how to make an ultrasonic parts cleaner
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I made an ultrasonic cleaner out of some jars and an electric sander I found on a recent dumpster dive safari . Well,.. it's more of an "ultrasonic-ish" vibrating cleaner really .... and it works bad a$$ ! Perfect for carburetor and other delicate motorcycle parts as I continue to work on the café racer !
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Hey I have few tips as far as energy transmission to your part. So you took the cleaner off the bench which is a good idea. However, if you were to turn it upside down and put the sander in a heavy vice you would get the best energy transfer and here's why. When you hang the sander your still allowing the energy to move the sander instead of the jar and the part. If it were in a Vice the sander wouldnt move as much causing the easiest energy path to be to the part. An example if this in action would be a blacksmith using a heavy anvil vs a light one because the heavy one won't be as effected by the kinetic energy of the hammer. That makes the blacksmiths energy go more into the metal piece and less into the anvil. If anyone understands what I'm saying and can help elaborate that would be great.
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Nathan- Absolutely agree. Some of the energy is lost moving the sander back and forth, not the jar. I think of using a sawzall. When the blade starts to hang up in the material the saw body then just oscillated back and forth. The energy transferred from the blade to the body. Cheers.
@@laconabrown2084 Lacona- This is what civil discussion looks like. Oh, how I miss that. Cheers.
@@steadyeddie7453 bravo
The best vibration transfer happens when you hold the machine fixed on a solid surface and leave the jar free. If you hang it as you did, motion is assigned proportionally to the weight %.
That makes sence Ill put mine in the vice
Correct, in other words:inefficiency.
C0rrect.. Which, given the weight 0f the water vs the sander-- y0ur likley l0sing half 0f the energy t0 the sander vibrating itself.
I used your idea but with the sander in a vice and the jar on the top of the sander. Both ways seem to work a treat. I clamped hard, secured the jar well - and stayed around..!
Two absolutely great ideas for us DIY people who no doubt will use the palm sander and CLR ideas when they need to clean one carburetor per year and don't want to spend $100 for an ultrasonic unit. Thanks a ton!
Yeah, but how does this help me justify building a wet blasting cabinet?
Thank you sir for taking time to make this video. I have wanted an ultrasonic parts cleaner for years, but didn't want to spend the $2000 on the model I wanted. Your video is one of those rare ones where the info is priceless... simply genius... Thank you...
It would have been wise to have a control jar with an equally dirty part in the 50/50 solution mix in a static condition (no vibration) to see the difference.
+David Hart Yeah, I guess over an hour is well enough to clean the rust with no vibration!
+Dark Matter doesn't the hand held sander make noise and it may not be ultrasonic, but with the vibration and it's sound will work well enough to clean the part
The agitation does help, a scrubbing action and getting into tiny passages. Just using a solvent or cleaner on it's own works, but agitating the solution does increases its effectiveness. I have used this method in the past for small engine carburetors, but I didn't use a caustic chemical like CLR because it's harsh aluminum & plastic. I have used Xylene, mineral spirits, water with some lemon juice, or Marvel mystery oil as the cleaning solution.
This is a joke video. A prank!
Brass on antique trunk
I used this technique on my dentures and it worked great. CLR is the way to go, as simple green left a funny taste for a while.
Great also for giving digital watches and mobile phones a Spring clean too.
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What a great idea! One could take a generous swig of CLR, then use a green zip-tie to clamp one's lips to the handle of an Orbital Sander ... while a helpful drinking buddy stands at the ready, with an extension cord next to a power outlet. What could go wrong?
Just don't refit them backwards or else you will bite your own throat. :-(
@@swingingdodgy , Ohhh ... what a negative vibe!
This is my kind of guy right here. What I can't afford, I make. I always appreciate coming across one of my own. Happily subbed.
i need to do an updated version with the new stuff
I am surely impressed as well.. Room to innovate, even! Wide range. I wanted to leave a reply to the video, but had to settle for replying to some replies. I saw no option to reply at the bottom, maybe he turned off access to it? Not sure. This is ingenious. And I see a complete and quite interesting being I would love to be friends with. ( Most all my friends are 20-30 years strong.) Real connections.
