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Clive Hartland	26/04/2011 19:44:06
2929 forum posts 41 photos	I have a requirement to make some new baskets for our Ultrasonic tank. The old ones have now worn away on the bases with the activity. I have been searching on the net and some of the prices for a Sq Mtr of brass mesh are frightening. One was £201 pre Sq Mtr, one I found at £48 per. Does anyone know of a better source that can supply smaller pieces? I have tried all the normal traders like Reeves and Arc Euro and Chronos. Clive
Rob Stevens	26/04/2011 19:56:23
12 forum posts	Try the following: http://www.themeshcompany.com/ I have not purchased from them but looks useful. Rob
JasonB	26/04/2011 19:57:49
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Blackgates do a brass starining gauze but its more like 0.5mm if thats any help. Blackgates and Bruce both do stainless mesh as well. Jason
David Clark 1	26/04/2011 20:12:18
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi Clive Could you repair some of the bases by using the sides of one of the others? Just to get you going again? regards David
Dusty	26/04/2011 20:24:42
498 forum posts 9 photos	Hi Clive Try Squires Tools Bogonor Regis. It's the sort of thing they stock.
MichaelR	26/04/2011 20:35:44
528 forum posts 79 photos	Try this site Here, you can get a instant quotation by typing in you requirements they have all types of mesh. Stick.
Clive Hartland	26/04/2011 21:56:03
2929 forum posts 41 photos	Hi David, In fact we are down to the last basket and the more use it gets the worse it gets! Thank you for all the info I am now going through them to see which is the best quote. I still have the dolly former from all those years ago when I first made them so I can get to it straight away. Out of interest, when we went from Freon and Chlorothene in the tanks I had to find a substitute medium. Eventually came across an aqueous solution called Micro. This is used in a 2% solution and is very economic and biodegradable. It is used by the US Nuclear industry to clean components and in tests out performed Freon for surface detritus. Clive
Clive Farrar	27/04/2011 20:44:28
125 forum posts 41 photos	Clive, how much are you looking for ? At work we have some that is about 30 threads per inch. We used to uase it for clay seiving before we "perfected" other methods of cleaning the clay. It is about 2' wide and I could probably aquire 1- 2 ' for you. Alternatively when I used to work in an automotive paint shop we used a synthetic material "nytal seiving " to repair the powder coat vibro seive. This was available in a great many weaves and thicknesses. Google that and i found the following meshdirect.co.uk Stanair& co manchester Russell Finex Ltd. - Based in the UK Spares and aftermarket service direct contact numbers are: Phone : +44 (0)20 8818 2020 Fax : +44 (0)20 8818 2021 Email : spares@russellfinex.com is that of any help to you. Regards clive
Clive Hartland	27/04/2011 21:51:30
2929 forum posts 41 photos	Clive, Nice to meet you here! The baskets are about 5" dia and about 4" deep to fit the ultrasonic tank. The suspension basket will take two that size and there are four of us who use it.So roughly 5" x 16" plus 4 bases 5" x 4 at the width you quote, 24"llength would do it, the sieve size is not really important as it will be less than a 1mm mesh. As the ultrasonic runs at about 60C. I am dubious about synthetic materiel? and its longivity under the action of the ultrasonic vibrations. would appreciate any help on this to keep cost down. I can do a trade with you if you have any ' wants'. I have a couple of Dti's not being used. You can contact me on the, 'My message' system. Regards Clive
Ian S C	28/04/2011 12:29:20
7468 forum posts 230 photos	If your into stripping old microwave ovens, some of them use stainless mesh in the door, others have perferated steel sheet metal. If it looks as though it might have something useful I pull it to bits, been doing it since I was 6 or 7 years old. Ian S C
V8Eng	28/04/2011 19:01:04
1826 forum posts 1 photos	Two more possible suppliers to look at. www.wires.co.uk www.wovenwire.co.uk Edited By V8Eng on 28/04/2011 19:02:09
Clive Hartland	28/04/2011 19:17:02
2929 forum posts 41 photos	Thank you for all pointers to wire mesh, I have looked at them all. Clive
Ian S C	29/04/2011 09:57:37
7468 forum posts 230 photos	I called in at the local second hand shop this morning, and there for just a few dollars, a fire screen made of wire mesh, just about the right size, just a wee bit far away, but that may be a place to look all the same1 Ian S C
Daniel Austin 3	19/09/2011 18:00:15
1 forum posts	If you're still after some, you might be able to find something here: http://www.perforated-wire-mesh.com/
Terryd	19/09/2011 21:55:00
1946 forum posts 179 photos	Hi Clive, When I needed some of this stuff I bought some frying pan splatter guards, They are just flat circles of stainless mesh about the size you need. they are about 350 mm dia and cost around £1.99p in a local general store. You would need to bastardise several but at that price? Terry
Clive Hartland	19/09/2011 22:16:08
2929 forum posts 41 photos	Thank you lads, I should have posted earlier. One of our forum members was able to get me some mesh which I traded him with some Honey. I managed to make 8 baskets in all with what he supplied. Going back to the original problem with the baskets we had, the ultrasonic tank of course vibrates and in doing so wears away the base ring of the mesh basket and after some time the bottom drops out. Clive
pcb1962	20/09/2011 09:57:18
65 forum posts	Posted by Clive Hartland on 19/09/2011 22:16:08: Going back to the original problem with the baskets we had, the ultrasonic tank of course vibrates and in doing so wears away the base ring of the mesh basket and after some time the bottom drops out. Could the baskets not be suspended in the tank to prevent this?

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