this thing, don't run em with the saw part's though might leave a gritty two stroke taste lol! take care Tinman.
With a specific “ultrasonic cleaner solution” and heat these things will bring aluminum back to looking brand new. It really is a must have.
I have a five litre version of the same thing. It's a good and useful tool.
From experience, I can tell you that the ultrasonic transducers are under the bottom of the tank, and the ultrasonic waves propagate in an upward direction. The best cleaning effect is always on the side facing down, toward the bottom of the tank. (Bigger machines may differ).
I find it best to give it a spell one way up, then turn the parts over and repeat on the other side. Some parts, as you've seen, clean easily which ever way up they are, but harder materials seem to clean better if you turn them over and "do the other side".
Beware - Don't be tempted to put your watch in there! After ten minutes of rattling at ultrasonic frequency, it will probably never run again! 😚💨🤦💫💥🤷
I bought one of these a couple of years ago and I don't know what I did without it. I usually run 50/50 simple green and distilled water as I scrub everything with dish soap and a nylon brush afterwards because ocd. I find it's usually worth it to at least blow everything off beforehand as the gunk accumulates pretty quick in the tank and you end up cleaning it up anyways. Congrats on the new toy, I hope it gets as much use as mine. Cheers
@Jason Calnan could you please comment on why you use distilled water? Is that because you feel it cleans better or to prevent scaling in your machine?
Thanks for the review I’ve been looking at those for awhile now I’m sold thanks man
I have the exact same cleaner and love it. I mainly only do carbs in it and use diluted partswasher degreaser. I run it full heat for 30min on old carbs. I clean the rest of the saws in a parts washer with diesel.
You hit it with the containerized use. They are so awesome. My vet wife does high volume spay/neuter and the first step with the cleaning is about 15 mins in a big ultrasonic. Anything that will remove hard dried blood that's coated in fat and inside the hinge of a forcep has my respect.
I also drink cold-brewed coffee. What usually takes 20+ hours takes about 10 mins in an ultrasonic.
Beware of leaving aluminium, especially thin stuff, in there for looong periods of time. 15 mins is fine. But dont do an hour with an aggressive cleaner. It can pit the surface. When I clean aluminium stuff i like to do about 5 mins.. scrub the stubborn aread.. and then hit it for a few more mins to finish the job. Still much easier than pure elbow grease.
Nice product! Really good!
Just got one about a week ago at work. I am the shop guy for a concrete construction company...I gotta say I don't know why I didn't get one years ago. This thing is awesome so far. I even threw my watch in it, was crazy how much gunk was in it.
I used to use one of these when I was working as a lab chemist. It can dissolve things super quick. My Stihl dealer recommended one for cleaning carb parts.
Ultrasonics are great. Simple green is a good solvent to use.
The comment below about shadowing is correct. The waves propagate from the transducers and are blocked by solid objects leading to the side closer to the transducer cleaning faster.
Simple green is not corrosive. It does have a bit of sodium, but it has neutralizers in the mix. I have inspected aluminum at 80,000-100,000x magnification after simple green cleaning in a SEM. Many times.
The bubbling action does attack parts, when the bubbles collapse it happens at the speed of sound, that will erode the substrate creating pits which you might have confused with corrosion.
I spent years just doing development of cutting edge cleaning, inspecting at a nanometer scale and testing for remaining contamination down to parts per billion or trillion depending on what element (atom or molicule) was being tested for.
For cases, just get a dishwasher.
Ultrasonic cleaners work awesome ,,great for carburetor
Awesome Tinman! I've had the same in it for a couple of years, and clean everything in it. I use a product called Oil Eater, using 1 cup. I get the gallon size, and is very good and economical. Crank the heat, and run the full 30 minutes. Saw and auto carbs come out like like new.
Hope you end up loving it Tinman! Just a heads up, if you get the Simple Green ProHD (it's actually purple) it's non-corrosive and safe for aluminum, I use it in my ultrasonic cleaner and just have my hardware store order it in, enjoy!
Hey brother, you sound like a salesman at the beginning of the video. Thanks for the information 👍
I've been tempted to get one for years. I'm sure when I do, I'll feel real smart not getting one sooner!
ultrasonic cleaner its so good.did use it all the time when a did work in small engine shop.
I have it saved in my amazon account. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet. They work great. I had access to one where I work before. I will have one soon, birthday is coming up...😆. TC Mahalo Tinman 🤙🤙🤙
Those plastics look amazing
Awesome tool. The bigger pieces you can do half at a time.
