Sluice Box Hack! Part 1 - Home Depot Sells Sluice Boxes?!?! You Need to Check This Out!
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- it’s Capitol Gold Hunter here waking up from his winter break and it’s time to find more Gold!!!
This video will cover a sluice box hack from two items you can find at your local Home Depot… a Splash Block and a 7 gal. Tote Lid!
So if your in a pinch while on the road and forgot your sluice box, Check out this video and see if I can find the gold!
Will these actually work?
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Great job fam. I got to do some of diy stuff. You guys read this comment. Subscription are Free. Gold Squad Out!!!
Thanks my guy! Diy’s are fun! Thanks for your continued support! 😎
I think you ran the green thing in the wrong direction. The way you're running it, anything heavy that is trapped behind one of the ribs will be pushed to the outside by the current flow and then has a clean shot all the way out the bottom. If you turn it around 180 degrees, heavy items like gold will be pushed do the middle of the V shape and trapped there.
Hey Phil! That’s the best thing I’ve heard about running it the wrong way. You’re not the first and I bet won’t be the last :) I didn’t even think of that. You’re right though. I’ll have to give it a shot the other way and see how it does. The reason I put it that way is because I’m my mind the riffles would would better because on the outlet side the riffles have like an edge instead of the other side being more smooth and rounded. So I thought the other way it’ll just roll out. But I think you’re right. Thanks for the comment my friend and I hope you can stay tuned for what I have coming in the future. Be safe my friend :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser you have a great attitude! Hope you are having fun and finding gold! If you are around northern cali i can give you a tour of some gold spots sometime
ALE! That is so nice of you! Thank you so much! I will definitely write that down and keep that in mind! Check out Graveyard Prospecting… he’s in southern Oregon and is an amazing guy and I’m sure would love to hook up. And yes… always have a great attitude and panning for gold is so much fun. Again, thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate your support! Stoney 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser NP! This is my "Prospecting" channel you can take a gander at the kind of places i go to find some shiney!
@@borisdoesthings awesome!!!! Thanks for sending me your channel info. Just sub’d so I don’t forget to check it out. I’ll stop by tomorrow at some point after work. Always love seeing that Shiney!!!!
Im inclined to think the green splash guard should be turned around consideing the drsign. Plus due to the grooves shallowness, it should be nearly flat, if not slightly raised at the bottom. Plus, if you cut it right, put some wire mesh on top. You could even experiment with that holely shelf/drawer mat.
The tote lid with the pockets was a good idea too. The lid handles get damaged over time, so you can probably get them free or tound along roads or the dump. A little diamond wire or punch plate(home made even).
Morning John! Super great ideas here and I know that my initial design wasn’t perfect and needs a lot of work 🤣 Just getting the juices flowing for someone else was my whole point! Thanks for the support and i really appreciate the comment! Let’s go!
Much love and huge thanks to everyone checking out this video! For all the new subscribers and old subscribers tuning in… I appreciate ya’ll so much (like so much) and I’m excited for this spring/summer gold season! I honestly didn’t expect the type of reactions and views for this. I’m just getting started and ready to jump head first… hopefully not hitting a rock of course :) You all rock and are the true hero’s! Thanks again!!! 😎
When you study gold crystals they are called dodecahedron and if you look at it a very fine piece of gold underneath the microscope you can see the jagged edges of the gold Crystal most of the time unless it's been River tumbled and it's really smooth. And what got me started on the black sand adhesive is my sluice box kept blowing out gold and black Sands when I did the adhesive and the Black Sands I caught more gold I caught more black sand the rough Sandy Bottom of the sluice box gave it something to hang up on microscopically rather than just slick.
longer the headbox, the better. And another hack is making different size drops for your riffles and spaces between the riffles like 321 three riffles a space two riffles space and one riffle back to three to one at different heights to give the suspension and the gravity drop time to work as the water is washing your material through the box. Most of my information I got I got from a Heckla mining engineer by the name of Jim Lavoe. He was showing me how to liquefy gold with chemicals and he was a three pack a day camel straight cigarette smoker while he was teaching me the essay processes he died was unable to show me how to reconstitute the liquid gold into a solid but I assume heat would do it but I never did that anymore I never never went back to learn how to reconstitute liquidized gold. Yeah this is of interesting subject and I'm over 70 now and I don't get out much.
Gohpher! Good to see you again. I love hearing your stories. I know you’ve been around and obviously know so much about a lot of things. I appreciate you sharing and you’ve already taught me something so even the information you thought would never get out is and is being absorbed by me and others that read these comments. I appreciate you so much :) and yea, I’m going to have to revisit these sluices and give ‘em another shot with some modifications. This community is starting to really come together and giving me ideas for future content. My end goal is to try and make you laugh and have fun watching me fail and succeed. I’m just a normal working guy that has a normal job just like everyone else but found a love in making videos to share. Alright now I’m droning :) thanks again Gopher and keep on doing what you do 😎
Paint the splash block with chalkboard paint. More friction = more gold. Have fun. 😎
Hey Bob! Thanks for the comment and support. I did just that in my part 2 but I painted it with truck bed liner. And as you said, it worked great and fun is always had! Thanks again!
You have proven that a lot of people make their gold money selling fancy equipment. You can be creative and save money and make your own. Good job.
Thank you so much William and yes, you are absolutely correct. Even though it’s not true some of the time, but most “prospectors” make their living off selling equipment and paydirt. It’s big business! And those two pieces of equipment (even though they need work and not super effective) anyone can make for basically zero dollars and catch gold. Gravity is your friend and as long as you keep that in mind, gold can be caught basically using anything. Thanks again for the kind comment and support! Really appreciate you William!