@@IchibanMoto you surely use more than 8.8%of your brain. Actively. Bravo
Except that it is NO WAY an ultrasonic cleaner. I doubt that the sander oscillates at more than 40,000 times a second. All you are doing is giving it a good shake. No cavitation is taking place.
@@corydorastube whatCHOO GOT innovation WISE, that's better, huh, ? Any OTHER IDEAS? ACTION >>>
Imagine his neighbours... "dam it gerald whats the dam neighbour sanding now! Surely theres no wood left in his house to sand!"
awesome idea.Going to build my own for weedeater carburetors.I don't know why people have to be so nasty on the comments.Donate your time at the food bank or pick up trash on the side of the road,if you have that much time and energy,
they can go get a job or read a book
Boy you guys are pretty bossy and arrogant.
Suggestion: Instead of using velcro as your way of attaching the sander to the lid I'd probably use an adhesive instead. The velcro likely dampens a significant amount of the vibration transferred from the sander to the jar. Might sound trivial, but he sharper pressure wave should clean way better.
Thanks for the proof of concept! I had plans to make something similar to this, but you beat me to it, and undoubtedly saved me some trial and error time in the process.
I believe that you can get maximum vibration if the sander was kept stationary on something like a vise. Suspended on strings wont be as effective because the strings can act like a shock absorber. This is still the best diy ultrasonic cleaner I have seen so far.
Like me, I'm sure a lot of people are wondering if this would work with a belt sander. I have one of those big bench mounted dealies with about 18" of useable belt space. Well, I tried it. It's a *lot* more complicated: I had to keep starting and stopping the belt, then manually lifting the jar from the end of the belt to the start, giving the motor another little blast and so on. You need to be *very* careful. My first test was with a carburettor thingy and that went well (but exhausting!). The second test was with a flywheel and I didn't stop it in time - the bucket+flywheel went clear through the partition wall and into my wife's kitchen. Suffice to say she got a shock!
post your wall patching video
yep, I will. Once the divorce is all sorted.
@@fluchterschoen , Hide your money, your wallet, and your credit cards in the wall hole, before you patch it up. It'll make the divorce go more smoothly.
@@marshalllhiepler I can attest to this
Another cheap way is to look in charity shops or yard sales for Foot Spas. Loads of old ladies get rid of them. They have a good depth and size and have ultrasonic vibration PLUS heat and BUBBLES!!! I've bought 2 so far and they're awesome!!!
Badass tip! I will find will find one and test it out!
Those larger containers are a game-changer for everything! We get those filled with assorted nuts or cat treats (slightly smaller size), and use them for storing things, cleaning things, sorting things, etc. I must have more than a hundred containers like that around the house filled with screws, nuts, small parts, even computer cables and such. I wish I'd thought to start using those years earlier.
I use them like crazy too! I have screwed the lids to the bottom of the shelf above my shop desk and I placed a tube bulb behind them that back-lights the containers. I can easily look into them from underneath or the side without even opening.
Great idea,necessity is truly the mother of invention..never thought of using the CLR..Thanks for the clip!I love learning new ways to get the job done.
what an intriguing sense of humour ! That's brilliant.
This is actually a great idea. Good job.
Wow! I fabbed one of these up and stuck my glasses in there and now I can see sounds and hear smells, thanks man!
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You just saved me $70 on an ultrasonic machine. THANK YOU !
I was impressed that you stuck your hands straight into that CLR, my friend. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see a man stand up to lactic acid, gluconic acid and n-Butyl Ether.
+namzarf I used to just soak my hands in Palmolive, but now I like the soft suppleness of clr conditioning :)
Mo problem. This guy used to drink that for breakfast.
Something a little milder to try as a good parts cleaning solution is 'simple green' or 'Dettol original' here in th UK. Its basically pine oil and works wonders in a 4:1 solution with water for overnight soaking. It would be interesting to see if it works faster with your ultrasonic rig :) Great idea
Did an excellent job on that I would have never thought everything came out perfect good job
YOU SIR, are my hero of the day! Maybe hero of the week. Absolutely brilliant. I was clapping and cheering you on. What a great simple idea for small parts. Cheers to you sir!
