Ultra sonic cleaning or other options

[staginhiding]

Hi All

I am about to start re-building several Stag engines that I have had for many years.If I dont do it soon they will never get done..

I want to clean all the parts including heads and pistons so that they come up as new.In the past I have had parts sandblasted but it is messy and I was looking to invest in a hobby ultrasonic cleaner to do the job.
I tried a very small unit with a piston in it(only just big enough)it wasnt heated and I used water and vinegar as the cleaning agent.
It was next to useless..

Does anyone have any experience of a larger heated machine,or is it back to blasting..Vapour blast machines are too expensive for my use..

Any ideas as Im going round and round in circles..

Thanks

Sam

[mole42]

The hobby ones are useless. We have a Chinese one at work that I bought on eBay, it is just large enough to fit a trumpet in and has a heater.
So far I have used it to clean several Stag engine parts, it seems especially good for small castings like oil pumps, I have also done a couple of dismantled diffs. I use dishwasher tablets in it.

[staginhiding]

Many thanks for that,I might just try a dishwasher tablets,if I can sneak one out..

[DJT]

Many thanks for that,I might just try a dishwasher tablets,if I can sneak one out..

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[new to this]

Going to watch with interest as was going to buy one myself,thinking of doing the same thing

Dave

[staginhiding]

Well Dave it looks like not many are thinking like us...

Sam

[Phil S]

in the past I have used the dishwasher..ok if you don't get caught...but was also found out a week later with a bsa c15 cylinder head in the oven and valve guides in the freezer...some women just don't understand.
Phil

[thebadleys]

Just done a inlet manifold in the dish washer whilst the wife was out.

Nigel

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[mole42]

Dishwasher works well for some parts, I’ve just done all the stalks and wiring from the steering column, came out like new. The crockery didn’t suffer either! The ultrasonic does a better job with parts that have deeply engrained dirt though because it helps to loosen it.

[Mark Serj]

If you volunteer to load the dishwasher, you can hide some parts under saucepans etc. Just don't forget to volunteer to unload it...............