[Jewelry making - Article 00054] - Re: [Orchid] Ultrasonic cleaner formula

[David L. Huffman]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========


>       in the shop...yesterday I ran out of cleaning solution for my
>     ultrasonic cleaner.....does anyone have a good formula for this... 

    Hi Rick; A lot of people use Simple Green, a bio-friendly cleaning
    solution.  I got the best results with Spic and Span liquid cleaner,
    about one cup to a gallon.  Tri-sodium phosphate, which most hardware
    stores carry in their paint department (used for cleaning walls
    before painting), works well, but isn't very good to put in the water
    system.  I believe it's safe to put the spent solution on the rose
    bushes.  We're not talking so much here that it will get down in the
    water table before the local fauna utilizes it. Ammonia isn't a good
    choice anyway.  Besides the smell, it will affect sterling and it's
    pretty toxic in a closed environment.  Dish detergent will work. 
    When I started in a trade shop decades ago, we used to keep a small
    stainless steel sauce pan of water with a couple tablespoons of the
    old powdered Spic and Span on a low simmer.  It would take caked on
    crud off of mountings very quickly, faster than the ultrasonic.  (You
    trade jewelers . . .ever go home and find you are still smelling
    burning perfume the rest of the day?). 

David L. Huffman

____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________