From an engineering student prospective, hanging the sander vs mounting it on a bench will actually be less efficient, as the string will absorb a lot of the energy, it just doesn't show because of the lack of rattling.
I agree.
From an Industrial Engineering i agree absolutly with you!! Good eye
Also, professional Ultrasonic machines [like jewellers use] do more than just vibrate in one fashion/way, they do left to right, right to left, and diagonal. Not saying the orbital doesn't work. it looks like it works great, but don't get a 20 buck ultrasound machine that you might buy at Cosco's, or Aldi, confused with one that costs $1200 bucks.
The semi workable people use the one from Harbor Freight with a 20% coooupin
Agreed. You want the sander to be held as rigidly as possible to transfer the vibrations to the pad and, ultimately, your cleaning container.
"...if you have money, which I don't..." I love it. Great job!
+jlucky30 thanks for watching and sharing !
I don't have a palm sander so I mounted my peanut butter jar to the forks on my bike along with a credit card that was plastic welded to the jar. This is a 2 thousands interference fit so that the credit card is tapped by the wheel spokes as the wheel rotates. I'm not sure how fast I need to go to get to ultrasonic, but I found that the additional horsepower I gained with this modification is helpful. As a bonus, the rig slowly shakes loose my credit card debt.
Do you think your method will work on an e-bike? I just got one and would like it to pay for itself faster than the fuel it’s saving me.
Thank you for taking the time to do this, excellent idea
This is the stuff that I love to see!! Great job!
thank you clint !
Nice job! But you would actually transfer more vibration into the jar by mounting the Sander firmly
IM EXTREMELY IMPRESSED!!! Gonna do this, thanks for posting!!!
Me toooooo.
What a great idea! I bought two $15 sanders from Home Depot and that doubled the frequency. It’s really effective on very fine details and the results on rusted chrome fittings are unreal!
😂 yes because if you take 2 cars, each going 50mph, and you strap them together, then they are going 100mph....😂
So now I have a use for that sander I never use. :-) Great vid man!!
Wow, I was skeptical but I can't argue with those results- Great!
Awesome video! i was looking around the house for something to use and i spotted my old air compressor, not a real small one but that thing vibrates like crazy. Just need to attach my bucket. thanks for the video and ideas.
I was today's years old that I found this video.... Could've used this back then... I was cleaning carbs with air compressor and guitar strings... My gosh!!! This is going to be one of my permanent tools to have
This works great, u must try it! Even though it's subultrasonic, adding licorice, and jam, (let soak with baking soda for fourteen minutes) ACTUALLY CAUSES CAVITATION! Something about the viscosity being changed helps.
I like your style! Would love to see how far you have come with the design?! First thing I noticed missing is no hot solution. Ultrasonic baths in my workshop are set to 80c degree. Could just boil the kettle and mix the solution 😂😂
I don't have an ultrasonic and there isn't one in my immediate future but I have a sander so I'm game to try this. 2 things I'd suggest: I think by hanging the sander and not bracing it in a vise or something you're losing vibration energy as some goes into vibrating the vibrator. Also, I saw somewhere the idea of filling an ultrasound with plain water and placing your parts in containers filled with the cleaning solution. That way you don't have to change out the liquid all the time as you clean different parts. In addition to that information it was found that glass will transmit energy much better than plastic. Wish I could give credit to the YTer who showed that but it makes sense to me. Thanks for the demo!
This is the only youtube video i've watched and said "Wow". Best hack for a small garage workshop, well done.
Brilliant!!!! Love the ingenuity. I will be doing this and will pass it onto others as well.
Thank's mate, cheers from nova scotia Canada
Great working idea. You see a lot of hacks on you tube but not many that actually works like you would hope. This one works as great as a store bought sonic cleaner. Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant, I would try different concoctions for cleaning too. What a great idea!
