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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3886964" data-attributes="member: 24867">As some of you may have read on other posts, I&#039;ve been getting more involved in watch repair.&nbsp; Taken classes, done some restorations, etc.&nbsp; One of the big ticket items on my list that hasn&#039;t been purchased is a dedicated cleaning machine.&nbsp; They can be quite expensive.&nbsp; Like many others, I&#039;ve been going with an ultrasonic.&nbsp; That, combined with some extra elbow grease, can produce very good results.&nbsp; A good used machine can run nearly $1000.&nbsp; A old machine needing full re-wiring, motor rebuild, and new heating element can sell easily for 500-700 on eBay.&nbsp; In an effort to save some cash I decided to see if I can turn my drill press into a rotary cleaning machine.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t elegant, but it seems to do the job at least.&nbsp; I just have to manually swap cleaning solutions, and there&#039;s obviously no drying function to be had.&nbsp; I still use my traditional drying method, which works very well.&nbsp; However, this cleans the parts just as well as an ultrasonic, without the need to pre-scrub everything by hand. [ATTACH=full]314153[/ATTACH]I&#039;ll spend 10 extra minutes swapping out cleaning solutions by hand and putting the parts into my dryer, and save nearly $1000 over buying a vintage machine.[ATTACH=full]314154[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3886964, member: 24867"] As some of you may have read on other posts, I've been getting more involved in watch repair. Taken classes, done some restorations, etc. One of the big ticket items on my list that hasn't been purchased is a dedicated cleaning machine. They can be quite expensive. Like many others, I've been going with an ultrasonic. That, combined with some extra elbow grease, can produce very good results. A good used machine can run nearly $1000. A old machine needing full re-wiring, motor rebuild, and new heating element can sell easily for 500-700 on eBay. In an effort to save some cash I decided to see if I can turn my drill press into a rotary cleaning machine. It isn't elegant, but it seems to do the job at least. I just have to manually swap cleaning solutions, and there's obviously no drying function to be had. I still use my traditional drying method, which works very well. However, this cleans the parts just as well as an ultrasonic, without the need to pre-scrub everything by hand. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1667085935636.png"]314153[/ATTACH] I'll spend 10 extra minutes swapping out cleaning solutions by hand and putting the parts into my dryer, and save nearly $1000 over buying a vintage machine. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1667086086042.png"]314154[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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