Metal Can & Strainer Basket

[festal]

Came across Ramon's video and he had an interesting idea on using metal can and strainer basket to clean stuff out. 
https://ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com/product/metal-can-strainer-basket/

Anyone know of where to source these cheaper?

 

[Packard]

Came across Ramon's video and he had an interesting idea on using metal can and strainer basket to clean stuff out. 
https://ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com/product/metal-can-strainer-basket/

Anyone know of where to source these cheaper?

Steel coffee cans.  Poke a bunch of small holes in the bottom of one of them to act as a strainer.  Cheap enough?

I know this works, because my dad used to use them like that in the 1950s through the mid 1970s.  I moved out of their house in 1972, so he might have continued doing so.

I cleaned my bicycle chain in one, but I just fished it out.  No straining required.

Back the, I’m sure I cleaned it with gasoline and used no gloves.  A simpler era.

 

[festal]

Nice. Thank you. Didn’t even think of using coffee cans lol

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[Packard]

I’m pretty sure that the maker of those cleaning cans saw someone cleaning parts in coffee cans.  He thought, “I bet I could make money by producing coffee cans expressly for that purpose.”

Also note a large kitchen strainer/colander would work fine too.  Amazon sells them for about $12.00.  Plenty to choose from.  You probably want about a 5” diameter version.

 

[festal]

I’m pretty sure that the maker of those cleaning cans saw someone cleaning parts in coffee cans.  He thought, “I bet I could make money by producing coffee cans expressly for that purpose.”

Also note a large kitchen strainer/colander would work fine too.  Amazon sells them for about $12.00.  Plenty to choose from.  You probably want about a 5” diameter version. I’m

Yep was looking at those too

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[Cheese]

FWIW...
Years & years ago when you purchased a gallon of carburetor cleaner, it came packaged just like that with the basket already in the gallon container. I used the stuff as an all purpose cleaner from carburetors to cluster gears. I think they packaged the stuff that way because the cleaner was so strong/toxic that if you got any on your hands it would attack the nerves in your hands after about 5 minutes.

Back then, it was the only way you could get industrial level "hot solution" cleaning with a room temperature cleaning solution. I actually wish the stuff was still available.  [smile]

 

[festal]

FWIW...
Years & years ago when you purchased a gallon of carburetor cleaner, it came packaged just like that with the basket already in the gallon container. I used the stuff as an all purpose cleaner from carburetors to cluster gears. I think they packaged the stuff that way because the cleaner was so strong/toxic that if you got any on your hands it would attack the nerves in your hands after about 5 minutes.

Back then, it was the only way you could get industrial level "hot solution" cleaning with a room temperature cleaning solution. I actually wish the stuff was still available.  [smile]

Interesting

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[mwolczko]

Similar:https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sho...g/cups/71704-paintbrush-wash-can?item=09A0265

 

[Crazyraceguy]

FWIW...
Years & years ago when you purchased a gallon of carburetor cleaner, it came packaged just like that with the basket already in the gallon container. I used the stuff as an all purpose cleaner from carburetors to cluster gears. I think they packaged the stuff that way because the cleaner was so strong/toxic that if you got any on your hands it would attack the nerves in your hands after about 5 minutes.

Back then, it was the only way you could get industrial level "hot solution" cleaning with a room temperature cleaning solution. I actually wish the stuff was still available.  [smile]

I remember those days. You probably can't buy anything that works that well anymore. That's likely a good thing for people's health, but takes more elbow grease too.
We used kerosene in the parts washer, before the days of a mobile Safety Kleen man. I might (or might not) have used gasoline a time or two as a kid, with my first car.

 

[tsmi243]

You can still get carb cleaner with the dip can, but I don't expect the chemical itself is as good as the old stuff. 

Used to be nothing better on earth for killing wasps than a 99c can of AutoZone carb cleaner.  Now?  You're basically just washing the damn things.