Five years later and his latest edition of this rig is just amazing! I think he’s taking orders for the latest build too? That new dewatering / shaker-deck is my favorite addition!
Thanks Allen. I used your instructions to build a Bucket Trommel Wash Plant about a month ago and last week I used it at a club outing to find about 1.5 grams of gold. I found I was able to move about the same amount of material as two guys using a highbanker. No spray or mud hole to stand in and some of the highbanker guys were wearing rain suits to stay dry. Thanks again.
That's great news Dale ! Love a good story. I'm sure the high banker guys were jealous ! If you get a chance, post a video of your digs. Hope you keep finding more gold !
Hit the Thumbs up , and hit the bell ! Can't wait to make one myself! Cannot say thank you enough, thank you for making our adventure a little more easier! God bless
I’ll tell you what Allen. When I first ran across your vids while I was watching a jeff Williams vid, I thought you were just some goofy guy and not what I was looking for. I watched just one of your videos and learned so much!! You truly are awesome!! I have my trommel built now and it works fantastic!!!! Not only did you make a great build series for it, but I learned how the trommel functions inside and out!! I can’t thank you enough. My build was well under 50 bucks, as I already had the expensive parts like the motors. It’s so funny to look at these 3,4 even 5k trommels and know that I don’t have to buy that for great results!! An awesome money saver, a fun build, and no back breaking classifying anymore!! Thank you for saving my wallet and vastly improving my yield!! I will send you a bit of money soon to help support you. This is the best piece of gear I own now.....and I built it!! Thanks Allen!!
Jeff !!!! That has to be the most amazing complements anyone has ever written me. What an amazing story too. It must be the hat that makes me look goofy. Lol !!! Funny, when I watched my first JW video I thought the same. Lol !! Yeah, those out of the box trommels are expensive ! You can build a whole bunch of bucket trommels at those prices, and probably last just as long ! It's one of reasons I ventured into it. However, I'm the only one. Got inspiration from other DIY videos to create my own. Yeah, there's nothing like building your own stuff ! Fun to show it off to fellow prospectors too, and watch them scratch their heads. Lol !! That's why I made my first video 5 years ago. Didn't think anyone would watch it. Now it has over 600K views. Who would of thought ?? Glad you enjoyed the trommel build series to help you along ! Much appreciated, but you don't owe me a dime. Glad to do it, and share the hobby with others. I make $$ from the commercials. Lol !! Just pay it forward and share your build with friends. Send me a few pics of your rig when you get it running. Love to see it. allan.goldmining@gmail.com Good luck to you prospecting !! 🤠⛏⚒👍👍👍
I watched this video when it first came out, but had no need for a trommel, as I had a 1970s model commercial screening plant and multiple pieces of heavy equipment.. the spring I'll be moving to a new claim, and moving the screening plant is going to be nearly impossible. This little trommel is going to be a lifesaver! Thanks so much alan!
Glad I could help you !! Good luck on your trommel build and on the new claim !! Let me know if you have any questions. I have a parts list on video # 2 & 3.
Ah ha ! You found the trommel build series. Hope you enjoy video and build one. I have several guys in the process of building them. Let me know if to have any question. Good luck to you on the build !
@@allansgoldmining Thank you so much, I'm starting to really get into mining and opals and stuff. This world have so much beauty and they're waiting for me, Arg the gold prospecting life is a harsh mistress.
Welcome to the community of prospecting. Lots of hard work but fun ! I think prospectors are some of the most innovative people who love to tinker with equipment. If you want learn more, I reccomend "Ask Jeff Williams" channel. He's a funny character (and Geologist) with hundreds of helpful prospecting videos. Cheers !!
your l DYI style is great. Slow, through but not boring. Voice comfortable to listed to as well.I do believe i will search out another of your videos great job!
Hi Allan, great presentation, we really love watching these DIY projects and we know it will help a lot of guys out there that can't buy an out of the Box Trommel....besides its so much funner when you build it yourself. Good Job my friend...now on to Part 2.