Awesome Stoney!
Thank you Sir! Gold can be found by basically anything!
I use a splash block, except I let the water flow the other direction through it, because the ridges are deeper. I also added extra silicone ridges in between each riffle and small felt pads between that, all which you can find at Home Depot. I’m get’n flakes😎.
Hey J! Thanks for checking out the video and those are great ideas! I did a part 2 with some bed liner spray paint and they worked even better. Thanks again for checking it out and thanks for subscribing. Make sure you stink around for when I hit 1k subs and I do the giveaway for a chance to win some sweet gold. It’s going to be awesome! Thanks again dude :)
Test pans before and after (taiings) would show if catching gold, losing gold or just getting some settle on the way past.
Hey John! Thanks for the comment and support and I agree with your statement. It’s just really hard to do in the creek, I’m sure it would be way easier in a recirc setup. Knowing this creek and knowing my usual returns, the devices worked pretty good. I actually use the splash guard (with some other modifications) as my go to clean up sluice still to this day. Anyhow, thanks again for the comment and I hope you have a rich and happy new year John :)
The green one might work better if you turn it around and have the water flowing other way
Hey Irish, I actually thought that as well. But after I looked at the riffles on the splashblock, I thought they would act more like a classic sluice riffle vs. just a bump. Worth a shot though! Thanks Andy :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser.
So when you ran it the other way around did the dirt sit in front of the riffles and not behind them.
@@IrishAndy001 hey man, I never ran it with the wide mouth at the top. With the way I ran it, the riffles had like an edge where material could get “caught in front of the riffle.” The other side of it is kind of smoothed out and I’m not sure if material would stay the other way around. I haven’t had time recently with work to try it the other way around but once I do I’ll message you and let you know :)
love trying new methods, prospecting is my favourite hobby
That’s awesome Danny! So do I! I’ll have more new and different gold catching methods out here in the future, I try and do a video every Friday at 5pm PST. I hope to see you around! Welcome! And thanks for the comment!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser thank you for a reply, I will keep watching and learning, I am in Georgia just a few miles from Dahlonega, gold country, got a sluice coming, already got a sniping tool, next gonna build a hand dredge and hit the streams, pan on brother
@pick4u2 awesome man! I made a video of how to make a hand dredge and I love it and it works great! Georgia has tons of gold. Try the channel, gold is where you find it. Aaron is a great guy and he does lives on the weekend at yahoola park, he finds tons of gold! Welcome to the channel again and never be afraid to ask questions!!! Heavy pans brother!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser love the heavy pans blessing, gonna steal that one. I do watch Aaron's channel, and live not far from yahoola park, plan to go there soon, maybe even meet him there somewhere. Now to watch your video of making a hand dredge. See you in the creek someday brother man.
@pick4u2 thanks man! The dredge is easy to build! And when you see Aaron, tell him Stoney says hi :) lol
How about doing a comparison using the same material and running it through them and a classic sluice
and see which comes out on top
I like your style and that is an excellent idea. I’m most positive I’ll come up with something else here in the near future and do exactly that. Thanks!!!
Excellent ideas, thank you.
Thanks Overland One! Run with it! 🤣🤣🤣 I appreciate your support!
Very cool, I been wonderin' how well those things would work. Thanks for demonstrating them and take care! 🤙✌
Hey thanks Mountaineer Michael! Thanks for checking it out. Thanks for subbing :) really enjoyed your channel as well. So I’ve gotten so many comments on how I didn’t test those properly, rightfully so, so I plan on doing a part 2 by taking viewer comments and suggestions to the test. Hopefully you’ll check it out. Take care my friend and good luck in your adventure 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser You as well my friend! I'll check it out. 👊
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It could use some adjustment here and there but that was freaking awesome.
No doubt Alen! One thing I’ve learned… we all need adjustments here and there… especially our prospecting gear 🤣 Super appreciate the comment and support!
You had the green one upside down. You want the point, pointing down not up. Nice video, I think your gonna save me money!
Hey Dale! Haha, you’re the second person who’s pointed that out. I may try that on my own. I originally wanted to put it in the water the way you pointed out, but then noticed that the “riffles” would be in an orientation that wouldn’t really act like a riffle you’d find in a traditional sluice. That’s why I chose that way :) regardless… still found some 😎!!! Appreciate the comment and I plan on doing a bunch more videos here soon so if you subscribed and turned on notifications, then you’ll see them when they first hit the “inter webs” appreciate you. Have a good one.
Nice!
Thanks Brian! Appreciate ya dude!
That was a fun experiment there, Now your surroundings remind me of home, in the PNW, with a name like yours, I am guessing you too are also from, Washington... And I think the Olympia area and you play in Capital Forest a lot. Just a guess, but great job and energy... Keep up the great work!
Flash! First and foremost I appreciate the Sub! Much appreciated! Secondly… Are you a Remote Viewer? Because you pretty much nailed my location down to like a 2 acre radius! Lol! Thanks again for checking out the video. Super honored! I’m sure we’ll have more interactions. Take care my friend 😎
Pretty cool!
Thanks JP 😎
loved the video!
Awesome North Folk! Thanks for taking my recommendation! You’re a legend!!!
After years of buying and building prospecting stuff it is funny how you start to view things as being able to capture or classify 🤣 me in home Depot 20 years ago vs me in home Depot today big change in perspective . Thanks again
I know exactly what you mean. I don’t think I’ll ever recover in costs what I spent on gear. Unless I find a really good spot which is getting harder and harder to do. Cheaper the better fir me :)
That's an awesome idea
Definitely fun and different! Thanks for the sub and checking it out!
