I noticed with jus luke warm water and dawn soap very little, in a clear bin after soaking 50 chips the water turned a slight red tint
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Ultrasonic Chip Cleaning (20 Viewers)
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Nice job. I just picked one up and am anxious to give a try over the holiday.
VegasDave777
New Member
So everything so far seems to be on cleaning Paulsons.
Anyone know if this works on the " hard plastic " kind of chips ? Not the ones you buy, but the Roulette non-value type of chips.
Anyone know if this works on the " hard plastic " kind of chips ? Not the ones you buy, but the Roulette non-value type of chips.
Don't do it. The suds will effectively stop the cavitation effect created by the ultrasonic waves, so essentially you'll just be giving them a Dawn solution bath while paying extra for electicity that is being wasted.
You need a no-suds cleaning solution (and one that's safe for chips) for the ultrasonic to do it's job properly.
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There are chips other than Paulsons? Do tell
Thankyou
Yes, it will work. I've cleaned (a few) slugged plastic chips, and I've cleaned Bud Jones chips, a few ceramics, and China Clays, and everything I've gotten my hands on. The ultrasonic works for all of them.
gkitt80
Flush
Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere but couldn't find anything with the search function - anyone ever clean Chipco chips with an Ultrasonic cleaner? Any issues/concerns/recommendations?
CABRON JAMES
High Hand
Great Info! thank you guys!
i wonder how much these pages apply to cleaning chipco / ceramic chips
and what did you use to oil them? mineral oil?
HA ha ha - I know where she kept doze chips and it ain't her purse.....
i wonder how much these pages apply to cleaning chipco / ceramic chips
boy those whites look good - i just have a hard time seeing any thing that says clevelandView attachment 63677
Took me 1 hour to get 20 chips cleaned. Need to change that.
EDIT: Without ultrasonic!
Bought it after the test. Still waiting for shipment.
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what are the zip ties on there for?Poor mans salad spinner (kids school supply box)and watching the TV news.
50 was too many - some slight discoloration remains along the flat edge, very clean to the touch. Probably 35 or so is a better number.
Not sure when in a static basket, but they are used in salad spinners to promote chip movement and tumbling when rotated, so that chips don't stick together and are fully exposed to the bath solution (and sound waves, if using ultrasonic).
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Love my new ultrasonic cleaner. Never doing them by hand again
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Love my new ultrasonic cleaner. Never doing them by hand again
Getting ready to run my first batch of chips through the ultrasonic. But first, a couple of questions.
1. Pre-soaking. Should I use just plain warm tap water or is it better to use distilled water for pre-soaking also? I read where @Irish added TSP to his pre-soak. Which is better, TSP or no TSP in the pre-soak? If adding TSP, so you reduce the pre-soak time?
2. Oiling. After cleaning in the ultrasonic, could you go ahead and oil using the water/oil method without allowing the chips to dry first? Seems like it might save a step.
1. Pre-soaking. Should I use just plain warm tap water or is it better to use distilled water for pre-soaking also? I read where @Irish added TSP to his pre-soak. Which is better, TSP or no TSP in the pre-soak? If adding TSP, so you reduce the pre-soak time?
2. Oiling. After cleaning in the ultrasonic, could you go ahead and oil using the water/oil method without allowing the chips to dry first? Seems like it might save a step.
1. I don't pre-soak.
2. Never tried the oil/water method. The chips don't take too long to dry afterward.
2. Never tried the oil/water method. The chips don't take too long to dry afterward.
I would start without the pre-soak, then if you find the US isn't getting them 100% clean, you can add the step. And by pre-soak, what I actually did was just add the chips to the warm TSP bath water in the US unit, but without turning the US function on. It wasn't a separate container. I threw them in the bath, let sit for a few minutes, then turned on the US.
No presoak needed. Do not presoak if they are hot stamped chips. The additional time may remove or discolor the hot stamp. Make sure you use distilled water, it does make a difference. Good luck and let us know how they turn out. Here is my latest cleaning
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There are several posts where people have pre-soaked when their chips were very dirty. I have a bunch of Cleveland HS's that are horribly dirty, so I was just thinking the pre-soak might be the way to go.
Thanks for the input.
1,200 chips run through the ultrasonic. Pleased with the outcome.
I tried the salad spinner method but the chips kept falling out into the tank. I gave up and used the “french fryer” basket that came with the unit and used a wooden spoon to stir them around. Worked well.
Chips resting comfortably in a spare bedroom while drying. Will oil tomorrow but not sure they need it.
I tried the salad spinner method but the chips kept falling out into the tank. I gave up and used the “french fryer” basket that came with the unit and used a wooden spoon to stir them around. Worked well.
Chips resting comfortably in a spare bedroom while drying. Will oil tomorrow but not sure they need it.
They will probably need the oil. Clay chips after the ultrasonic look super thirsty.
Slurrrrrp!
teeniemarkle
Sitting Out
I am very seriously considering getting one of these larger ultrasonic cleaners after reading this thread and seeing all these beautiful clean chips!! I have a very small one for my jewelry but you can only do a few chips at a time and still have to do some scrubbing afterwards.
I used the oil/water method but I don’t see that much of a difference. Will try edge oiling a few barrels and see how they turn out by comparison.
Maybe they took more oil than I thought. Can you tell which barrel in each pic was edge oiled? The other barrel is water/oil mix.
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markleteenie
4 of a Kind
Top middle, bottom left
its worth it. make sure to use TSP from Lundmark as well. No scrubbing required.
Winner, winner, Paulson dinner!
Yes, the difference was quite obvious. I'd be surprised if many couldn't tell the difference.
I was expecting a little better coverage from the oil/water mix. Went ahead and edge oiled them all. Looking good!
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