Thanks for the kind compliments Jeff ! You're so right. There's a lot DIY gold miners out there who love to do this kind of stuff. Very rewarding and fun, especially when that shinny appears in the sluice box. Best wishes to you and Slim !
Ha ha!!!! You said tighten the nuts and hold the shaft!!! 😂 😂 😂 I’m on the floor over here!!. Even so, this is an outstanding diy. For just about everyone that’s out there prospecting!!! Thank you for the vid bro!!!
You should build one just like that, but there's a lot of those magnet motor things like that. If you double hook up in the shirt, a certain way to wear one motor powers that motor you have right there. With the magnet set up, you could have a full. You could probably have a full one portable
Thanks for your kind compliments ! Many folks have built this trommel as a winter project, for next year's season. Perfect time to get started. Thanks for watching and best of luck on your build !! 👍👍👍
Thanks for the nice comments ! Hope you enjoy the series. Best of luck on your trommel build. Many have made these as a winter project for following year's gold season. Thanks for watching !!
Thank you for kind words Liza. They are losers, and offer no contribution to society. They hide in their mommy's basement all day watching internet. 🤠👍
Hi Allen, used a t with a bushing for the bearing. My first you tube Quick way to cut the buckets is use a dermal saw blade on a drill mandel, adjust the hight on the drill press and just rotate the bucket. Another trick is cut 2"bands from a bucket and place a pice of screen over the band and press the other band over the screen. The taper of the buckets give you band that will fit over. Good screener for sampling or covering traps.
Thanks for sharing this. My friend did the same for his bucket trommel. My only concern is the increased drag of the bushings. They tend to bind as the trommel frame flexes under load. That's why I prefer pillow block bearing. Less drag, and adjusts to flexure.
Ok. You're a genius and you got me. I'm a gonna subscribe. There must be some way of using the water to the top trommel to turn the shaft before it hits the wash area. It gets pumped there anyway and it's not utilised until it hits the pay-dirt. It'd save one windscreen wiper motor and a bit of power. Actually, it could even be used to turn the bottom trommel too. There's enough force as it comes off the sluice. Just needs a bit of "Out of the box" thinking. By the way, your design is awesomely thought out from start to finish in this first vid. Congrats on a job very well done :)
Thank you for the subscribe and nice compliments ! Glad you enjoyed the video. Sounds like you potentially have a good idea using water pressure to turn the trommel. Give it a try. If it works, post a video. Would love to see it !I currently replaced the 12 volt bilge pump with a 3hp 1 1/2" trash pump. This gives me plenty of water (at idle) for trommel and sluice. Best of all, I can muck out the tubs with it ! Wish you the very best in your prospecting adventures !
Thank you Allan. My prospecting is limited to my detector at the moment. However I will be panning and sluicing in the near future. I will build your trommel as it is fantastic however being a bit of a novice in all things trommel/sluice I have no idea quite where to begin, especially in regards to water flow requirements at the top/entry where the pay-dirt is put in. Would need a more experienced eye than mine to create a turbine/shaft turner plus delivering the required water-flow to breakup the dirt in the hopper. I will have a look at it tho and see how I go. Cheers and keep your gold lessons coming, they're great! :)
Let me know if you have any questions. In my original video, I was pumping 3700gph over standard Hungarian Riffles, however, since I changed the sluice insert to a "Pickle Puss Mat" (sold by Snake River Products) I need only 2000 gph. Slope of the sluice is 4:1 (4" height per 1 ft. length of sluice). Hope to have a new video in the fall showing all the new improvements. Good luck on your future trommel build !
Thanks Allan, will be looking forward to that new video. Also, thanks for those figures, they're pretty much essential. I'll let you know how I go. Cheers
Alan, I do have a little suggestion that should take a significant amount of time off of adding the threaded rod to the buckets. When you first insert the rod into the bucket with a washer and the nut installed, before you add the second washer and nut you put a SECOND nut on top of the first one and secure them tightly to one another, just make sure that both nuts are near the end of the rod. next, you add the second nut and washer to the inside of the bucket and to thread that nut and washer on you put a 1/4" nut driver into your drill and hold the inside nut with your fingers and proceed to turn the outside nut with the drill and nut driver. This will move or thread the nut and, by the way, the rest of the nuts onto the threaded rod, and therefore cutting all of the tedious time off of that part of the assembly. I do hope that this helps! You just keep up the good work that you're doing to help all of us greenhorns out here!