Good idea!
Hey thanks yougeo! Appreciate you checking it out. I just did a part 2 with a small mod and better test to get more accurate results. They definitely work :) appreciate you!
I was looking at some gutter pieces at home depot not long ago. They have some black splashblocks that looked like a geo sluice I may try that one at some point. These outside the box ideas are awesome. It makes it so everyone can afford to try out prospecting without going broke giving it a go.
Exactly right my friend! See that’s why I like your channel!!! Same wavelength! We definitely ain’t getting rich off gold prospecting so why spend all that money sometimes? Now granted, there are some things we need, but yea… we can improvise :)
Try a 4" corrugated pipe cut in half. A 3ft piece is all you need. If the green splash guard had deeper drops it would catch better. You ran it correctly imo it just needs deeper drops.
Hey thanks Tim! Yea I’ll check that out! Thanks for the comment. I agree with you on the green splash block and yea, def needs deeper drops. I have some other plans with other products that I’ll do in the future. Hopefully you’ll like those and I use them right :) hahaha. Should be fun! Thanks Tim.
It is black plastic "round" corrugated weeping tile with "no holes" in it, I think it was called Big O. I never measured it but I think it is 4" inches in diameter. I cut one in half lengthwise and screwed (corrosion free screws) it to a piece of plywood for a clean up sluice.
Wow very cool lol!
It surprised me as well MonkeyMike!
Pretty, pretty good. Kept me awake longer than previous videos
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Tote lid gold rocks! 😊
Thanks! It’s not a bad little covert sluice! Appreciate the comment and support :)
Maybe splash guard should be the other way around with flair on incoming water?
Hey there again! I received so many comments about that and did a part 2 with it ran the other way! It works in both positions, and in part 2, I added some truck bed liner to the sluice to make it more efficient. Btw, just subbed to your channel! I’ll check it out later on tonight! Loving us some gold!!!!
Nice. I have one of these splash blocks in my yard. Personally i would try it in all different directions, even upside down.
Hey there! I did just that in my lame part 2 video! Lol! Works just as well the other way! Super appreciate the comment and support! I hope you have a fantastic 2024!
Very cool, I was wondering about those splash blocks. Good eye with the tote lid. Both worked pretty good, I would have to say it was a tie
Thanks Metal Detecting NC! I had fun doing that project and was surprised as well. I actually use the splashblock fairly often as a clean up sluice. I definitely appreciate the support and comment :)
Been using a drop riffle river sluice from Geo Mining and it works great. Catches fines and very forgiving of angle & water flow. Same principle as the yellow lid but the slots are flat across the flow. Really loads up nicely with black sands. They cost about a hundred bucks. Go for the biggest one you can get and process lots of material fast. Cleanouts take about 30 seconds compared to traditional miners moss sluices which I won't go back to now. I built a PVC pipe frame for it which speeds up cleanouts even more because it plops down in the frame like a socket, locking it in place so you don't have to fuss with it each time.
Hey Geiger! Thanks for the comment and support! That’s great and I’m glad your sluice is working for you. I know a few guys that use that sluice and swear by it. And I’m with you on the miners moss, I’m done with that as well. I’m really big into dream mats right now and they are doing really well for me. I figure, if you’re catching gold and are happy, then the universe is right :) thanks again my friend.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser yeah, I would like to try dream mats too. One of these days when I can justify the expense.
I hear ya. It took me some time to finally jump on in. I’m glad I did though, but like I’ve always said. If doing what your doing works, then why change? Good luck out there and heavy pans!
Interesting test. Two ideas for you. 1. A dollar store boot tray with dollar store ribbed carpet makes a very effective sluice. 2. As another commenter suggested - cut 3 or 4 feet of corrugated drain pipe in half horizontally (non-perforated). Run 2 of these 3 or 4 footers beside each other in parallel and you have a legitimate double 'poop tube' sluice that will rival anything out there in terms of speed and capture and weight. As one is processing material you shovel into the other. Easy clean out into a bucket, and easy transport in the bucket. Also ultra light and compact with no gold lost in a carpet. Have fun!
Hey Dan! Those are great ideas and yea, every since I saw that comment you referred to I definitely want to try that out. I actually did a Re-Match video the other day on these exact “sluices” and they really do surprising work well. I took viewer input and performed a much better test. I’ll take your advice and give it a try :) thanks for checking out the video. Appreciate that my friend 😎
Thanks for the Sub Dan! Super generous of you 😎
It is black plastic "round" corrugated weeping tile with "no holes" in it, I think it was called Big O. I never measured it but I think it is 4" inches in diameter. I cut one in half lengthwise and screwed (corrosion free screws) it to a piece of plywood for a clean up sluice.
@@royjohnson465 that’s a great idea. I’ve seen these before and may have to check it out. I really like doing things like this. Thanks again for the comment Roy :)
Plywould is glued together. Wouldn’t it fall apart in water after a day or 2?
I know this was a test but I think you should reverse the green one and use them both together. Let the green one run onto the yellow one to make sure you catch everything.
Thanks Chips Dad! You’re totally right btw. I did a part 2 and ran the green one the other way and got really similar results. I think I may try some other stuff with these since I’ve been getting a lot of really good comments on this. Super appreciate the support! Thanks again
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Thanks for the reply. I did find your part two and watched it as well. I consider myself the foremost expert on recliner gold digging. LOL Great work very creative. What state do you prospect if you don't mind me asking. I happen to be in New York by the great lakes.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser BTW who ever suggested painting them black was spot on so much easier to spot the gold.
