Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:55 am
This is turning out superbly, keep it up!
Thanks, we made some more progress on it last night. I will get more pictures up today.
Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:55 am
Can I ask you which exact ultrasonic cleaner and sand ("light"?) blasting gear you are using, assuming this is not industrial-grade stuff? I actually need to get equipped on that front too... yours seem to be serving you well
The equipment I have is definitely not industrial-grade. In fact far from it, but it gets the job done.
The ultrasonic cleaner is a model 95563 from Harbor Freight. I got it at one of their tent sales so it was super cheap. If I did it again I would probably spend a bit more money for something a bit better. It certainly gets the job done, but you have to help it along a bit by agitating the parts with a brush. I imagine you wouldn't need to do that with a better one.
The mini sandblaster I have is a Chinese knock-off of the Paasche model AEC-K Air Eraser. It's basically an airbrush that spays very fine sand instead of paint. It works well for things like small rc car parts, but I wouldn't bother using it on anything larger as it would take forever.
I just realized how affordable the real Paasche is, so I'm not sure it's worth getting a Chinese knock-off. It seems Paasche has a larger model as well.
Harbor Freight does sell one for less than half of the price of the Paasche. Although, I think I might have got mine from Hobby King.