Hi James. Thank you for the good suggestions ! I'm all for saving time. Hope other views read this comment. Best wishes to you and your trommel build !
Brilliant! Your preparation and presentation are excellent. Thank you for taking the time to prepare and teach us. You make it look simple, but having taught students how to build and erect things, I understand your genius in making it look easy. It's all in the preparation. Thank you.
Thank you for the nice compliments! Glad you enjoyed the series ! Many have copied this to build their own unit. Wish you the very best on your trommel build project. Let me know if you have any questions. allan.goldmining@gmail.com.
If you worry about any steel rusting, try cold galvanizing spray paint. I make all sorts of things out of emt. Regardless paints rust thru in a few months, where galv spray can last a year or better.
Just found your channel and videos of the trommel build, nice design and functionality for the ground your processing, I will be building a version of this but hopefully made for slightly larger rocks. Thanks for the ideas. Keep doing what your doing I enjoy your videos, love the hat.
Hi Justin. Thanks for the nice compliments ! Wish you the very best on your trommel build. FYI, trommel can handle rock up to 4", however, anything larger risks chance of jamming. Especially flat rocks. Good luck prospecting !
@@allansgoldmining we have slightly larger rocks than that, and a lot of flat thin rocks. Thanks for the reply, I have watched your upgrade videos now too, think I'm gonna stick with the trommel idea, your shaker deck looks awesome tho. I probably will build a feed hopper with sprayer I think that will work well for my application. Will be watching some more of your videos as well, thanks again.
Hello Allan, So far your trommel is one of the best design and explained in TH-cam channel!! I love it🥰🥰 Thanks a lot for sharing this fantastic ideas!! I would like to use this trommel to screening my compost.. Luv from Malaysia🥰
Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated ! Hundreds of people all over the world have built one. Best of luck on your build too. Maybe you can find gold with it some day. Cheers !
Love the vid. I would have used the drill on the outside of the alll thread to quicken the movements of the nuts and to help hold the rod. Maybe lay drill on table top as threading on nuts. 😁
I loved the video and design.Currently, I am building one, in hopes of joining a club up here in MT this spring! Can't seem to find the squirrel cage shaft though. Can't wait to add it to my sluice. Thank you Allen, for the great design
Hi Nicholas ! Glad you enjoyed the video! Many folks have built this as a winter project, ready for spring prospecting. Send some pics when you get it running. The squirrel cage shaft is ETF conduit tubing found in the electrical section of your local hardware store. Best to you on the build, and good luck prospecting ! 👍👍👍
@@nicholassteichen4552 my apologies. Darn spell checker ! It's EMT electrical tubing that is the main drive shaft. The insert piece at the end is a 1" steel shaft so it can merge with the pillow block bearing. This shaft can be found in the swap cooler section of the hardware store, or any metal supply store. You could simply use a 1" shaft for the entire length, but it's more expensive than a piece of EMT. On videos 2 and 3, I made a parts list at the end to help you gather materials. Thanks for watching !
Hey Allan, thanks again for these explanatory videos on your projects! I think they are very helpful. I wanted you to know that I added your channel to my channel's list of friends under the "Channels" tab. Hoping all is well and happy prospecting! Aaron
I love your video and I have seen the upgrade video also. I live in Texas and there is almost no gold here but that didn't stop me from making a trommle just like yours. So I added whether stripes under the Trammell but on top of the lower cowling on the high side to help with the spelling of water. It works great.
Good to hear about your system and ambition. You can always take a trip west and find gold. NM and AZ not too far I hope. Best of luck to you and thanks for watching !! 🤠⚒⛏👍
@@allansgoldmining the clean out is about 98 to 99% from the pay dirt that I order. I also made my gold bowl. Next is my dewatering plant. My family had a mine in Bagdad CA.