Surely mounting the sander rigidly will make sure all of the vibrational energy is transferred to the jar. As it is, the sander is probably vibrating as much as the jar.
I had the same doubts, so I fixed the initial sander to another sander, (unlike Ichiban I have money), and set them both going, completely obliterated the part I wanted cleaning. Ended up buying a new part.
This worked so well I decided to glue sand paper to my ultrasonic cleaner and use it for woodworking...thanks for the great idea!
That is AWESOME! Thanks for the great idea. I have everything you showed in the garage so I've already saved money.
I will give this cleaning option a try for certain. I didn't expect, when I searched u/s cleaning tips, to come across a TX500 project in the background. I had one 45 years ago and loved the thing to death, even though I lunched the motor twice in a couple of years. I'm older, wiser and more gentle on my bikes these days, I hope the project worked out well for you....✌
of course it worked ! I'm far too self conscious to post a fail vid
Hahaha
Vain bastard LOL :-)
but it's not ultrasonic, you must have a transducer and driver board, and that shit is noisy as hell
@@lauracosta3988 It’s a chemical reaction. Not sure the sander helped. Unless your goal was to piss off the wife or annoy the neighbors. Impressive results though. Probably vibration didn’t really help much but time would. Actually that was pretty impressively short amount of time.
Sir, I built one of these as per your instructions. I used it to try to clean my muffler bearings, but when they came out there was small amount of film left on them... After many hours of frustration I found that adding a copper magnet to the outside of the plastic container solved the problem... Thank you very much for showing me how build one of these.
+Agbhar Gihad oh, now that's a bad ass tip Agbhar ! I will add that awesomeness to my updated subsonic cleaner schematics !
+Ichiban Moto muffler bearings please define these
all kidding aside,muffler bearings are round ,hard plastic/rubber bushings,holding some car's mufflers; i think THAT IT WAS due to a translation from the japanese, that they came out as " bearings"; (not to be confused with your headlight fluid,which is never OEM).
@@josepeixoto3384 I thought he was making a joke, like blinker fluid
Muffler bearings are ez , it 's The Dumaflaagey must be cleaned first! I didn't think anyone else knew about MUFFLER BEARINGS these are TOP SECRET WATCH FOR THE SPYS!!! THANK'S FROM NOR-CAL!!!!
Like your hack! it's great, I have a similar device I thought up. The device that presents the most vibration in my shop is my ole time heavy duty pedestal grinder, I welded 2 different size landing pads on top of each wheel guard shaped like big cupholders and using the same containers as you did I drop the parts in solution and let them sit in the holders a while well I use the grinder or some time if I'm a hurry I just turn the grinder on and let it run. It works very well especially when I can do 2 things at once. Thanks for the great tip!
Thank you for taking the time to share. Cheers from Paris
Amazing!!! i will try immediattley
First time I’ve seen this done, the parts come out amazing! Would love to see a side by side with a non vibrated part
I agree. And the first piece cleaned appeared to be working in the jar with out vibration. If it’s a chemical reaction not sure how much vibration would matter but time would. Great video though.
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing this
Wow! Wow! That's some beautiful inspirational idea! Thanks for sharing!
Dang, I totally forgot about this channel. This is comedy gold! Why do you not have 1M subscribers?
I should make some new videos. Thanks for the encouragement 👍
@qwerty mnbvc You realize that this is comedy, right?
thats a great idea.......finnaly i can use the sanders for something usefull
How about using them for sanding?
Greetings, I say what abrilliant idea. I do believe I shall perform this task on my carburetors for my two wheeled motorized cycle. I am quite pleased with your excellent presentation. Many thanks my friend
East build,nice results gonna build one ,I work on a lot of small carbs this is perfect thanks
Puts his delicate zinc or pot metal part in concentrated acid and is amazed. Save yourself the irritating noise and just use the acid.
That's what I thought.
Pretty sure that that stuff is not an acid it's alkaline. Am I wrong?