They are good fun and great for carburettor work great video cheers mate down under
Hey hey Tinman, have been wantin one of those for quite awhile now. Here in the states they have a simple green version for aluminum think it's aircraft grade . They carry it at costco haven't personally tried it, heard it doesn't stain or tarnish aluminum. Thanks for your time and knowledge you so freely share.. I have been watchin your Chanel for a few years now. Feels like I know you. A freand I haven't meet yet.. thanks
Ultrasonic cleaner is a must have if you work on small engines. You can clean all kinds of stuff. Works good for chainsaw air filters as well.
Have one like that just a little smaller. Works great for carbs and small pieces.
I do have to get one , 10hrs to do a hole saw is a bit much , thanks for the vid I wondered how good they worked Thanks Tinman 👍
Hey Tinman. If time is money and clean is good that device is win win. Thanks for another good vid .
I use a watch parts cleaning machine for small parts, people think I'm bat shit crazy, but it works way better than ultrasonic for small parts. You can sometimes find old machines for a decent price on auction sites.
Hey Tinman!! You rock. Let’s see some ported huskies pulling with a Lewis winch.
I have to have one buddy... next purchase 😁
OOHH. This part gets its own comment..
The good-stuff meguiars wash and wax for plastics. Cleans AND leaves a shiny film that helps water run off and dust stick less.
I love the fun!
Thank you you explained that well i have a small one it works very good too
That works good I've never seen one work. And this time of year you can make block ice too.
Hey Timman,
I got the same here in Germany.
Litle hack, if u press and hold the "On"-Button (or + & - Time, i dont remember exactly) un can set the time up to 99min. Normaly it ends at 30mins.
I've got another smaller one xtra for my carburators. I clean them only with water and citrus acid.
Have fun and greats from Germany
😎 Awesome 👍
✊, I use an old oil pan and use lots of old socks t shirts etc for rags.
Looks like a great tool to save you a lot of time
You may want to touch base with "Steve from Steve's Small Engine Saloon". He has a decent video on using one of the new fangled cleaning machines.
PINE-SOL original formula--I'll get back to that in a second. I bought one of these a couple of months ago and spent way too much time researching cleaning solutions/solvents and usage hacks so I'll try and increase the return on that by sharing what I learned. FIRST off, 100% yes to containers--esp glass or metal as plastic will apparently dampen some of the ultrasonic effect. Ideally you want your container vented which argues against a submersed jar with gasoline--I haven't tried it but if it were to expand and pressurize while washing, no good would come from that. LARGE TALL JAR or COFFEE CAN works great to get to allow venting or when you need added height...i.e. cylinder heads...plus no struggling to get those floaties strained or washed down that tiny little drain. SECOND: RV antifreeze (the cheap stuff with methanol only) which is basically windshield washer fluid but without detergent, works great to keep primary bath water from freezing if your garage isn't heated--no need to use it straight, just add sufficient amount to water to keep it from freezing. (I drain my tank after use into plastic gallon jugs for easy transport to preheating kettle prior to reuse and for added safety against tank freezing in case my mix math was off). THIRD: PINE-SOL original formula--not lemon scented. Compare the MSDS data and note that the active ingredient is the same as in many dedicated ultrasonic carb cleaning solutions that are sold every day for way to much $/gallon. It's completely harmless to aluminum, works great, and no sudsing/foaming--just a few ounces and water does the trick. In general any traditional detergent,... Dawn, Simple Green, Purple Power, Krud Kutter, Cascade or other dishwasher detergent... is going to be highly alkaline and thus corrosive to aluminum. The "aluminum safe" versions of all of those have an active ingredient along the same lines as Pine-Sol. I've read that alum-safe Krud Kutter works great but isn't commonly stocked here and costs way more than Pine-Sol. FINAL UNSOLICITED TWO CENTS: I needed the length for cleaning my Ramset gun so I bought the 22L unit. It's not the easiest to store and would cost a fortune to fill with any kind of prepared dedicated solution available on Amazon, but using the above methods it seems like getting the biggest one you can afford to begin with is further testament to "buy once, cry once" theory.
Brilliant.
the cleaning ingredient in pinesol is SLS. Which the most common detergent found everywhere (soaps, shampoo, you name it).
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Ultrasonic changed my life! They are definitely a time saver. I found that some parts especially husky saws will turn a milky white if left too long? Not sure why, that was using just dawn dish soap... simple green 10-1 mix seems to work well, still experimenting. Have fun!
yea ive found with Dawn few tsps few cap fuls of degreaser in 13 liters,40-50 degree tarnishes aluminum and takes dulls orange husky paint and a little white not reaaly cool
Nice and I have the next size up from that one that will fit the whole saw in it once I break one down.