@@allansgoldmining I only remember trying to go in with my dad but got hurt when my dad busted my butt I was only 3 or 4 years old. Lol but from what my dad told me it was up by the 3 brothers mine somewhere by 20 miles off of Kelso rd. We don't have anymore. We had a place in Newberry springs CA, I can remember my dad helping build the park at the VFW in Newberry. My grandfather worked with a old man that we called grampa Gordon, we had land next to his on fort Katy rd if you look at it from satellite there are only 3 to 4 houses are house had the 10 x 10 x 10 above ground pool that is still there. We moved off of Newberry rd and Palo Verdes rd it was 5 acres it still looks like a green forest. This really cool get to say hello to you and I only seen you because of Jeff Williams. Thank you stay on the hunt.
Oh, okay. Yes, now I remember. It's near Amboy ! Bagdad Chase mine was the big one out there. I had claims NE of there in the Marble Mountains back in 1990's. Was kicked out when Bill Clinton and the Sierra Club made the land wilderness. Rotten bastards ! Sounds like you knew a lot growing up near there. Probably not much has changed over the years. I remember driving through New Berry a few years ago. Jeff and I have claims near each other. When I started posting videos 5 years ago, I didn't know him. Shortly afterwards stumbled across one of his videos and instantly liked him. Then he posted a new video, and in the background, I could see my claim !! We've been friends ever sense. He's a real fun guy to be with, even off camera. Lol !
Hi Allen, great DIY video on the trommel build. What size water pump would you recommend for this set up? Also do you have a video that goes more in detail on the metal plates mounted in the trommel? Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Hundreds of people have built this trommel as a winter project. There's two more videos to the series. Videos 2 & 3 have a parts list at the end. I recommend a 12 volt 2500 GPH pump or a gas powered equivalent. Enjoy your trommel build !
Great project! P.s. your emt should have a line from the manufacturing process that you can use to line up the rods. Also when you run up the nuts on the rods, if you temp double-nut one end, you can use a 1/4" nut driver and drill to run them up quickly.
Same polymer as the Lowes buckets, its the structure that makes it firm. The trommel ends are to maintain true circle, and do not receive direct impact. Doubtful they will crack. Been using mine without issue
Could you possibly go ahead and produce a list of all the materials that we will be needing in advance?? It would be a big help. Thanks in advance and nice commentary.
Hi Allan was wondering where you got the lids for the buckets you didn't mention it on the video great trommle build I found the buckets at walmart they have red white and blue got all three as they are all the same lol.
Hi Sidney. I bought the lids at Walmart. Where I live, there are three Walmart's within a 5 mile radius, all selling different colored buckets and lids. Funny isn't it ? Good luck on your trommel build !!
Phoenix is a big area. I would check around at some of the other Walmart's. You'll find them in the paint section. Also you can order them on line at www.walmart.com. Search "Paint Bucket Lids." They are a bit more, but cheaper than what I could ship them to you.
Amazing! I congratulate you on the detailed way you use to explain step by step.👌 Thank you! 😎 PS: Did they ever tell you that you look like Benny Hill?😉
Novel, thanks for all the compliments ! Glad you like the video series. Hope you can build one and find some gold. Hah ha !! Yes, Benny Hill was my college frat nickname. Lol !! Good luck to you and your prospecting adventures !
@@allansgoldmining Ahhh hahaha Very good! so I was not very wrong in your resemblance to him. I am from the city of Tafi Viejo - Tucuman - Argentina. A big hug and I hope you find a lot of gold. regards
Very cool and economical design! Have you looked into a hydro motor/turbine (not electric) for driving the trommel so you don't have to carry a battery, just using water pressure from your pump to drive it ? Just wondering if that's been done. Cheers! Chris.
Thanks Chris. Glad you like the videos. Never thought of a hydro motor turbine. However, it would require some source of energy. Namely a battery to run the pump. The energy required to operate the turbine, plus wash rocks, might be be significantly greater.
