Yea it works pretty good, It captures the gold. One thing I might try differently is have a little less slope upwards, so it clears out some of the non gold material more. But this way ketches all the gold for sure!
I think the up lift at the end of the sluice will cause problems. To avoid plugging you should let it run flat so the material exchanges properly. Good job.
Hey Geno from Reno. Thanks for the comment and checking it out. I designed it that way because: 1. The on/off pumping of water from the hand dredge might cause gold loss if it was flat. This way it may capture a slight bit more material and not concentrate quite as well, but it captures all the gold, down to flour gold. 2. I wanted to make sure in faster water currents that there would be no gold loss from movements of the sluice in the current. The upward direction makes it almost impossible for gold to get shaken out due to creek water flows and currents. I have used it quite a bit so far and have not really had much problems with it at all. Works quite well. Only thing I might do a little different is make the base with the floating things a little wider and longer to help it float a little better and remain more stable. I appreciate your feedback, thanks for the comment!
Thanks! Yea I've been pretty impressed with the results from it. It does really well at capturing all the heavies (gold, small gold and tons of lead). I usually always bring this floating sluice with me when I go prospecting now. Thanks for watching! :)
Thanks so much for subscribing. Glad you liked it. It works pretty well at capturing gold and you don't have to worry about being attached to some bucket.
Hey James, thanks for checking it out. In the description of the video, it has links to pretty much all the materials I used to make this. Yea since I added onto a previous thing I had made, the instructions for the top of it is on the bucket concentrator video here-> th-cam.com/video/vq6PFOpAl1g/w-d-xo.html let me know if you have any more questions about it.
Cool Idea. should work great
Yea it works pretty good, It captures the gold. One thing I might try differently is have a little less slope upwards, so it clears out some of the non gold material more. But this way ketches all the gold for sure!
@@CDCGoldProspecting I dont mind a bit of extra material
Great design, cheers for sharing.
No problem, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and subscribing! :)
I think the up lift at the end of the sluice will cause problems. To avoid plugging you should let it run flat so the material exchanges properly. Good job.
Hey Geno from Reno. Thanks for the comment and checking it out. I designed it that way because:
1. The on/off pumping of water from the hand dredge might cause gold loss if it was flat. This way it may capture a slight bit more material and not concentrate quite as well, but it captures all the gold, down to flour gold.
2. I wanted to make sure in faster water currents that there would be no gold loss from movements of the sluice in the current. The upward direction makes it almost impossible for gold to get shaken out due to creek water flows and currents.
I have used it quite a bit so far and have not really had much problems with it at all. Works quite well. Only thing I might do a little different is make the base with the floating things a little wider and longer to help it float a little better and remain more stable.
I appreciate your feedback, thanks for the comment!
Very cool DIY project!
Appreciate it. Making stuff is fun! :)
Wow!! You might be onto something!!!
Thanks! Yea I've been pretty impressed with the results from it. It does really well at capturing all the heavies (gold, small gold and tons of lead). I usually always bring this floating sluice with me when I go prospecting now. Thanks for watching! :)
cool idea just gained a subscriber
Thanks so much for subscribing. Glad you liked it. It works pretty well at capturing gold and you don't have to worry about being attached to some bucket.
@@CDCGoldProspecting love diy gold equipment where are you located
Nice... I like watching them too! I live in North Carolina.
Your instructions are not complete. What materials did you use and how did you assemble the front where the suction hose attaches?
Hey James, thanks for checking it out. In the description of the video, it has links to pretty much all the materials I used to make this. Yea since I added onto a previous thing I had made, the instructions for the top of it is on the bucket concentrator video here-> th-cam.com/video/vq6PFOpAl1g/w-d-xo.html
let me know if you have any more questions about it.