That ultrasound cleaner looks very nice. Let us know and see if possible something cleaned for a little longer. Would love to see the results 👍
Place the dirtiest side down. That way the crud will fall free. 3 minutes for that cylinder was to short.
The purple coloured Simple green is safe on uncoated aluminium as it's ok for aircraft aluminium 😊
If you add a good bit of time it helps a lot. Also on small parts you can use zip lock baggies with your cleaning solution and your small to medium size parts. It keeps your solution cleaner longer 🙂
Hey Tinman, I blame you for me finally tearing down my 038 super and converting it to a magnum. Just tore it down and waiting on some parts from Ryan❤
My detergent of choice is castrol super clean.
That is cool I think I'm gonna have to get one those !
I bought that exact model and it died after 2 uses. I hope you get more use out of yours
Been using my ultrasonic cleaner to get good deals on “non running but has compression” dirt bikes, mowers and other small engine equipment for years lol don’t give away all the secrets
You can actually clean electronic parts in them too! A lot of computer shops use them to clean motherboards when they get a really dirty computer in for repair. Hope all is well with the family. Later.
The vibrations don't damage components or traces? Capacitors?? I would think that's an issue, unless maybe the motherboard is in there briefly.
@@LeverPhile All the top tech companies are using them to clean boards. My thinking would tend to fall in line with yours, but when EVGA and Intel are using them, it's hard to argue.
Nice unit man ,I am sure you will use it every day ! Good thing it doesn't deep fry french fries yum !haha . Cheers man keep on keeping on.
I have the 10L for carbs,it's from Vevor,awesome product
I have one from harbor freight works good just remembered you can turn your parts around that are to big to do the rest of it
Hi Tinman, those ultrasonic cleaners do work great for parts cleaning. They also work very good for cleaning your eye glasses with just water and a little dawn dish soap. Just hold the frames by the temple arms and put them in the solution for 30 seconds or so, don't let the lenses touch any metal. You'll be amazed what come's off the frames around the lenses and the nose pads.
Dang tinman I thoughtcfor sure you had the biggest baddest ultrasonic available. I made a video for my other channel I need to post on the small one of these. Yes a cylinder fits but I wasn't sure if it was safe. Now I think I'll try it. Ya they're a game changer for sure. My parts washer is not rated for petro based solvents so this changed the game big time for my metal parts and smaller plastics
Hi,
I bought one last year. Have used jars with gas. Works good but like you I don’t like to waste gas and it smells.
I use mostly water and a small amount of dish soap and Pinesol.
Best to keep the temperature down for plastic parts, could warp the plastic. For carburetors, I recommend 50c and 30 minutes.
To add…
I only use the UC on the dirtiest, most corroded parts. For parts that just need a basic cleaning, the extra effort required to prepare the UC and the time spent waiting for parts, is not worth it.
i use Dawn dish soap a few tsp few cap fulls of degreaser and 40 degree water same unit 13liters, but it tarnishes aluminum and it hurts the orange paint 1 hour, kinda hurt the paint on a few cases...trying to find a better solution. its nice to geat soak the old hard saw dust.
I have the same. One it's a little bigger than I needed but I wanted the drain valve
FYI --- there is a special aluminum safe aircraft formula Simple Green (e bay) .. A few drops of Dawn dish soap added to the simple green formula really helps with busting grease..
I've heard pine sol works well in those for sensitive materials
Just got one for some tree gear should be here soon
Best $ I've ever spent
I clean only the bare minimum when it comes to my gear. I spend most of my assembly work going "ehh thats good enough, I dont think anything will get in there." Lol
I have pretty much the same one I use just a degreaser in mine normally 20 minutes it can make aluminum dark if left to long I did my 394xp cover I just flipped it part way 🙂
Tinman I had a couple of the same ultra sonic cleaners also!! I ordered the medium sized one and they ended up sending me the smaller one and called them and told them that they had sent the wrong one and they said that they would send the Wright one to me!! I asked them what they wanted me to do with the wrong one they sent me?? They said don’t worry about it just keep it also for there mess up!! I would use it all the time to clean chain saw parts and lawn mower parts!!! I don’t like using simple green because it would leave a nasty texture after words!! I would use several different things depending on how bad and dirty the stuff would be!!! I would turn the heat up all the way and turn the timer to its make and keep turning the timer up as it got close to being done and turned off!! I would Leave it in for at least a couple hours and then write away I would rinse every part with fresh water and then blow dry the parts with air compressor air and then let air dry for a while!!! I definitely liked it but I would definitely get a bigger one to help out with bigger parts!!! But definitely turn the heat up all the way and turn the timer to the max and I have never had any issues with it!!! Awesome video buddy and remember keep up all the hard work buddy!!!!!