Thanks for your question Lorren. Watch video #2. I explain in detail the motor drive. At the end, I have a complete parts list to help you out. The motor was purchased on eBay. It's 1986-1993 vintage wiper motor to a Jeep Wrangler. Let me know if you have further questions. Best of luck with your trommel build !
Thanks for the nice compliments. Glad you liked the video. Depends on type of material. The muddy clay I'm running is about 1/2 yard per hour. Coarse material about a yard/hr.
The conduit is about 36", the threaded rods are 12". If you watch part 2, I explain in better detail. Also there is a detailed shopping list at the end. Wish you the best in your trommel project. Be sure to check out my trommel drive motor update that I released today. Thanks !
Allan Guthmiller thank you! Yes I did watch that today. JB weld is great stuff. I built one a while back but it’s a hand crank and not as sturdy as what you have built. Thanks for getting back to me. Heavy pans!!!!
Would it be better to run a 1-2" metal band along your wire edge, instead of using wire to put it together and using lock washers? Thanks for taking the time to make the video.
Best wishes on your trommel build ! Perfect winter project ! I give that info in the first part of video #2. Basically, extends 1 inch beyond the bucket lid cover.
Nice thought James, however, it traps gold within the iron / black sand filings and eventually obstructs the flow onto the sluice. Been there, done that. A possible solution would to install a large "Spin-it-Off" unit on the head plate that would continuously spin and peel off black sand, thus leaving the gold in the sluice. I have a friend working on this design. Thanks for your suggestion !
Hi Allan, I first saw you with Jeff Williams and Slim out in lost basin video, you truly have a fabulous Wash Plant and I would love to build one. I watched your first video and now have just two questions, how long did you cut the conduit? And are the bolts 1/2 long or 3/4" 1/4 X 20? Thanks for your fabulous work and time.Al
Glad you enjoyed the video. If you watch Part 2 and Part 3, I have a handy parts list at end of the videos, which should be helpful. As for your questions, I use 1/2" 1/4-20 bolts. Although 3/4" will work just fine. I initially cut the pipe about 48" to fit on jig. Video 2 explains how I cut the pipe down for mounting. Usually, about an inch beyond bucket rim of trommel. Thanks for asking, and have fun on your trommel build !
Thank you for getting back to me, I picked up all the materials to build my trommel and started my build last night. As for the airplane in the background it is a 1947 Cub of a friend, we fly RC planes together.
Very cool. I fly RC as well. Mostly electric these days. Just took a flight on a B-24 Liberator this weekend. A ride of a lifetime ! Posted a video on my channel. Good luck finding gold with your new trommel !
Good question. I have run about 25 cu yds so far, with no signs of wear. I will be coming out with a new video this fall, demonstrating the latest upgrades and virgin ground currently working. Stay tuned !
Great work! Question, for shovel/bucket style feeding as you do, is there any advantage to making the trommel a larger diameter, longer, or both? I am thinking that the longer the dirt stays in the trommel the better the washing and screening.
Thank you for your thoughts. Yes, a larger diameter and/or longer trommel would be better. In my demonstration, I'm dealing with simple materials. So, the 5 gal buckets limits diameter, however, one could increase length to make the difference. However, there is a limit. The more rocks you have tumbling in the trommel, a larger motor drive unit is required to handle the load. My design is within these limits. Although, I have stalled the trommel a few times by overloading it. So, it's a bit of an engineering trade-off. Thanks for watching and good luck on your trommel build ! 🤠⛏⚒👍
Allan have you made a CD yet?? please let me know I want one thanks for making these videos there great to look at but if I had a CD I could stop it as I build and keep track of where I am on my lap top
Hi Robert. Been busy with other projects and totally forgot. Will need to burn DVD's due to file size. Can you send me you address via Face Book Messenger ?
Hi Allan, Just sub'd, really great video your doing here. I was just wondering if lock washers would be better seeing that there will be a certain amount of vibration going on?
Hi Chris. Yes, you can use lock washers as well. If you noticed in my original wash plant video I used lock nuts for the same reason. Loctite is another good alternative. Thanks for watching. Glad you liked the video.