No worries man! I’m from Washington state but I grew up in PA and I’ve heard that there is gold in NY, tiny, but it’s there. Anyhow, I super appreciate you commenting again and if you need any info on prospecting, just ask. I’m not a professional but I have been doing this for an awhile and have tried many things.Welcome tot he channel :)
Thats awesome! You got me wanting to ditch work and get out on the creek........
Let’s go Leroy! Nothing better! Especially when you get some gold that no one’s ever seen before! Appreciate you stopping by my friend! Good luck in your adventures!
Good observations. Good job! New sub!
Appreciate that Bob, because I got some other good videos in the works. Have a great day my friend!
I enjoyed your test video I just built one with gutter catch but I closed outside riffles with a smell bead of caulking I put small spray bar and valve to regulat water
Hey thanks Terry! Yea that sounds like a great idea. I thought about doing that as well! It’s cool using cheap things to try and catch gold. Appreciate you watching and coming by! You Rock!
Hi man, I can understand you so much, I made a lot of crazy gold catching devices, from beekeepers plastic honeycombs to plastic pipes "machines"...
Funny thing, everything works somehow... That yellow thing seems to be realy good...
That’s great my friend! Yup, gold’s pretty easy to “catch” it’s the finding part that could prove difficult! Thanks for checking out the video! I have some more videos I’m working on so stayed tuned and don’t forget to turn on notifications if you subscribed. Appreciate you.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Sure, SUB #287
You’re the best :)
Excelente trabajo guerrero
Thanks my friend!
HAHAHAH…Too funny. I like the lid.
Lol! I’ve come to a conclusion… “If it’s got depressions and you can run water over it, it’ll catch Gold!” Thanks 😊
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser AMEN :-) whatthehellever woks... but it is fun to make such Frankenstein's monsters...
Thanks!
Dang Mr Thomas!!!! You didn’t have to do that! You are my ever first person to donate! I so appreciate that so much! Your are an absolute legend my friend!!!! Heck yea!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaserif I find some gold I'll definitely let you know!
Please do! Thanks again! I hope you have a great night :)
Bought two green splash blocks. End to end to make the sluice a bit longer or give the first one a steeper slope since they fit onto each other in a back pack and so lightweight. Added screen rubber matting, made copies of the pattern, from the dollar store to lay over the ridges . I'll be out there on my own from May to October fishing and hunting as usual but first time panning and sluicing. Can't wait to leave and argue with the norther canadian black bears about MY food. Ursidholes...
Penzman! You’re adventure sounds like it’s going to be epic trip! Stay safe out there and try and remember to come back here and report your findings, whatever that may be. Those blocks work pretty good and how you modded them they should work even better. Even better yet, since you’re preparing for an ultimate trip, check out dream mats adventure sluice. It’s nice and tiny and I think 20-30 bucks! Anyhow, I wish you well and hope you catch the biggest fish or biggest animal!
If you spray adhesive spray on the Slick surface of those items you bought from Home Depot oh, sorry spray it with adhesive and then take your excess Black Sands and spread over the top of the adhesive and let it dry. Giving the bottom of the surface something for gold to hang onto instead of the water flushing it out of the box.
That’s pretty solid gopher. I never even thought of the adhesive and black sand thing. Is that a trick you used in the past for items or something you’ve heard from somewhere else. Super interesting and I like it. Almost like seasoning cast iron :) thanks gopher!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser you might even experiment with some rare earth magnets bonding them underneath the plastic to hold down Black Sands gold will get caught in the black sand and cannot escape with the magnets on there yes I have tried this in businesses experimental and it works you might try it you'll like it
Any idea is a good idea and worth trying in my book. Appreciate the info. I’m planning on doing something else in the future so this might come in handy. Thanks for the tips. This is a community filled with great people. That’s what I hope to deliver with help from people like you :) chat with you soon 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser he's right, just like a miller table, u dont want it too slick or nothing grabs .. u can also use some of that outdoor deck paint that's leaves a texture behind , or just use an outdoor paint and like he said have your sand in it to give the texture ..
@@robertshappenings5481 you’re absolutely right. With all of those mods, those things really could catch a lot more gold. I really like the experimentation part. I might try something like this in the future and give it a whirl :)
really cool challenge, thought the tote lid would work for sure , no gold here in Louisiana , but i deff want to make a trip one day , you probably run into some really cool rocks out on the creeks
Yes we do! If you ever make it up here, you can have at it at my spot!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser thanks friend
I do a bit of prospecting around Blowing Rock. Right now Im working on a 12volt bilge pump dredge so I don't have to do so much digging.
Thats Great! Personally, I hate digging, but those rocks don't hop into the sluice on their own! Haha. Wish they did. I plan on doing a bunch more videos soon, I sure hope you like them. Don't be afraid to chat. I love this :)
Oh hey Allen, I did a couple videos last year on handheld non-powered suction hand dredges. Might suit your fancy 😎
Oh boy, I made several 12V bilge dredges, different types (jet, "vacuum"...), Issue is power, I will try 2 pumps, also some system to avoid stones into pump is not as easy as it seems... :-) I did spend SOME time and money, still not satisfied.
Wish you luck and success...
need filler bits on sides of green box as the riffles dont extend to edges and the gold will migrate to edges. (V shaped)
My man Mark! Really appreciate the comment and I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas! And yes, you are right about the edges of the riffles. I need to put some silicon down for sure :)
Never mind I just saw your second video. 😁
It’s all good High Tone! I’m just glad you found part 2. I get a lot of people with those same ideas and have to refer them to that video. Glad you found it though. Hey and make sure you hit that subscribe and notify button so you can enter my contest when I reach 1k subs. I’m giving away some 1 gram gold bars and I’m excited to give them away to my supporters! Thanks my friend!
