Harbor Freight UltraSonic cleaner (1 Viewer)

[CDKL]

Just wondering if any of guys have tried the ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor freight and if so you is it great, ok, or a POS?

https://www.harborfreight.com/25-liter-ultrasonic-cleaner-63256.html

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

Ok at best

 

[CDKL]

What are some better options that have been proven? The Hornady one does not seem to be available anymore...

 

[allforcharity]

A lot of us use the 6L Vevor unit.

 

[CDKL]

I’ll give it a look.....Amazon Should have it

 

[JWC]

I use the harbor freight one quite often. No problems for mez

 

[juankay20]

I’ll give it a look.....Amazon Should have it

Compare prices for those on eBay - i vaguely remember the listing on Amazon was slightly higher.

 

[BearMetal]

The HF units have fewer and less powerful transducers. Go with the Vevor.

 

[allforcharity]

I’ll give it a look.....Amazon Should have it

eBay probably has some good prices, though try to get one that ships from within North America.

 

[MatthewTreeTree]

Probably a really noob question...

How well do chips with labels on them survive in one of those?

 

[CDKL]

Probably a really noob question...

How well do chips with labels on them survive in one of those?

From my understanding some do better than others. Big inlays do better than small inlays for whatever reason.

 

[allforcharity]

Probably a really noob question...

How well do chips with labels on them survive in one of those?

They are fine. Rarely are you exceeding 1.5 to 2 minutes for a 2-barrel batch of chips. Even 1 minute is good enough for the vast majority of home play chips.

But casino chips straight off the floor can get amazingly disgusting.

 

[CDKL]

So for home use you are only running 2 barrels for 2 minutes tops in the ultrasonic?

 

[BearMetal]

So for home use you are only running 2 barrels for 2 minutes tops in the ultrasonic?

All depends in how much hooker juice is on them. I've done some for 30s, and others might have to go for 90s. The longer they stay, the more they lose contrast. I always oil after using the U/S

 

[Hot Nuts]

I'm watching a harbor freight thread on the Jeep forum for winches on sale and when I see this thread pop up, I click not realizing what board I'm on. LOL. @liftapint - it's going to happen to you too before long!

 

[CDKL]

I'm watching a harbor freight thread on the Jeep forum for winches on sale and when I see this thread pop up, I click not realizing what board I'm on. LOL. @liftapint - it's going to happen to you too before long!

Well I love winches too, but I can give a some advice take it or leave it. If you doing any off-roading at all and get yourself in a winching situation. Warn will not let you down, I’ve seen many brands fail over the years but warn winches are top notch. Yes you pay more but it’s a instance of you get what you pay for.

 

[BearMetal]

@CDKL here are some references for you:

90 seconds

RHC Yellow Cleaned

• BearMetal
• May 4, 2020

My first experience running an Ultrasonic!

60 seconds

Dirty PCA Fracs

• BearMetal
• May 4, 2020

Clean PCA Fracs

• BearMetal
• May 4, 2020

30 seconds

Outpost 20s Before and After

• BearMetal
• May 4, 2020

 

[CDKL]

Dang that’s a huge difference!

 

[Hot Nuts]

Well I love winches too, but I can give a some advice take it or leave it. If you doing any off-roading at all and get yourself in a winching situation. Warn will not let you down, I’ve seen many brands fail over the years but warn winches are top notch. Yes you pay more but it’s a instance of you get what you pay for.

I've heard people say that. I'm broke so if I can get any winch any time soon, I'll have to go China Clay. I can't afford Paulsons.

 

[CDKL]

Keep a check on CL I found mine there and warn has great customer service as well.

 

[allforcharity]

So for home use you are only running 2 barrels for 2 minutes tops in the ultrasonic?

Pretty much. Most chips only need a minute, if you can't see obvious gunk buildup.

 

[The_dude]

The vevor looks nice, is it good for anything else?

 

[BearMetal]

The vevor looks nice, is it good for anything else?

I've cleaned my wife's and daughter's jewelry in it. Sadly, it can't cook hot dogs

 

[allforcharity]

You can clean all sorts of things in an ultrasonic. Jewelry, tools, plastic and die-cast metal toys, etc.

 

[mtl mile end]

I haven't searched for US machines in a while, but I remember the pictures always seemed to show them cleaning brass for reloads.

 

[DZPoker]

I haven't searched for US machines in a while, but I remember the pictures always seemed to show them cleaning brass for reloads.

Correct. I‘ve been reloading for years and although I just tumble them...many others swear by an ultrasonic!