Hi Allan, that was a nice build instructional - I wonder about the center shaft - seems like alot of tedious operation --- was there a particular reasoning for that style as opposed to having the barrel rotate on supporting wheels ?
Hi Robert. Simplicity, weight, portability, and costs were consideration. The plastic buckets flex a bit under the weight of material, making it a challenge to maintain symmetry. A central shaft gives all the plastic components something to align with. I built a plastic bucket trommel on rollers, and works well because the base is 2x4 wood frame. Actually, it's a dual counter rotating trommel (one inside the other). The inner trommel turns on the traditional shaft, while the outer unit is on rollers and drive belt. It was a test model for a fine dewatering system that failed to meet my expectations, eventually leading to the linear transfer dewatering deck I'm operating today. BTW, hundreds of people globally have built this design and are using it in the field.. Quite amazing ! Thanks for your questions, and thanks for watching !
Sorry for late reply. I use a 1/4" square screen mesh on the upper trommel, and a 60 mesh screen wrapped over a 1/4" screen on the dewatering trommel. Thanks for watching !!
Thank you for your question. If you review segment starting at about 19:00, you will notice that I pre-cut the bucket, leaving only 4 small segments attached. This maintains stability during assembly because the shaft hole is retained. When it comes time to completely seperate the lower portion of the bucket, there's only a few inches that need cutting. I'm very careful to keep the cuts superficial to prevent cutting the screen. Hope this helps.
Hi Nathan. Upon suggestion from other viewers, I placed a parts list at the end of video 2 & 3. Thanks for watching, and good luck on your trommel build !
Hello from Fox Island River Newfoundland. Really enjoyed your video and look forward to watching them all. Excellent job
Welcome to the channel. Enjoy !
Five years later and his latest edition of this rig is just amazing! I think he’s taking orders for the latest build too?
That new dewatering / shaker-deck is my favorite addition!
Thanks Bro ! It's been quite a journey. Hope to start producing the Gold Rattler mid 2024
that what the best ever video I have ever seen, AWESOME JOB!!!! on to the next video....
Glad you're enjoying this ! Several people have made this machine. Best of luck to you prospecting !
Thanks Allen. I used your instructions to build a Bucket Trommel Wash Plant about a month ago and last week I used it at a club outing to find about 1.5 grams of gold. I found I was able to move about the same amount of material as two guys using a highbanker. No spray or mud hole to stand in and some of the highbanker guys were wearing rain suits to stay dry. Thanks again.
That's great news Dale ! Love a good story. I'm sure the high banker guys were jealous ! If you get a chance, post a video of your digs. Hope you keep finding more gold !
I posted a video yesterday. Click on my photo in the circle to go to my channel.
Hit the Thumbs up , and hit the bell ! Can't wait to make one myself! Cannot say thank you enough, thank you for making our adventure a little more easier! God bless
Thanks. Enjoy your trommel build, and best of luck on the gold !
I’ll tell you what Allen. When I first ran across your vids while I was watching a jeff Williams vid, I thought you were just some goofy guy and not what I was looking for.
I watched just one of your videos and learned so much!! You truly are awesome!! I have my trommel built now and it works fantastic!!!! Not only did you make a great build series for it, but I learned how the trommel functions inside and out!!
I can’t thank you enough. My build was well under 50 bucks, as I already had the expensive parts like the motors.
It’s so funny to look at these 3,4 even 5k trommels and know that I don’t have to buy that for great results!! An awesome money saver, a fun build, and no back breaking classifying anymore!! Thank you for saving my wallet and vastly improving my yield!! I will send you a bit of money soon to help support you. This is the best piece of gear I own now.....and I built it!! Thanks Allen!!
I’m sorry, Allan, I spelled your name with an e throughout my comment. I’ve got it right now. I hope you weren’t insulted.
Jeff !!!! That has to be the most amazing complements anyone has ever written me. What an amazing story too. It must be the hat that makes me look goofy. Lol !!! Funny, when I watched my first JW video I thought the same. Lol !!
