Ultrasonic cleaners (was Re: [MV] M37 (101))

From: Steve Malikoff (MIL-VEH account) (44gpw@phaedra.apana.org.au)
Date: Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:50:36 PST


G'day again (wow! TWO posts to the mil-veh list, a record for me!)
   I have a small ultrasonic cleaner. It really does work! It's wonderful
for things like carburetor jets and so on. I have read that the parts to be
cleaned should be placed with water inside a plastic cup THEN that in water in
the tank, but I never bother - I just throw them in the tank on the supplied
rack. A few drops of dishwashing liquid seems to help a lot. You'd have to
dry them carefully afterwards and do some rust preventative things, but
I think it's worth it. By that I mean, I can wash parts in petrol until
the cows come home, think they're clean, then put them in the ultrasonic
cleaner and watch with amazement more dirt bubbling off!

Steve.
steven@phaedra.apana.org.au

On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 08:11:31PM -0500, Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> Hi Listers,
> The ultimate teaching tool, an M37 in the class room. My son, fifteen, is
> taking an automotive mechanics class in high school this semester and
> mentioned that he has been fiddling around with a 1953 M37, for more than a
> year. At first the teacher looked at him with a blank kind of look, but when
> "power wagon" was added to the description, things got interesting in a
> hurry. Bottom line is that he can bring it to the shop at the high school
> and all the kids can work on it for the next three months along with the
> regular stuff.
>
> That should spark some interest in MV's among the kids. This, of course,
> goes along with the previous thread about educating our youth.
> Needless to say, we are all excited. the truck will be picked up in a week
> or so.
> The school is Floyd High School in the county of Floyd in Virginia.
> I'll keep you posted as time goes on.
>
> Question: Does anyone have any experiece in using an ultrasonic cleaner for
> small parts, bearings etc?
>
> Have a great day!
> Bjorn
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