Hey Tinman just a little tip find a container just big enough to hold the item fill with gas as cleaner then put in with the rest water and run it saves cleaning and gas works wonders
I didn’t watch before posting u got it
And throw away your brake cleaner start using starter fluid let’s try and keep you cancer free
Wow I gotta get me one
Try some Lemi Shine with Dawn dish soap.
Been using one just like that for a few years
Started with dish soap but was turned on to stuff called
LA totally assume it’s cheap and worke great.
We get it from dollar general
Maybe you don’t have those stores on Canada
Hey tinmam don’t be bashful with the parts crank up the heat and max out the time to 30 min and then check it
yep thats i i use on my 500 nitro brass
Simple green extreme is non corrosive from what I've read. I can't get it locally, so haven't tried it myself. I may order some to try
14:58 - electronics are the prime target for ultrasonic cleaning. Not in water, though.
I have a dilemma, what do we do with all the dirty water now? They do a ton of work and thanks for the video! Any suggestions please?!
If you purchase "Aircraft Simplegreen" it's aluminum safe & in my opinion cleans better than the original.
stay away from using flammable solvents in that unit....bad idea! I have one for several years this size and others down to very small. They do have a place in a good shop but within limits. It comes down to what you use for cleaning solution and sometimes the smaller units are really low performance. cleaning solution needs to be hot for best results. I have been surprised by how well Cascade Platinum dishwasher pods work. I have use the cascade on model airplane engines and small carburetors. Do not recommend to leave parts in the cascade, rinse right off as you will see it tends to attack aluminum.
purple parts cleaner from partsmaster works good , i have it in a regular partswasher, , i dilute it and use it like 409, and it woks on the black crap on gutters and siding, you could leave it more than 3 min cant ya, looks like i need one
Cool trick to know that you can clean three mason or glass jars and different chemicals or cleaning agents.
Just started watching your channel. Ill most likely be subscribing but anyways. I am fixing my friends stihl 025 and i want to clean the whole thing. The complete engine. My question is what do i use to coat the inside of the engine block where the piston travels? Sorry forgot what its called, lol. If i have to coat it at all. Will 10w - 30 be ok?
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This is great product to use. I remmeber when I served on fregates and destroyers. We would use it to clean our fuel filters. Can you post a link to where you bought it? And you would not have a coupon code, would you? I have found it on the net, but you want to see how much you really paid compare I how much I will pay. Just trying to find the best deal.
Crank it up to 50C and run for ten minutes. I find a 70/30 mix of simple green and water works well and won’t tarnish non ferrous metals.
Yeah! Buddy! I want one too! One question… can you wash your hands in it too😃
I was wondering how long it would take you to get an ultrasonic cleaner.
You clean chains? There are doctors for people like that! You can do small glass bottles for carburetors or small parts to save the main volume of distilled water.
You should clean a carb jar it and put it in there to see how much you actually missed or comes off
Weird, I just got the exact same one
Use the aircraft simple green, it’s not corrosive like the original. I haven’t see babe e tire bud yet but make sure you put your carbs in a glass bottle with a separate cleaning solution. The Walbro’s in particular have an internal check valve they can brake in ultrasonic cleaners.
What solution do you use for carbs?
@@kennethfraser9006 straight sea foam
There you go! For some water and soap, you will be able to save yourself a lot of time and money on the solvents and brake cleaner. Have fun with’r
Washer fluid works o
In them and it doesn't freeze in my unheated shop
Love the ultrasonic we have at work. I normally get the big stuff off with the parts washer and get everything else with the ultrasonic
Well crap! Now I gotta get one!
I wonder how it’ll do for a chainsaw chain that’s covered in sap🤔
About doing it for 10 min or more Tinman?
I run mine at 60 heat,15min intervals,if there real bad I run 30,full time.the longer you leave them in the cleaner they get
Tinman watch Steve’s small engine saloon on you are using this wrong. I’m sure you won’t regret watching it.
If you a menards around you up there they have mean green works like simple green but not corrosive.
Hello Tinman, do you know if that is a 10L unit. Thank you!.
I think it is 10l.
Design yourself a little filter system so you can reuse that cleaning solution