Vibrating parts washer project

[pointsnorth]

I have been doing a ton of tear down and rebuilds of diffs lately. And the cleaning part was getting old so I started doing some research on a better cleaning solution of loose parts.

So here is my proof of concept

Steel paint can with cleaning solution and a palm sander zipped tied to it.


Tossed in a bucket of Toyota front axle contents including a few greasy wheel bearings

Ran it for half hourish






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[pointsnorth]

The wheel bearings came out with minimal grease still on them. The spindle nuts and washer came out surprisingly clean


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[pointsnorth]

Next up is a five gallon version


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[Scoobienorth]

That’s cool.

[pointsnorth]

without fluid in there and loaded 3/4 full with nuts and bolts everything is just boiling in there. i might make something similar and load it with blasting media. Make it big enough to fit a steering knuckle

[Scott Cee AKA 2drx4]

Put a stick on block heater on the bigger version. A little heat makes it work way better.

[pointsnorth]

Put a stick on block heater on the bigger version. A little heat makes it work way better.

That was my plan. Just running it over an hour with sander attached raised the temp almost twenty degrees


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[arse_sidewards]

Are you trying to make a cheap DIY equivalent of an ultrasonic cleaner or is there supposed to be something this can do that an ultrasonic cleaner can't?

[pointsnorth]

Basically that’s what I built without knowing what a ultrasonic cleaner was before I started this


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