I read a tech-tip somewhere, I cannot remember the citation, sorry
(Hey, I'll be 40 monday, I guess I'm feeling it!), anyway, the tip
was to fill a container (large pail, 55 gallon drum, whatever) with
solvent, then fill it the rest of the way with water. The principle
here being that since solvent is petroleum-based, it will float on
the surface of the water, set your basket containing parts in the
pail/drum/whatever only as far down as the solvent is, you would
have to find a way to suspend the basket without dropping down into
the water, such as clamping it with vice-grips or something more
elegant. This way the dirt/grease/grunge falls off down into the
water, keeping the solvent clean.
Then again, there is the dishwasher-when-the-wife's-out-shopping
trick. (It worked quite well, actually)
Colin WA1KWA
bracec@a1.mgh.harvard.edu
74 MGB
73 BMW 3.0s
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