FlyYellow
Sitting Out
so i read somewhere (which i'm trying to find) that someone put the chips in a ziplock bag and in the ultrasonic cleaner. what's the general consensus on that approach? and can anyone point me to it?
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Ultrasonic Chip Cleaning (24 Viewers)
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Changster
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I think people are being a little over cautious. I throw 200 chips at a time into the 6L cleaner and use a wooden cooking spatula to stir fry the chips like Chinese food.
Zero scratches on the chips. Water is like a lubricant that helps protect chips from scratching. There’s a lot more potential to scratch them in a real pot when you’re playing IMO when it’s all mixed together and people spread the pot to count how much is in the pot.
I will stay with the 40 in a salad spinner method.
200 wow never knew that many could go inI think people are being a little over cautious. I throw 200 chips at a time into the 6L cleaner and use a wooden cooking spatula to stir fry the chips like Chinese food.
Zero scratches on the chips. Water is like a lubricant that helps protect chips from scratching. There’s a lot more potential to scratch them in a real pot when you’re playing IMO when it’s all mixed together and people spread the pot to count how much is in the pot.
Shaggy
Full House
Donvito
Two Pair
Post some pics of those Cali Bells after the bath
Shaggy
Full House
Will do. Before and afters are required.
Shaggy
Full House
Shaggy
Full House
FYI, that damaged CaliBell inlay in the pic above looked like that prior to the ultrasonic cleaning.
Donvito
Two Pair
WOW!!! So glad I took your advice and got the Roadhouse set and not the others we were talking about!!! I'm ready for the next game!!!!
Same here! I appreciate all the caution, and to each their own, but for me, it's really not that serious. You don't need a salad spinner, or distilled water, you don't need to presoak, or to do 2 barrels at a time... you just need some warm water, TSP, stir with wooden spoon for 1-2 mins depending on the grime (2 mins for the Roadhouse), and then dump in a bucket of warm water to rinse.I think people are being a little over cautious. I throw 200 chips at a time into the 6L cleaner and use a wooden cooking spatula to stir fry the chips like Chinese food.
Then use the oil and water method to oil.
Took me 1 hour to wash and oil 700 Roadhouse.
Changster
Full House
Yeah that's great. I haven't used the water/oil method yet to oil but I will try that too next time.
Roadhouse chips really clean up nicely!
Ultrasonic got a workout tonight, 4 filthy racks of various casino singles.... 
The silver 7s and hard rocks needed a quick wipe with a magic eraser to remove the remnant STDs and hooker juice....
All shiny & clean now.
The silver 7s and hard rocks needed a quick wipe with a magic eraser to remove the remnant STDs and hooker juice....
All shiny & clean now.
I don't see why not. I don't think I've ever tried, though. I sold my CC Pharaohs before I got my ultrasonic.
Can anyone who has tried ultrasonic with China clays speak up please
I've done it, no problem
How long did you run it
Mine were not bad, 45 seconds was all it took. From the ultrasonic to a bucket of warm water to rinse, then straight into the oil/water bath
My own comments:
I clean 60 chips at a time in a PCF standard (6 liter?) ultrasonic. I use distilled water - it's under a buck a gallon and we tend to have it around for other things. I just stir the chips with my (gloved) hands. I have found the salad spinner to be an unnecessary pain. I may have a weak ultrasonic but it's not at all uncomfortable, unlike the experience of others. 45 seconds and warmish (110 F) water does the trick nicely.
I clean 60 chips at a time in a PCF standard (6 liter?) ultrasonic. I use distilled water - it's under a buck a gallon and we tend to have it around for other things. I just stir the chips with my (gloved) hands. I have found the salad spinner to be an unnecessary pain. I may have a weak ultrasonic but it's not at all uncomfortable, unlike the experience of others. 45 seconds and warmish (110 F) water does the trick nicely.
How are you removing the chips from the ultrasonic? Seems like one purpose of the spinner is ease of lifting them from the tank.
I use my hands. I have my salad spinner full of water with the basket in it next to the ultrasonic and dump the chips in there to rinse.
Got the latest THCs done. Lots of colour transfer on the hot pinks. Will need to get a bunch of generic magic erasers and get that off.
slurpeee
Two Pair
Why didn’t I think of this!?!?! Genius!
Looks like I’ve got a fathers day project. Esp since I’ve been wondering what else I could use that ultrasonic for. I think this project might even put my old bbq rotisserie to good use as well.
https://best-ultrasonic-cleaner.blog/2015/03/21/cleaning-vinyl-records-using-ultrasonic-cleaner/
Looks like I’ve got a fathers day project. Esp since I’ve been wondering what else I could use that ultrasonic for. I think this project might even put my old bbq rotisserie to good use as well.
https://best-ultrasonic-cleaner.blog/2015/03/21/cleaning-vinyl-records-using-ultrasonic-cleaner/
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wonderpuddle
Full House
Picked up some nice (but very dirty) solids and ran them thru the ultrasonic tonight. Some before and after shots:
Wow. (Length of time? Amount of TSP? Other settings?)
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