What's on your bench

[heimannm]

Odorless mineral spirits, does a good job of cleaning and doesn't stink up the shop too badly. I clean it out 3-4 times per year and take the dirty solvent to the local repair shop where they add it to their waste oil tank and burn it in the shop heater all winter. I'm tempted to try a water base cleaner but I like the protection I get from the mineral spirits, leaves a very slight film of oil on the parts so they don't rust.

Mark

 

[flatsfisher]

I have one similar. Mine is a Safety Kleen unit from the 1970 era. Run kerosene in it and only use it for the big stuff like yours. They do a great job. jmho OT

I've been using a parts cleaner solution from tractor supply that works pretty good. wonder if kerosene would work as well or better?

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/crown-psc-1000-parts-cleaner-5-gal

 

[heimannm]

How is the odor from that stuff Frank? Significantly less expensive that the odorless mineral spirits I've been using.

Mark

 

[Ed Penney]

Been using the TSC Solvent in mine also. The stuff is pricey at an average of $9 a gallon. I started soaking stuff in 180 +- hot water mixed with Lysol and Dawn pressure rinse it at 120 lbs. through a cheap hvlp paint gun and blow it dry. It keeps the solvent cleaner for awhile and gets stuff really clean fast without a lot of brushing and scrubbing
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[flatsfisher]

How is the odor from that stuff Frank? Significantly less expensive that the odorless mineral spirits I've been using.

Mark

doesn't seem to have a lot of odor, to me anyway. everyone's different though. cleans better than paint thinner. wear rubber gloves of course.

 

[flatsfisher]

I put 7 gallons in my parts cleaner barrel when I got it. of course, all the grit sinks to the bottom of the barrel. the cleaner gets cloudy pretty fast from cleaning greasy stuff, but I've had it in there for a lot of projects and it's still cleaning well. have thought about mounting a filter to the barrel but haven't gotten around to it.

this parts cleaner came out of an automotive shop. when I got it home, I cleaned it pretty thoroughly. there was about 6 inches of pretty solid sludge in the bottom of the barrel from years of shop use. got it out with a putty knife and some solvent. probably another half inch in there again now from me.

 

[heimannm]

I tried adding filters to both of mine, I could never come up with a filter that was large enough or coarse enough to work; they always plug the filter after a few minutes of operation.



Mark

 

[flatsfisher]

hmm. I saw where someone used a marine fuel filter. they are available from 10 to 30 microns. I've even heard of 100-micron pre-filters. Mark, what was the coarsest you tried?

 

[heimannm]

I don't remember if I was able to find anything coarser than this, but is still plugs up in a short while. If I shut the pump off for a minute is seems enough of the heavy particulates fall off and it will work again for another 5-15 minutes.



Mark

 

[flatsfisher]

wow. 150 is pretty big. maybe some coffee grounds

 

[MacAttack]

Does anyone know if they make a bench top parts washer that is designed to be used with a solvent like Stoddard?

Everything I can find says to only use water based cleaners. But that would freeze out in my shop.

 

[flatsfisher]

I have one of those POC HF bench top washers. used paint thinner in it (not very volatile) and the pump went out. bought a new pump, switched to a water-based degreaser and the new pump went out. removed the pump (again) and now use it as a metal bin to keep oily rags in. they are useless. those types of pumps are pretty junky. the old used commercial one I have now that cost me 200.00 on marketplace has a big, all metal Little Giant pump.

 

[cookies]

Finally sold that 041 farmboss, the guy was super excited to find one in excellent running and useable condition. it ran great!
stupid husqvarna 25b blower went home finally!
042 case and crank seals showed up....looking forward to that one, NOT!
ms660 is going back together...stupid pto side crank seal is being a pta wanting to go in uneven...hoping the 3rd one is the charm. I am anal about getting them installed perfectly before moving forward!
That husqvarna 435 is going into a crusher...damn crank bearing failed so bad the coil hit the flywheel damaging the pickups and still acts like it has a vac leak after new seals/bearing
got a ryobi dropped on me with a bad carb, got another bad carb in the mail....can't win one repair this week!!! oh well next week is a fresh start and the weather has been awesome here.

 

[The Stig]

Cleaned up this old bone

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Hopefully my echo’s and poulan’s pull this as good as the new 23RS and LGX LPX.

Huskys new full chisel 325.

This untouched was what was on the winning 50cc at sawfest this year. Beat out the saws with the new 23RS. Said the wood liked the hungry chain better.

Even though a racer tested and said new 23rs was 9% faster in his wood tested in.

 

[cookies]

Well I got the 042 crank seals and case gasket replaced without a hitch, fires up and idles great...that damn H side of the carb is giving me a issue...it will not fuel bog the saw to control/limit max rpm...it kept going to 11k then would unload and race to over 13k rpm. Think I need to raise the needle lever and rod out the H jet holes then try again...open to suggestions at this point!

Started assembly of that 660...got that little crank seal in the mail and got it installed the way I wanted in the case then finished putting the case together. Pulled the new oem cylinder/piston out and measured squish, without a gasket I got .017 at the edges....made a .004 paper gasket then cleaned up the ports of casting flash and gobbs of nikocil...removed the flat spot on the intake throat then chamfered the lower transfers....thats all i'm planning for porting until I can get a right angle hand piece to tackle the upper transfers...they are too small!! Assembled the cylinder, installed the brake, clutch etc....went to put the inner dog on and ended up putting a heli coil in the lower bolt hole...just finished up gutting the new dual port muffler so its ready to go on.
I purchased the piltz 660 dog set off fleabay, thats what I bolted on, not sure how I feel about the fact the lower portion extends below the case and the saw will sit on them...might grind them down...regretting not getting the safety co version instead.