Good idea. I went to Oregon to visit family once and I went to hardware to look for a gold pan sub and I never thought about making a sluice. What is that splash guard go to? Looks for gutter water drop?
Hey Vickie and Ryan Gold Adventures! The splash guard goes exactly where you said, to deflect the water away from the house at the end of a gutter. It really did work out good! Appreciate you watching this and thanks for coming by the channel!!! Super appreciate that!
I like the green one. I wonder if you would have sprayed some of the flex seal over it, if that would have helped it catch the gold. It might have given it more texture.
Like a mist most likely, I was going to say that or truck bed paint
Exactly, truck bed paint works awesome! Thanks for commenting!
Ya that was 👍
Thanks John! Appreciate that! There is a part 2 as well which is pretty good.
Oh and one more thing, I’m doing a giveaway (not officially announced yet) when I reach 1k subs so make sure you subscribe and hit that notify button to see when that giveaway video drops (hopefully in a month or two). Then all you’ll need to do is watch that video and leave a comment and your entered in to win some real Gold! The chances of winning will be pretty good since not that many will enter. Who wouldn’t want some free Gold! Thanks again for checking my channel out 😎 Stoney
That's pretty cool. I think we have similar size brains . I purchased the same materials when I didn't have the bucks for a new dream mat. I'm currently working on a fluid bed sluice that is fabricated out of two splash guards stacked upon each other. Although I'm not sure how to make plexiglass and the splash guards stick to each other. Maybe some sort of epoxy. Any way, happy trails. T
Hey Terry! First and foremost… thanks for checking out the video and yes you are right… we are on the same wavelength! Your idea sounds amazing and is be curious to see how it turns out when you finish your brainchild :) if you want, shoot me an email with your completed contraption so I can see what you did. My email is on my about page. Don’t worry, I’m not here to steal ideas… just want to see what you do :) anyhow, I wish you luck and yea I think I’ve seen people use like epoxy or a type of liquid nails to bond plexiglass to other plastics. I’d try experimenting and see which works the best, especially to see if it hold up under water. Thanks again for checking out the video and my channel! Always appreciate the support. Oh and if you didn’t subscribe yet, make sure you do and hit that notify button so you’re notified when I do my 1k sub giveaway so you have a chance to enter to win some free gold! If not interested I completely understand my friend :) I’m just trying to give back to those that support me. Gold luck out there and keep fighting the good fight 😎 Stoney
I’ve tried the splash block too.
Maybe try a honey comb silicone trivet from Walmart. Section where the spoons and spatulas are.
Hey Chewyfingers! Thanks for the comment and stopping by! That’s a great idea and you just gave me another idea that I would absolutely love to try!!! I did a part 2 with some mods and those 2 improvised sluices did really good and caught a lot more gold! Thanks again and I appreciate you!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I have done a small amount of dabbling with the soft honey comb shape (time seems in short supply) there is a vid someplace on youtube where they shoveled onto a flat tray of it. my small trial showed the shape in silicone really grabs and with enough flow maybe, it might provide a real gold holder. I hope to find the time to play with it some more.
@@chewyfingers1288 still sounds fun and just trying something new excites me. I’ll of course continue to use equipment proven to me to get gold, but I like finding stuff unusual that will also do the trick. I’ll definitely make a trip to Walmart and see what I can find… it’s funny, I find myself walking through stores looking at things just for the purpose of gold catching 😎 lol
COOL. TRY. 😊 .
Hey John! Thanks for the comment, watching the video and the support! Glad you enjoyed the content! You can find gold with just about anything! That’s really cool!
Did ya try the spash thing other way round with the wide part up top ? Would have been interesting to see how much was lost by running that stuff through a real sluice
Hey Skeets! I did not try it the other way around because of how the riffles are orientated on that splash block. I should of though, and to answer your other question, yea I should of ran it through my real sluice to see what the difference is. I actually wouldn’t bet much… that is actually pretty typical with what I get out of there with the amount I ran through it. So overall very impressed. But hey thanks again. I have more videos coming soon like this and I’ll def try to do a better comparison. Turn them notifications on so you see when my next goes live! Talk to you soon :)
I think you should have left one short edge on the yellow one to catch the fine stuff either by making the water flow over it at the beginning or providing a last large riffle before the water exits the lid. A lot may have washed away. Have you tried the fake grass?
Thanks Garras for the comment and support! You may be on to something with that extra short edge. I’m sure I lost something. I just wanted to show that we don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to find gold :) As for the grass, do you mean miners moss or that artificial turf? I’ve used both before but in actual products that are made for sluices. Both work well and could be applied to almost any sluice design to help catch find gold. Thanks again and welcome to the channel :)
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Anything with something that resembles a riffle will catch gold. The real secret is that the gold needs to be there in the first place. And secondly , the set up of your "sluice" needs to be correct with the right drop & water flow. Too much of both & bye bye to that fine gold. Just got to get it right. The bigger gold will just sit there. But that is most likely we'll gone.
For sure John. I still don’t get it right with my sluice set up, but using dream may I find it much more forgiving and I can not be so precise. But like you said… biggest thing is being where the gold is, without that, it’s a fruitless adventure. Appreciate the support John!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser That fine gold the sluice set up is so important. Classifying is a big help as the smaller material that goes down the box doesn't need an aggressive angle on the box or strong water flow as there are no bigger stones to wash on through. That is a recipe for washing the fine gold right out of the box. The slower the water the better for fine gold recovery. Just enough flow & angle to keep the unwanted material moving on down the box. A bit of ribbed rubber matting stuck in at the head of the box where you dump your material will show up any bits of gold & it will often just get stuck right there. Little suckered bottle will gather it up if you don't want to risk it getting on down the box. But if your water flow isn't too much it shouldn't get lost. Good luck out there. John from New Zealand :)
Man, I see sluices everywhere! Carpet, matting, accordion gutter elbows and everything else that even resembles a way to run dirt.
