Re: [MBZ] OT - Media For Vibratory Tumbler
Thanks a bunch, Grant! I just happen to have some of the triangular media you describe, but I haven’t tried it yet. I wanted to progress slowly and methodically in order to avoid what you describe - taking the plating off! I’ll do a sample wit that today and report back. -D > On Jun 16, 2024, at 9:51 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Since you are polishing something that is chrome plated, walnut shell is > too soft to do much. Suggest you use the small triangle abrasives instead. > Since you want to polish the parts, not strip them, suggest that you > approach the task in 15 minute sets.. ie run them with the abrasive > triangles for 15, check them, add more scrub time as needed with frequent > checks on progress... a 320 grit triangle scrub, check the parts, if they > clean up, polish them with 400 grit scrub.. > Since they are likely plated parts, and you don't know how thick the > plating is, caution is your friend. > >> On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 9:34 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I remember ages ago going to the Hamilton Standard plant where wind >> machine blades were being made. They also refurbished propellers there. >> >> They had this machine that was full of ceramic pellets that was vibrating >> like crazy. I had never seen such a thing. The engineer I was visiting >> showed it to me. It was maybe like a 3-4gal bucket size and they dumped >> parts into it and let it run for however long. Parts came out all shiny and >> new looking. >> >> I wanted one. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Jun 16, 2024, at 10:40 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I was looking for something to clean chrome plated hardware used on my >> pinball machines. I had a DIY vibratory cleaner thing I bodged up with an >> old pad sander that actually worked pretty well. No telling where it >> disappeared to. >>> >>> Anyway, I was at Harbor Fright today, looking at a little one of these >> they’re closing out. Alas, despite saying there was one in stock at my >> store, there wasn’t - at least not other than the floor model, which they >> won’t sell. Now searching their website for alternatives, I see a much >> larger model that’s also being closed out, and yes, it showed one in >> inventory. Along with it I got some walnut blasting media and some ceramic >> triangles(?) >>> >>> Anyway, I filled it with about five pounds of walnuts and dropped 10 >> screws of different sizes and set my timer for 10 minutes. No difference to >> speak of. 15 minutes, a little better. >>> >>> Long story short, how long should I expect to run this thing to get >> these clean again? They’re not rusted, just dull from age and playfield wax. >>> >>> That and if I can’t get the desired results with this, will an >> ultrasonic cleaner do any better? What about on plastic parts? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -D >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Media For Vibratory Tumbler
Since you are polishing something that is chrome plated, walnut shell is too soft to do much. Suggest you use the small triangle abrasives instead. Since you want to polish the parts, not strip them, suggest that you approach the task in 15 minute sets.. ie run them with the abrasive triangles for 15, check them, add more scrub time as needed with frequent checks on progress... a 320 grit triangle scrub, check the parts, if they clean up, polish them with 400 grit scrub.. Since they are likely plated parts, and you don't know how thick the plating is, caution is your friend. On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 9:34 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I remember ages ago going to the Hamilton Standard plant where wind > machine blades were being made. They also refurbished propellers there. > > They had this machine that was full of ceramic pellets that was vibrating > like crazy. I had never seen such a thing. The engineer I was visiting > showed it to me. It was maybe like a 3-4gal bucket size and they dumped > parts into it and let it run for however long. Parts came out all shiny and > new looking. > > I wanted one. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jun 16, 2024, at 10:40 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I was looking for something to clean chrome plated hardware used on my > pinball machines. I had a DIY vibratory cleaner thing I bodged up with an > old pad sander that actually worked pretty well. No telling where it > disappeared to. > > > > Anyway, I was at Harbor Fright today, looking at a little one of these > they’re closing out. Alas, despite saying there was one in stock at my > store, there wasn’t - at least not other than the floor model, which they > won’t sell. Now searching their website for alternatives, I see a much > larger model that’s also being closed out, and yes, it showed one in > inventory. Along with it I got some walnut blasting media and some ceramic > triangles(?) > > > > Anyway, I filled it with about five pounds of walnuts and dropped 10 > screws of different sizes and set my timer for 10 minutes. No difference to > speak of. 15 minutes, a little better. > > > > Long story short, how long should I expect to run this thing to get > these clean again? They’re not rusted, just dull from age and playfield wax. > > > > That and if I can’t get the desired results with this, will an > ultrasonic cleaner do any better? What about on plastic parts? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -D > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Media For Vibratory Tumbler
I remember ages ago going to the Hamilton Standard plant where wind machine blades were being made. They also refurbished propellers there. They had this machine that was full of ceramic pellets that was vibrating like crazy. I had never seen such a thing. The engineer I was visiting showed it to me. It was maybe like a 3-4gal bucket size and they dumped parts into it and let it run for however long. Parts came out all shiny and new looking. I wanted one. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 16, 2024, at 10:40 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > I was looking for something to clean chrome plated hardware used on my > pinball machines. I had a DIY vibratory cleaner thing I bodged up with an old > pad sander that actually worked pretty well. No telling where it disappeared > to. > > Anyway, I was at Harbor Fright today, looking at a little one of these > they’re closing out. Alas, despite saying there was one in stock at my store, > there wasn’t - at least not other than the floor model, which they won’t > sell. Now searching their website for alternatives, I see a much larger model > that’s also being closed out, and yes, it showed one in inventory. Along with > it I got some walnut blasting media and some ceramic triangles(?) > > Anyway, I filled it with about five pounds of walnuts and dropped 10 screws > of different sizes and set my timer for 10 minutes. No difference to speak > of. 15 minutes, a little better. > > Long story short, how long should I expect to run this thing to get these > clean again? They’re not rusted, just dull from age and playfield wax. > > That and if I can’t get the desired results with this, will an ultrasonic > cleaner do any better? What about on plastic parts? > > Thanks! > > -D > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT - Media For Vibratory Tumbler
I was looking for something to clean chrome plated hardware used on my pinball machines. I had a DIY vibratory cleaner thing I bodged up with an old pad sander that actually worked pretty well. No telling where it disappeared to. Anyway, I was at Harbor Fright today, looking at a little one of these they’re closing out. Alas, despite saying there was one in stock at my store, there wasn’t - at least not other than the floor model, which they won’t sell. Now searching their website for alternatives, I see a much larger model that’s also being closed out, and yes, it showed one in inventory. Along with it I got some walnut blasting media and some ceramic triangles(?) Anyway, I filled it with about five pounds of walnuts and dropped 10 screws of different sizes and set my timer for 10 minutes. No difference to speak of. 15 minutes, a little better. Long story short, how long should I expect to run this thing to get these clean again? They’re not rusted, just dull from age and playfield wax. That and if I can’t get the desired results with this, will an ultrasonic cleaner do any better? What about on plastic parts? Thanks! -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