Yeah, those out of the box trommels are expensive ! You can build a whole bunch of bucket trommels at those prices, and probably last just as long ! It's one of reasons I ventured into it. However, I'm the only one. Got inspiration from other DIY videos to create my own.
Yeah, there's nothing like building your own stuff ! Fun to show it off to fellow prospectors too, and watch them scratch their heads. Lol !! That's why I made my first video 5 years ago. Didn't think anyone would watch it. Now it has over 600K views. Who would of thought ??
Glad you enjoyed the trommel build series to help you along ! Much appreciated, but you don't owe me a dime. Glad to do it, and share the hobby with others. I make $$ from the commercials. Lol !! Just pay it forward and share your build with friends.
Send me a few pics of your rig when you get it running. Love to see it. allan.goldmining@gmail.com
Good luck to you prospecting !! 🤠⛏⚒👍👍👍
Hey, no worries. I'm use to it all my life. Not a common spelling, so it catches folks off guard. Lol !
I watched this video when it first came out, but had no need for a trommel, as I had a 1970s model commercial screening plant and multiple pieces of heavy equipment.. the spring I'll be moving to a new claim, and moving the screening plant is going to be nearly impossible. This little trommel is going to be a lifesaver! Thanks so much alan!
Glad I could help you !! Good luck on your trommel build and on the new claim !! Let me know if you have any questions. I have a parts list on video # 2 & 3.
Thank you so much from one alan to other, The adventure is waiting for me. THERE GOLD IN DEM HILLs
Ah ha ! You found the trommel build series. Hope you enjoy video and build one. I have several guys in the process of building them. Let me know if to have any question. Good luck to you on the build !
@@allansgoldmining Thank you so much, I'm starting to really get into mining and opals and stuff. This world have so much beauty and they're waiting for me, Arg the gold prospecting life is a harsh mistress.
Welcome to the community of prospecting. Lots of hard work but fun ! I think prospectors are some of the most innovative people who love to tinker with equipment. If you want learn more, I reccomend "Ask Jeff Williams" channel. He's a funny character (and Geologist) with hundreds of helpful prospecting videos. Cheers !!
I really like your video on the trommel build. Thank You
Thanks Otis ! Glad you enjoyed the video ! Best of luck on your trommel build !
Allan great job,thank you for your kindness, helping us move forward, God bless
Thank you for the kind compliments ! Enjoy your trommel build, and best of luck gold prospecting !
Thought you were Benny Hill, great video
He was my older brother. Lol !!! Glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck on your trommel build. 👍
your l DYI style is great. Slow, through but not boring. Voice comfortable to listed to as well.I do believe i will search out another of your videos great job!
Hi Allan, great presentation, we really love watching these DIY projects and we know it will help a lot of guys out there that can't buy an out of the Box Trommel....besides its so much funner when you build it yourself. Good Job my friend...now on to Part 2.
Thanks for the kind compliments Jeff ! You're so right. There's a lot DIY gold miners out there who love to do this kind of stuff. Very rewarding and fun, especially when that shinny appears in the sluice box. Best wishes to you and Slim !
hows it going Jef love your vedios
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Very informational. Thanks for the great vid on the Trommel build
Glad you enjoyed it. Best of luck on your trommel build. 👍
Amazing best wash plant video I have seen thank you🙏🏽
Glad you enjoyed it ! Best of luck to you on your trommel build ! 👍👍👍
Excellent post Allan, thank you for sharing.
Good luck on your trommel build ! Many have built this as a winter project. 👍
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You called it exactly, fun project. Looking forward to some shiny recovery.
I'm sure you will enjoy it. Let me know if you have questions. Send pics when completed. My email is: allan.goldmining@gmail.com
I watched your trommel video demonstration in the desert and really liked your design. Just watched “the build #1, excellent Thanks friend
You're welcome Terry. Enjoy !
Ha ha!!!! You said tighten the nuts and hold the shaft!!! 😂 😂 😂 I’m on the floor over here!!. Even so, this is an outstanding diy. For just about everyone that’s out there prospecting!!! Thank you for the vid bro!!!