Right?!?! I think you’ll see more of that with inflation being so high. Thanks for the comment :)
Nice cheap sluice👋👍
Thanks! Appreciate you!
I was thinking maybe sand paper on both but hell yeah totally worked nice video
Hey Gurl_Friday11! Thank you so much for watching the video and the support! Totally appreciate it! Yea it was a fun little test, and I caught some gold, win win! I hope you have a great weekend!
Awesome idea but I’m gonna try to revers the splash pad I think it will catch more
Hey thanks for the comment and checking this out! Your comment is a very common response that I got so I ended up doing a part 2 where I did just that. Check it out! It worked really well. Appreciate your support my friend and welcome to the channel :) Stoney
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser definitely looking forward to the video I think I’m fixing to make a video of the lid idea I’m going to drop your name in the video. I have 3 bags of paydirt from GPAA. Probably just dirt but it should be a fun video. I only have 19 subscribers lol 😂 so we are still in the infant stages
My brother! No worries my man! That’s really cool of you! So your just starting out? That’s great. I’ll definitely head over to your channel, drop some likes, leave some comments and hit that subscribe! You’re going to love this community and if you ever need anything, just yell back at me :) good luck out there. May 2023 be a great year for you! Stoney
Probably should have done the green one the other way and blocked the left and right corners with something the green one will probably be even done better.
Hey thanks for stopping by DWC! And yes, I got a lot of those same comments so I did a part 2 and ran it the other way. However, I didn’t try blocking the left and right sides. That’s another good idea and yep I think that would work really good. Anyhow, if you wanted to see part 2 then that’s cool. If not, I’ll just let you know that it worked good in both directions :) anyhow, thanks again for stopping by and I hope 2023 is a fantastic year for you. Thanks for the support again. I really appreciate it 😎
Just picked up my splash block from my local Home Depot
Aj! That’s cool brother. It’s a cool little project and it can capture some gold! Good luck :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser thanks!
I've always looked at that outdoor patio astroturf in the garden dept and thought it might be a great makeshift miner's moss. I suspect that, some expanded metal mesh, and paint roller tray, and you'd have a reasonably effective river sluice. Thanks for making this, I suspect a lot of youngsters who see this video are going to be splashing in their local creek instead of minecrafting, and that's a good thing.
Hey Jim! Thanks for the comment my friend! Really appreciate it and yea you’re absolutely right! You have some great ideas for more objects that can catch gold. I’m excited to try more and I just may have to put some of your ideas to the test. I also agree with you about the kids. Hopefully they can put the tablet down, go outside and have some fun. Thanks again for checking out the video. More on the way 😎
The more the variety of surfaces and area you have the better. I bet if you combined these two pieces with fasteners and put some doormat or astroturf at the top or middle that it would capture even more. You might add 10 - 15 bucks for that but so what? Far cheaper than a commercially made purpose built sluice box.
I've seen Frisbees successfully used as a gold pan.
Oh dang Karl! That’s not a bad idea at all! Thanks my friend!!!
You should have roughed up all the surfaces with some sandpaper🎉
You’re exactly right Casey, I was just trying them out of the box :) I did a part 2… no need to watch it, but I did ad some truck bed liner to it and it did help a lot more. Anyhow, I really appreciate the comment and support! Rock on dude!
why modify that lid when you can use the tote it came with to clean out into? I am not using a lid as a sluice, but I clean out my gold cube, pans, etc into a medium tote..buckets make this harder. great video! are you down around olympia?
Hey covenant11. I definitely use totes to clean out some things, mostly buckets though because they fit all of my regular equipment. I just used the modified tote lid to try something else and play around. I wasn’t trying to be serious and say ditch everything for a tote lid. Just having fun :)
Nice efforts thanks for sharing. Just sub
Appreciate that Wanhar Good Prospecting! I just sub’d as well. Can’t wait to check out your channel. Thanks 👍
like the gutter guard but looks like everything will work its way off the sides of riffles. if blocked the open channel off think be alot better.
My guy Randy! Hey thanks for checking this out and leaving a comment. I thought the same thing too, but it seemed to of just stayed there once it dropped in. Especially in my part 2 video where I added the truck bed liner. Really worked good. Anyhow, appreciate the support and I’ll chat with you later. Thanks Randy :)
The gold I have right now would have washed out with all that water this stuff is fine
Hey! You’re not wrong :) I do have super fine gold up here as well, and I did this more so just to drive home the point that we don’t need expensive equipment to find gold :) good luck out there my friend and thanks for the comment and support :)
I seen people that create drain trays like the green one of clay & then carve channel groove's to catch heavys like a river sluice then firing in mud kiln furnaces to produce tools! The ridges need be inverted to groves & boom. Yellow thing will win!