@@GunFunZS It's acidic, but alkaline solutions will dissolve both zinc and aluminum too. It's acidic enough to eat up zinc, but then so are cola soft drinks. Anytime you see bubbles coming up from the metal, that's hydrogen being generated by the acid reacting with metal. Sometimes a little reaction isn't bad, but whatever is gone is gone forever. Active Ingredients: Water CAS 7732-18-5, Lactic Acid CAS 79-33-4, Gluconic Acid CAS 526-95-4, Lauramine Oxide CAS 1643-20-5, Tripropylene Glycol N-Butyl Ether CAS 55934-93-5, Blue 1 CAS 3844-45-9, Yellow 5 CAS 1934-21-0.
@@pixelpatter01 Thanks for the detailed explanation. I will I'm well aware of the danger of alkaline stuff reacting to aluminum. I've worked many years on an aluminum boat and it is very obvious which substances do a lot of damage. I know that things like Pine-Sol and super clean are alkaline but they make very good carburetor cleaners for an aluminum carb and you'll see a very slight discoloration from the reaction.
The trolling i strong in these videos. A+ my good man, A+.
Wow? That was Awesome!! Going to make one for sure. Thanks for the video
We had a small one at work for rust removal that used warm isopropyl alcohol that worked great. Good idea.
Electric toothbrush in a glass of warm soapy water. Rings..watch come out sparkling. Works great.
I tried cleaning my ring with the wifes electric toothbrush......she wasn't happy I can tell you.
I wonder what the cleaning effect is without the vibration, perhaps you could do 2 more pieces over the same amount of time, one without the vibration & one with, it'd be interesting to see the outcome?
Agreed. All experiments need a control for comparison.
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You know this video is a joke right?
@@zanpekosak2383 you do understand theese works also but itchiban just makes a nice humour on the same
@@zanpekosak2383 since its written right on the bottle ..do not use on alunimum parts ..👍😉👍
That was awesome lol. Thank you for sharing !
That is awesome! Thanks for the tip, I am going to try this.
He's still never used an ultrasonic cleaner. The agitation does maximize the action of the chemicals, but ultrasonic cleaners don't need those chemicals and they aren't nearly that loud.
Who cares if it’s out in the shed or workshop? Cheap easy solution.
@@BrookieCooki84 still not ultrasonic.
@@bobbyhempel1513 I never said it was. But it is effective and worked for his budget.
is actually a 60hz cleaner lol
I've watched 3 videos. I love this guy, lol.
why thank you so much !
What a novel idea. I have one of those vibrating sanders lying around doing nothing. I can now put it to work. Thank You!
Very nice. Ingenious! thanks for sharing. Im glad I happened to see this video. it is almost 7 years old.
You didnt say badass and didnt drill a hole, no Ichiban stickers for you.
oh, crap !
Ichiban Moto Why didnt you just throw the valve and a vibrator in your sink?
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I can't find green zip ties, only black ones, will it still work?
i personally would not chance it
if you can't find green ones I would see if you can find your local snap on rep. They have red SNAP-ON zipties that come in packs of 3 for $100. Lifetime warranty.
i sprayed mine green, just on the outside, and oven dried them; they got a little smaller,but worked well.
@@ConTheDon187 you a buzz kill
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excellent idea! i've been thinking along similar lines using a buzzer. kudos. I like your idea.
Now that I've got the dents out of My tank and sorta blasted the Carb and the out side of my army tank I can dump 150 gallons MEAN GREEN in there Leave the motor running for around 12 ,or 14 or so ,I'll have Dent free sorta blasted, SUPER Clean army to sell!!! All because of these VIDEOS YOU'VE made my life so much better, JUST THINK BIG !!!!! THANK'S from NOR-CAL!!!!
I tried this with an Orbital sander but it didn't work (wife said that it was supposed to be shaken... not stirred)
Ha!
Don't mention your wife and ultra sonic home made vibrator...lol
She's a keeper..... 4 sure.👍👍
@@alienchaser636 oh man... my mind went right to that image too.. lol
She might be right as long as a translational vibration should be more effective and homogenous than a rotational vibration.
