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Vapor blasting |
mepstein |
May 30 2019, 05:01 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I'm in the aerospace precision cleaning business and we never ultrasonic aluminum. What you see on the surface of the aluminum are cavitation marks generated by small implosions that are super hot in excess of 300F on the aluminum when the ultrasonics are on. Excessive exposure to sonication can generate pits and even cracks on the surface of the aluminum. When cleaning aluminum and ultrasonic cleaning is desired, its best to only do small burst 15-20 seconds of sonication at a time but not to exceed more that a few minutes in total for the cleaning. Thank you for the education. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
rjames |
May 30 2019, 10:19 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,910 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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jkb944t |
May 31 2019, 11:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 464 Joined: 17-January 05 From: Canton, OH Member No.: 3,459 Region Association: None |
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Gint |
Nov 21 2020, 09:35 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,066 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Parts look great....I don't like the name! Not a vapor process (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I didn't name it. Seems to be the name used in the motorcycle/industry that makes the device.Water+compressed air+glass bead ≠ vapor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) With Herr Mueller. The first time I heard the phrase vapor blasting, I had something very different in mind until I started googling. It came out of the tank clean but ugly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I'm in the aerospace precision cleaning business and we never ultrasonic aluminum. What you see on the surface of the aluminum are cavitation marks generated by small implosions that are super hot in excess of 300F on the aluminum when the ultrasonics are on. Excessive exposure to sonication can generate pits and even cracks on the surface of the aluminum. When cleaning aluminum and ultrasonic cleaning is desired, its best to only do small burst 15-20 seconds of sonication at a time but not to exceed more that a few minutes in total for the cleaning.(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
mepstein |
Nov 21 2020, 11:26 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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JOEPROPER |
Nov 21 2020, 11:35 AM
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The answer is "no" unless you ask... Group: Members Posts: 1,184 Joined: 21-November 15 From: White Plains New York Member No.: 19,387 Region Association: North East States |
That looks Awesome!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
mepstein |
Nov 21 2020, 11:44 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
It’s started out like this
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Gint |
Nov 21 2020, 11:47 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,066 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
That's phenomenal! Thanks for posting this Mark.
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raynekat |
Nov 22 2020, 05:25 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,153 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yes, super info on getting parts cleaned up and looking great again.
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mepstein |
Nov 22 2020, 08:10 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Brent’s carbs. I had to go easy because I didn’t want to strip off the plating on the hardware and fittings. Still, it looks better than what we started with and I was happy I could help out Brent. A little payback for such an entertaining and enjoyable build thread.
*I don’t do this for hire and since I no longer work at the shop, I’m not able to sneak in other peoples parts. Sorry. The good thing is that there are more and more people offering this surface. Attached image(s) |
MM1 |
Nov 22 2020, 10:03 PM
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914 obsession continues Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 9-May 18 From: Thousand Oaks, CA Member No.: 22,105 Region Association: Southern California |
Beautiful Moto Morini! @mepstein - please send a video of it running, and pics of the completed resto if you can . . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) |
mepstein |
Nov 22 2020, 10:28 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Beautiful Moto Morini! @mepstein - please send a video of it running, and pics of the completed resto if you can . . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Restoration on the Morini riders club. http://www.morini-riders-club.com/forum/vi...amp;hilit=Early There are a lot more pics and details on my builders site - Antietam classic cycle Facebook. After seeing my vapor blasted parts, my engine builder has been using it on a lot of his builds. |
bbrock |
Nov 22 2020, 10:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Can't tell you how grateful I am that you brought my carbs back to beautiful. I still have to stop and stare at them in admiration at least once a week. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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