Frank L. Di Gioia
True Classic
If holiday shopping has you in a quandary I suggest this unique gift. Very reasonably priced at Harbor Freight Tools she's sure to like it! Has other uses also, possibly jewelry....
I'm not allowed near the dishwasher either. Thanks for the toaster over idea!Sure to win my wife's heart back after grabbing the toaster oven for garage work bench duty while she was out.
How do you guys stay married?
Just a suggestion on the pictured ultrasonic cleaner. Quite some time back I wanted to try a US unit so I bought one just like that. Being made of plastic, I found out (the hard way) that it will not hold up to even water based degreaser cleaning solutions. Evidently the US action creates a lot of vapors, because even the outside housing started falling apart after a few uses. I tried to patch it back together but more and more it kept disintegrating. At one point I even made a steel frame to hold just the essential components so I could continue to use it, but that also did not last long. Finally I bought one that is completely stainless steel. It is much larger capacity, has more control features, and offerers a significantly greater amount of US and heating action. I've used some rather harsh chemicals and solvents in it with no ill effect. Definitely worth the additional cost if you plan to use it more than a couple of times. The one I got was the lowest priced unit from China I could find (for its size/features), and is still holding up like new. So I recommend giving that plastic one to your wife for her jewelry and getting a more robust one for your garage. They do wonders at cleaning parts, wish I had one years ago. The plastic one should be fine with just distilled water or maybe a little soap, but nothing more aggressive.
As for the dishwasher. I've often thought about getting one for the garage. How did it do with cleaning larger parts?
By the way. The "Crock Pot" makes a great hot solvent tank for small items. Just trying to help out you married guys a little more.
How do you guys stay married?
Yes, heat the bearing in oil. Common practice. The Fry Daddy (and Fry Baby) enjoyed a brief stint as a go-to gift item, much like a George Foreman sandwich grill or a bread maker. Like you many folks avoid fried foods, that's one reason they are found used - cheap. Now if we could only figure out how to use a bread maker in the garage...I had to Google it to see what a FryDaddy was (I don't eat fried foods). Do you use oil and heat the bearing in the oil? For precision or delicate parts I like indirect heating like this rather than a torch.
And a George Foreman Grill.Now if we could only figure out how to use a bread maker in the garage...
I assure you, there is not a woman on this planet that would find my antics to be "cute".then secretly think "he is so dam cute, what would he do with out me"
Some girls have no sense of humor....I assure you, there is not a woman on this planet that would find my antics to be "cute".
I guess that baby got back at you by crashing your car into a light pole?even commuted to work on my CBX till she was three months pregnant with our first child.
I use cake and cookie pans for many things like cleaning parts.And a George Foreman Grill.
Heating the oil to heat the bearing makes sense. Not knowing what the fryer was I wasn't sure how it could be used.
I have a electric cooker that is kind of like a crock pot but much larger, all metal, and has a temp control that can get much hotter (I think 500*). I believe it might be referred to as a turkey cooker, not sure. But I've used it to heat larger volumes of liquids for similar purposes, with bigger parts. It was found at a thrift store for a couple dollars, similar to what you describe. Have to admit that a couple of times when I've gone there to drop off donations I'll stop and take a quick look around. Rather amazing what can be found for almost nothing. Saw a set of four really nice looking custom alloy wheels for $20.
Funny how many kitchen appliances make good garage equipment. A electric oven works well for several processes; curing powder coat or ceramic coating, slightly preheat items before painting, cooking off contaminants prior to certain processes, forming plastics, expanding parts while the opposite mating item is in the freezer, etc. Once in college I wanted to do a quick black spray paint coating of something but it was very cold out and the cheap can of spray paint wasn't going on well. So I decided to warm the can a little in the kitchen ovn. After being distracted for a moment I heard a loud bang. Yes, the inside of the oven was now black instead of grey. Fortunately I never used the oven before or after that.
I use cake and cookie pans for many things like cleaning parts.