That is very interesting and I’d like to see that! I appreciate you coming by and commenting! I hope you have a great day my friend. Thanks for the support :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser it was on here I seen some natives in the jungle do it from scratch in s. America ..& another guy does too on here. Creating brass hooks and iron works smelting, bellowed furnace's . drilling bannerstones even ...in mud huts! The guy even made an iron knife out of pond scum! Its survival videos and how-to videos thes guys have 40mil 60mil views! I'll look
Yeah some of these guys in the jungle are changing my whole outlook on some of our earlier 'facts' even. Heavy stuff👍
Yea that’s awesome! I’ve seen these videos where they make like an underground pool with a shelter built next to it. Really cool stuff. It does make you wonder on some of that right :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser yes its among that community w those mud guys👌
Is that you sharpening chain saws, I heat my home in Blowing Rock with wood and have worn out two Stihls in the past 21 years I've lived here l'm not into any social media sites so chatting would be a bit difficult. I do like your sites and will continue checking them out. Later Allen
Yup, that’s me. I kind of do all
Kinds of things. Keeps me busy which is good, especially in the winter. No sweat about chatting it up, I just think people think if they message someone on TH-cam that they’ll get no answer, that’s not me. Enjoy the rest of your night :)
Scuff up the bottom of that plastic its to slick !!
For sure! In my part 2 I added some truck bed liner spray paint and that was the hot ticket! 💪😎👍
Stoney, turn the green catch around.
Wonderful ideas.
Hey James!!! While I have ya… check out Part 2… I did that exact thing! Also I’m having a really kick ass giveaway right now and if you want, I’d love for you to join! If not it’s all good and I appreciate your time! Thanks James!
This is going to sound extreme, but I wish you had used one of the retail sluices in your test (from the same location) so we could really see the difference?
Hey JohnGrit! I absolutely agree with you on your statement. I’ve hit that spot a lot and I’m fairly confident that the returns I got are what i actually get using traditional sluices. As you know, this was just a fun video making a point that we don’t have to buy expensive equipment to find gold. What I use those to actually find gold? No, but as a cleanup sluice running cons, I absolutely have used the splash block and it does work well. I have a part 2 out (you don’t need to watch it) but I added some truckbed liner to it and it worked even better. Anyhow, I super appreciate the comment, view and support. Thanks my fiend 😎
You kind of actually do it in part two.
You have the green one backwards,lol.
Hey JW Clark! I appreciate the comment and support my friend :) I’ve had many people over the years say that to me and that’s the reason why I did a part 2. You don’t need to watch it, but it had the same results reversed :) thanks again dude :)
Why don’t you turn the splash block facing the other way?
Hey Bud! Super appreciate the comment and support! I did just that in my part 2 because a lot of people said the same thing. It actually ended up working the same in my opinion but still worked. Thanks for question and I hope you have a great day!
😁 green
Hey Frog! Green worked well! I just released part 2 where I added some bed liner spray paint and did a better test. Really great results! If interested check it out! Thanks for stopping in my friend. Appreciate you 😎
I thought to myself, he's gonna scare off all the deer🤣 Then realize that you are hunting for gold
Hahahaha!!! CLAP CLAP!!! Now that’s funny! Fortunately the little Mulies around here aren’t scared of anything so it would be an easy shot! Thanks for coming by Scotty! Appreciate that and your YT name is awesome!
Those tots together would cost the same as buying a set up online.
Hey World Traveller! You’re absolutely correct. This is a worst case scenario, zombies took over the world but you still want to prospect and you don’t have any equipment 🤣 Just showing people that you don’t need fancy equipment to find gold :) Thanks for the comment my friend!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I absolutely agree with you and did not mean to sound like I was bashing your video. I often look up these types of videos because you never know with the direction of this economy. I appreciate the DIY video. Thanks for the reply
No worries brother! I didn’t take any offense! I just appreciate the comment 😎 And yea, the economy can be a real concern. I know it is for me. But heck, if you really want to do some prospecting and want to keep cost low, grab yourself a 6x24 dream mat sluice. One of the best out there and is very affordable. There’s no need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars to find gold. The reality is, you’ll probably never recoup your equip expenses :)
Wonder if u run splash block backwards so the ripples r other way
Hey A Hill! I did that exact thing and part 2 and had pretty similar results :) I appreciate the comment and support! Very awesome of you!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser were are from Cleveland and gold pan with the goat in Mansfield got kind of married into it and haven't stopped since goodluck and be safe out there
That’s awesome A Hill! Good luck to you as well! I hope you strike it rich and again, I really appreciate you stopping by :) Heavy Pans!
Not a piece. It's a micro speck. They all add up, and gold is gold. No matter the size, it is all BEAUTIFUL !
Exactly Aaron. They are super specks! Wish I knew of places closer by where I could actually find bigger chunks. I haven’t lost hope yet on my creek. Seems like I keep finding bigger pieces the more I go. Thanks for the comment my friend.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Hi Stoney, you have a beautiful creek there, if you're getting small bits keep digging down until you get to the bedrock. Can I suggest, if that creek is on your property dig yourself a swimming hole, sluicing all the dirt and gravel as you go. I wish I had a creek like this on my property. My biggest bit I have found in my backyard is 3 millimetres X 2 millimetres X 1 millimetres. It's massive compared to all the micro specks in the jar. Keep digging, take care and stay safe.
Hey thanks Aaron. Washington state unfortunately has laws against this I believe but yea, I can keep digging the same hole and see what I find. I’ll let you know. You stay safe too :)
Flip the splash block reverse it works better
I also put caulking on the flat parts staggering every 3 ridges , then spraying it with chalk paint. So far I had my biggest clean up ever
That’s awesome! I did the same thing with the chalk paint and yea it works really good. I still use it as my creek cleanup sluice. I did try it the reverse way and to me it kind of worked the same, and I haven’t done the bead of caulk down the sides yet. But plan on doing that. Thanks again for the comment and support!
eso se corta en casa, no en medio de la montaña, el plastico contamina
Thanks for the comment my friend. And yes, I was careful while cutting the plastic. I cut it where I cut the rest of my material on the side of my house. And don’t you worry :) I keep my property nice and beautiful. Thanks again
I think you should have turned the green one aroun and with the arrows pointing down.
