A couple of time saving tricks I came up with , or i think i did

[Ed of all trades]

My neighbor tumbles his parts, bolts, ext in a mixer and black beauty blasting "sand".

 

[SPYDERLK]

My neighbor tumbles his parts, bolts, ext in a mixer and black beauty blasting "sand".

For bolts I would instead dip in Kroil and run a cheap [purposed] hex die on them. Blo off and apply Chain Wax to store. McMaster Carr has cleanup/close quarter dies for less than $2 ea

 

[Al 2]

I have posted this before someplace but years back I had a gas tank from a Honda motor that was all gummed up inside with old gas. It had some bolt mounting holes on it and I attached some flat bar to it and then tacked the flat bar to the mouth of the mixer. Added some sand and gravel from the drive way along with some type of cleaning fluid and spun it around for a few hours. After I cleaned
it out it was like new inside.
Al

 

[hunter townsen]

I have found the more sand u put in the more it will balance out, but too much and it wont work properly it has to move around

 

[hunter townsen]

I have posted this before someplace but years back I had a gas tank from a Honda motor that was all gummed up inside with old gas. It had some bolt mounting holes on it and I attached some flat bar to it and then tacked the flat bar to the mouth of the mixer. Added some sand and gravel from the drive way along with some type of cleaning fluid and spun it around for a few hours. After I cleaned
it out it was like new inside.
Al

good idea, I had a truck tank that was full of rust, I threw every piece of brass I could find in it and shook it around, I used brass to prevent sparks, I also attached an old electric sander I had to it for vibration, then rotated about every hour, it did a pretty good job of cleaning it out. I know there are solutions for this but once again I live in the boonies, lol. It did solve my rust problem for the most part. I thought of sand, but I didn't want to clog my system even more.

Thanks for the tip
Rob

 

[hunter townsen]

For bolts I would instead dip in Kroil and run a cheap [purposed] hex die on them. Blo off and apply Chain Wax to store. McMaster Carr has cleanup/close quarter dies for less than $2 ea

I have hundreds of pounds of bolts lol, I would be there forever with a die.

Im not sure what chain wax is, where do u get it

thanks rob

 

[Garandman]

We have a sail boat in salt water so tools rust. To save tools like pliers, I put them in Vinegar, or another mild Acid like Coka Cola.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I have hundreds of pounds of bolts lol, I would be there forever with a die.

Im not sure what chain wax is, where do u get it

thanks rob

Chain Wax is directly available at motorcycle dealer stores. Best deals on the internet if you decide to buy a few cans at a time.
... Gotcha re the bolt quantity. I just like to keep as much of the threadform as possible so a quick [Kroil soaked] on/off zip with an impact gun on a hex cleanup die would be my method.

 

[hunter townsen]

Chain Wax is directly available at motorcycle dealer stores. Best deals on the internet if you decide to buy a few cans at a time.
... Gotcha re the bolt quantity. I just like to keep as much of the threadform as possible so a quick [Kroil soaked] on/off zip with an impact gun on a hex cleanup die would be my method.

"I also use a die, but only If I have bad threads. Im not sure what the term "threadform " means, I have never heard that b4.I have a huge supply of organized like nuts bolts etc. My dad had me sorting nuts and bolts from the time I can remember , he had a professional repair shop. I was always out there from the time I could walk, Im sure he had me sorting to keep me out of his hair, lol. Over the last 40 years I have kept up this habit , mainly when I need to veg out I sort nuts and bolts , I have a huge assortment of sorted nuts and bolts by from 6/32 on up. I will say I can look at pretty much any nut or bolt and tell you the size , thread pattern, and pretty consistently I can even tell you if its metric or not in about a second lol.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Yeah, I save em and keep em sorted too. The thread form is the form of the threads, changed little by rust, but more by grinding it off by tumbling. Also the inherent bolt thread collisions. Hence I prefer to wire brush then shave remanent rust off with a die. The die doesnt stay very sharp due to abrasive nature of rust, but the die serves its cleanup purpose durably. I also stock an assortment of Gr5 bolts and Gr8 washers bought new by the pound from TSC for the more exacting needs I run into on equipment for the farm.
larry