Hey Chaos, chips look terrific!! How long were they in the bath? They look great! I am hauling out the machine today to attack 2 racks of Nevada Lodge $1. I am putting them in play on Super Bowl Sunday, so I better get on it!!
Hey Chaos, chips look terrific!! How long were they in the bath? They look great! I am hauling out the machine today to attack 2 racks of Nevada Lodge $1. I am putting them in play on Super Bowl Sunday, so I better get on it!!
Chaos,
Those look really great for damaged chips. [emoji12]
I think distilled water would prolly make a big difference for you. I cleaned about 800 chips per mix, and some were mildly dirty and some were pretty cruddy. I think I could have done more per mix as well.
The chips that were of average gunkiness, I ran for 1 minute at 42*C. The dirtier chips I ran at 2 minutes. My unit holds a gallon of distilled water so that's also a factor.
I too had a chip fall out of the salad spinner. It was one from first batch. It was in the tank while I cleaned nearly 500 chips. When all said and done, the face was worn to the point where the hats were barely distinguishable. The face also became quite rough and porus. Oops.
I too had a chip fall out of the salad spinner. It was one from first batch. It was in the tank while I cleaned nearly 500 chips. When all said and done, the face was worn to the point where the hats were barely distinguishable. The face also became quite rough and porus. Oops.
LONG day of chip cleaning. After 3 minutes in the spinner, the Nevada Lodge still looked dirty on the light blue spots. So I ended up taking a magic eraser to all of the edges, and all of the light blue quarter pies -- that would be 800 quarter pies on the 2 racks of chips!! But I'm happy with how they look in the end. These are the first chips that I've cleaned with this method that still had some ground in gunk that needed scrubbing after coming out of the cleaner. All other chips (Paulsons) that I've cleaned have needed no other cleaning measures, except oiling.
Anyway, here are some photos. First, the dirty chips. Then one rack clean, one rack dirty. Then cleaned and oiled, ready to go.
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How are y'all keeping the lid of the spinner secured to the bowl? I don't see any latch or anything like that. Zip ties?
Ah ok thx. Makes sense! Sounds like it snaps on then.Chips won't fall out if you use the lid.
Ah ok thx. Makes sense! Sounds like it snaps on then.
I bought an ultrasonic machine just to clean chips... I will never clean by hand again. Well worth the $200a very useful topic, but I prefer a simple brush ..
especially when you consider that I have no ultrasound machine ...
Wow, if that's the one I just got on eBay then I paid $50 more than this... model 43440. I don't see the model on this link but it looks the same.In case anyone is interested. Pretty good price on the Hornady cleaner.$170
. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hornady174-Lock-N-Load174-Magnum-Sonic-Cleaner/1168140.uts
I am fairly sure it is the same unit. I ordered one and will report back when it arrives. The 43440 is not in the 2015 Hornady catalog, so I am guessing this is Cabela's closeout pricing.Wow, if that's the one I just got on eBay then I paid $50 more than this... model 43440. I don't see the model on this link but it looks the same.
Great find if it is!I am fairly sure it is the same unit. I ordered one and will report back when it arrives. The 43440 is not in the 2015 Hornady catalog, so I am guessing this is Cabela's closeout pricing.