Hey Kevin, yea man, I think you’re right. Others have said the same thing. I did it that way because “I thought” and that’s what gets me in trouble sometimes, haha, that the riffles going the other way (the way you suggested) wouldn’t work as well because they were more rounded on that edge. The way I used it there’s sort of a sharp edge that I thought gold would get cause easier. All in all it worked and I do plan on taking it out and trying it the other way. Thanks for the comment my friend and I appreciate you checking out the video 😎
How much did the respective make-shift sluices lose?
Hey Jim! First off… I just appreciate you stopping by. Secondly, I did a part 2 video on these and added some bed liner spray paint and ending up having almost 100% recovered! My test was a lot more controlled as well. Hope that answers it for you. I’ll be having more of there videos drop soon. Just trying to save people some money! Thanks my friend!
Try spinning the splash around.
Hey Jay Jay! I actually did in my Part 2 and had very similar results. Thanks again for the comment and support! Super appreciate it!
I have made them out of raingutter it worked great😅
Thanks! And yes rain gutters work too! Really appreciate the comment my friend!
Home Depot rocks
Heck yes!!! 😎 Appreciate you Allen
what you can use as a poor mans miners moss? cause i was thinking cause of the plastic gold with slide easier. so i thought put miners moss or something close to that in between the riffles like a regular sluice i think that might make it a bit more effective.. not a miner or anything just an idea,although i would really like to, but where i live odds of finding gold are super slim. Unless the prairies is rich in gold and people just say there is no gold just to mine it themselves people be sneaky like that
Love the comment and feedback my friend! Yea all good ideas you brought forward. I actually just did a part 2 that you can check out. I just added some bed liner spray paint and I tell you what, this is a very effective micro gold recovery sluice! Pretty happy with the results. Bummer about your good situation. Do what a lot of guys do in your situation. Get some gold paydirt from online somewhere and just play with that, or travel to some mountains one weekend and have some fun! Anyhow, thanks for the comment and I hope you have a great day :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Id rather dig dirt and be out in nature myself the adventure is the best part well aside from a good clean up lol yea im only 3hrs from montana and 6.5-8hrs to calgary depending on how fast i drive. Have a good summer as well hope you find some good dirt and the bugs close down the human buffet
Very noice
Thanks David!!! I appreciate you stopping by!!!
Was looking at a splash block a few weeks ago now I kno it will work ty for the video
@@davidcanham thanks David! Add some truck bed liner to it! Works great. I did a part 2 showing this. :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser ty I'll check it out ty for the tip
And the whole plastic in the Nature......
Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment Raub. I can assure you I scrounged up the plastic and disposed of it properly. I hope you have a fantastic holiday season!
Turn the green sluce around
Hey Richard! Yea I’ve heard that a lot :) I’m actually planning on doing another video with those two with suggestions that people brought forth, including the turning it around thing. I’ll do a better job testing them out. Hopefully you can watch it when it drops. Appreciate you my friend and thanks for the comment and watching the video :) hope you have a great day 😎
I wish you had saved the tailings from both and panned them out to see what they lost and compare that too.
I hear ya Michigan… I goofed on that. I can say with a fair amount of certainty, that the amount of gold I got from both of those “tests” (if you can even call them that) Is about average of what I find per shovel full. I’m certain some flour gold escaped but also certain that I got most of it if you know what I mean. I’ve had a lot of comments on that and I’m planning on doing some small
Mods to both and conducting a better tests to see how they work. That tote lid in my opinion is amazing and with the right mods could probably catch everything. I’ll do better and make it right :) thanks for the comment my friend and I hope you have a great day 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Fun tests anyway. I will look for your updates. We have better materials available for "fun" testing than the prospectors from the old days had.
Oh yea for sure! I like experimenting and I’m surprised how many normal everyday items can catch it. Appreciate the Sub! I’ll be sure and check your channel out here in a bit. Thanks again my friend :)
Put them both together see what happens.
Another great idea! I think with all of these ideas we get, we can definitely Frankenstein a beast together. I got something else I’m working on that should be pretty sweet. Can’t wait to do it. Stay tuned my friend and thanks for the comment. Appreciate you.
Just 664 more years like this and its retirement tim
Hahahaha! You got that right! Actually though, I found a really great spot that I’ll be hitting hard this year and should be getting some amazing finds! I hope you’ll join me! Thanks for commenting and showing that support. Really appreciate it :)
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Ran green one backwards.
Hey Keen! I’ve heard you and did another video that shows it ran the other way! Check out Part 2 if you have time. I find some great gold with it! Appreciate you Keen! 😎Stoney
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Will do 🫡 Thanks
Cool idea but 1 thing I've learned from seeing videos like these come out is ppl are seeing these kinda videos and using these cheap way to catch gold,but they are setting them up as illegal sluice boxes that stay in a creek and they come back every so often. Dan hurt was talking bout it in 1 of his videos. It's sad ppl ruin everything for us all. And like I said I'm not attacking ur video at all. Just wish there was crappy ppl out there .
Hey Steve! Hey first off, I really appreciate you coming by and watching the video. It was definitely fun seeing something non traditional catch some fine gold. As for your second part… yea people suck! That’s the main reason we have all of the laws we do towards prospecting. I consider my self a prospector but also a person that loves nature and preserving it for our future. Unfortunately we can’t all people so it’s people like you and me that make all the difference. I hope you have a fantastic day Steve! Thanks again for the support and hope you like my little channel :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser anytime bro, and yeah I just wish we could get restrictions on areas lifted in areas where u can pan at all. Some places are just extremely to strict.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser and great channel,keep up tha good work