Just a couple of quick questions. You suggest making the plate out of aluminum. Is it possible to buy this on the internet as here in the UK everywhere only seems to stock aluminium? Secondly my local tool shop insists that cable ties they stock are the same as zip ties. Are they just trying to make a sale and would cable ties work as well?
Peter Huskins To the best of my knowledge, aluminum is only available in america and parts of Canada, so you certainly need to import it to the UK. Yes, cable ties and zip ties are very similar and may easily be confused . Your shop should have a conversion table to identify the correct type by application.
Ichiban Moto I'm certain cable ties are metric; zip ties are standard. If it falls off, just use the other type and it usually works great!
Best hack / idea I've seen on the internet. Thanks.
Thanks, I've been thinking about something I could use for this..it will work great & cost me absolutely nothing!!👍 now my 9mm brass cases will look brand new with less work!!
I tried cleaning up a flux capacitor using this method and now I'm stuck in the year 2020! HELP❗
BykerJB are you still in the rona phase or are you on to the bad part yet?
Not to worry, we have caught up with you!
After your second Sander Burns Out you could have afforded to buy an ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight
Maybe u could buy one for you wife
HF doesn’t have them big enough
@@charlesroberts6490 I'm not married
Brilliant! Making this for 3d resin prints! thanks for making the video and sharing!
This information is vital. Totally going to do this now. Thank you!
I borrowed my girlfriends hitachi wand and put it in a bucket with all our piecing loops and rings and they came up screaming...i mean gleaming !
LOL Wand? Is it MAGIC???
@@RGRundeRGRound Haha, put it this way, Happy Potter is way too young to use one .... but my GF thinks its magic alright !
Someone's a genius
Have you tested the CLR on the parts without the vibration? Just wondered whether the vibration makes a big difference. :)
was just wondering the same thing
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This is great, thanks. I have a sander at home which is no particular use as a sander but I reckon will do nicely for this purpose!
I can never tell when he's just bluffing
Ysed my wifes favorite toy, she was Not happy, especially using it in Carb cleaner.
@regalblue41 ...uhhhh yeah
I actually did that once to agitate a gas tank with rust remover inside.
HIBACHI HITACHI w/e man 🤣🤣🤣
Necesssity is the mother of invention! Great job gonna make one for me!
yes I am in awe ! Thanks a million
Got it upside down. Need to have the sander on the bottom near the liquid.
I've been trying to make this but i cant find green zip ties anywhere. what do i do
triple up with turquoise
This is an awesome hack for someone who occasionally needs an ultrasonic cleaner or parts washer for working on yard equipment or car but can't justify spending hundreds on a dedicated unit to have it sit and gather dust. Thank You!
👍Thanks for sharing 🌻Very excellent idea to restore and protect the parts 😊
peeps, what solution could i use if i dont have carb cleaner? something like acetone or rubbing alcohol etc.? if so, should i mix some water?
low odor mineral spirits. acetone eats plastic.
one of the best things to clean a carb with is Pine Sol. safe for all of the metals, rubber and plastic and works real well.
michael adams is pine sol good for any type of carb. jet ski. if I put the strong stuff that clean the carbs in a bucket like he is using and use the vibration. will it blow up
Ignition system cooling fan? Bogus that's a turbo impeller.
Perhaps. But, technically ... it could cool an ignition system.
Always too many muppets on youtube
Always remember If you dont know what you are talking about or how to do something make a video on toutube to prove to everyone that you are f ing moron
@@cinderswolfhound6874 , Well then ... Maybe you should stop putting Sesame Street in your KZhead Search Engine.
@@cinderswolfhound6874 , Some people intend to prove their superiority by posting comments on KZhead, but succeed only in proving their pessimistic ineptitude.
Pretty cool mate. Awesome results.
String = amsteel blue 7/64 with 1600lb breaking strength. Same material used for mooring large ships. GREAT cordage. I keep some in my dirtbike tool pack to pull bikes/quads. Used many times to save many riders! Also makes good soft shackles, aka rope carabiners. Keep a couple on my bike bars, and use one as my key ring. Gatta try this technique!