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Building a parts washer!!

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David Houghton

01-22-2003 19:00:56




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Hey i'm building a parts washer from an old laundry room sink. I know i'll need container for the solvent and a submersable pump. I have allreday figured how to rig the sink so that it is safe and to code. I just wanted to know if there are any sugestions as to model #s or any extra features.




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Mark

01-30-2003 10:40:42




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 Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to David Houghton, 01-22-2003 19:00:56  
I bought a parts washer from Harbor Tool for $80.00 several years ago. It has a safe motor and fused cover. One thing I did to it was to paint the inside with a top quality finish to prevent rust. Northern Tool and Enco have them too. You will spend as much for your homebuilt. They all sell inexpensive water based solvents. I also rethreaded the drain and added a hose bib so I put a hose on it. Makes clean out easier.

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Farmered

01-26-2003 22:27:03




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 Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to David Houghton, 01-22-2003 19:00:56  
David, Be careful with that range hood idea. A range hood may have an open motor which is not a good thing to have in an explosive atmosphere. Remember to get some good nitrile gloves. Your skin absorbs solvents. Harbour Freight has a 20 gallon unit with all the safety bells and whistles for less than 70 bucks. Why build one? Cancer survivor, Ed



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Dennis Benson

01-23-2003 08:39:19




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 Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to David Houghton, 01-22-2003 19:00:56  
You might want a vent. The fumes could be dangerous for the solvent you are planning, or at least offensive. A vent could be a hood vent from a range.



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Skinner

01-23-2003 03:46:54




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 Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to David Houghton, 01-22-2003 19:00:56  
My first cleaner used galvanized wash tub and a $10 Rule bilge pump, it was wire to my battery charger and worked great. Some of the guys around the shop here use old fuel pumps like those in your vehicle gas tank and swear they work good as well. I sure both are approved for pumping flammable liquids.



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Ray

01-23-2003 00:59:56




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 Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to David Houghton, 01-22-2003 19:00:56  
David
You should be able to get a thermal/fusible link at you local heating supply store. Oil tanks use them on the shut off vales usually with a spring and cable. They are designed to melt and break at 150 degree's I think



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Wayne

01-22-2003 20:54:36




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 Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to David Houghton, 01-22-2003 19:00:56  
Hey David, if you have everything wired to code, then a shock hazzard is all but eliminated, so fire is the only thing you have to worry about. If your gonna use a flammable solvent/cleaner, you can make a hinged, gravity drop lid and hold it up with one of those meltable buttons like the ones that Safety Clean, etc use. Where you'd find one of the buttons though I haven't a clue. Or you could eliminate the fire problem all together and simply use a non flammable wash fluid. In my experience most of the water based stuff is worthless..no matter what the mfg claims... unless it's used in a heated wash cabinet. ZEP makes some stuff that's called, I believe DYNA Clean, I'd have to look at a can tomorrow to be sure on the name though. It's not flammable, and I can tell you it's an awsome cleaner. We work on heavy equipment, especially old friction type cranes, and if you've ever been around any of them, you know how greasy and cruddy they can be. So far it has cut everything we've put it up against, and we've been using it for close to 3 years now. Good luck, hope this helps....

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Don LC

01-23-2003 21:30:21




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 Re: Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to Wayne, 01-22-2003 20:54:36  
Try some" SIMPLE GREEN " it's water base try it to see if if it foams to much, I know it will clean any thing.....



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RLS ia

01-23-2003 19:39:19




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 Re: Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to Wayne, 01-22-2003 20:54:36  
When I built mine I got the pump from Northern Tool in Minn. It was about $30 and made for solvent, had a metal flex tube also.



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RLS ia

01-23-2003 19:38:55




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 Re: Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to Wayne, 01-22-2003 20:54:36  
When I built mine I got the pump from Northern Tool in Minn. It was about $30 and made for solvent, had a metal flex tube also.



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deadeye

01-24-2003 14:50:29




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 Re: Re: Re: Building a parts washer!! in reply to RLS ia, 01-23-2003 19:38:55  
Got my pump fron Northern also. Made my parts washer out of an old wringer wash machine. Put a snap switch on the plug-in cord and can wheel it around the shop where needed.----deadeye



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