Ha ha ha ha!! Thanks for watching and glad you had a few laughs ! 🤣 Best of luck on your trommel build ! 👍👍👍
These instructions are still very useful 👌 👍 !
Many have built this trommel as a winter project. Fun stuff !
You should build one just like that, but there's a lot of those magnet motor things like that. If you double hook up in the shirt, a certain way to wear one motor powers that motor you have right there. With the magnet set up, you could have a full. You could probably have a full one portable
Sounds like a good idea. Go for it. Let me know how it turns out. 👍
This is brilliant. Using stock cheap parts. Love it. Luca
Thanks for your kind compliments ! Many folks have built this trommel as a winter project, for next year's season. Perfect time to get started. Thanks for watching and best of luck on your build !! 👍👍👍
I like it. As being a master carpenter and at home gold panner. Great Job
Thanks for the nice comments ! Hope you enjoy the series. Best of luck on your trommel build. Many have made these as a winter project for following year's gold season. Thanks for watching !!
Awesome! Thank you for putting this together. Looking forward to seeing episode 2!
Thank you for sharing your build. I would much rather build a trommel then buy one. I am going to build this, again thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the series. Have fun on your build, and find lots of gold !
love your tape and just anybody can folow your instuctions and do a realy good job, thank you so much
Glad you liked the videos. Build one and find some gold !
Can' wait. Awesome vid. Thumbs up
Stay tuned... Thanks !
Who puts a thumb down for learning how to sift out the gold real easy , and cheap. ??? What kind of fool does this ? Truely Thank YOU for all you do.
Thank you for kind words Liza. They are losers, and offer no contribution to society. They hide in their mommy's basement all day watching internet. 🤠👍
Thanks a whole lot man .... u just added to my bank of engineering ideas.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck prospecting !
Hi Allen, used a t with a bushing for the bearing. My first you tube
Quick way to cut the buckets is use a dermal saw blade on a drill mandel, adjust the hight on the drill press and just rotate the bucket. Another trick is cut 2"bands from a bucket and place a pice of screen over the band and press the other band over the screen. The taper of the buckets give you band that will fit over. Good screener for sampling or covering traps.
Thanks for sharing this. My friend did the same for his bucket trommel. My only concern is the increased drag of the bushings. They tend to bind as the trommel frame flexes under load. That's why I prefer pillow block bearing. Less drag, and adjusts to flexure.
can't wait for parts 2 and 3
Ok. You're a genius and you got me. I'm a gonna subscribe. There must be some way of using the water to the top trommel to turn the shaft before it hits the wash area. It gets pumped there anyway and it's not utilised until it hits the pay-dirt. It'd save one windscreen wiper motor and a bit of power. Actually, it could even be used to turn the bottom trommel too. There's enough force as it comes off the sluice. Just needs a bit of "Out of the box" thinking. By the way, your design is awesomely thought out from start to finish in this first vid. Congrats on a job very well done :)
Thank you for the subscribe and nice compliments ! Glad you enjoyed the video. Sounds like you potentially have a good idea using water pressure to turn the trommel. Give it a try. If it works, post a video. Would love to see it !I currently replaced the 12 volt bilge pump with a 3hp 1 1/2" trash pump. This gives me plenty of water (at idle) for trommel and sluice. Best of all, I can muck out the tubs with it ! Wish you the very best in your prospecting adventures !
Thank you Allan. My prospecting is limited to my detector at the moment. However I will be panning and sluicing in the near future. I will build your trommel as it is fantastic however being a bit of a novice in all things trommel/sluice I have no idea quite where to begin, especially in regards to water flow requirements at the top/entry where the pay-dirt is put in. Would need a more experienced eye than mine to create a turbine/shaft turner plus delivering the required water-flow to breakup the dirt in the hopper. I will have a look at it tho and see how I go. Cheers and keep your gold lessons coming, they're great! :)
Let me know if you have any questions. In my original video, I was pumping 3700gph over standard Hungarian Riffles, however, since I changed the sluice insert to a "Pickle Puss Mat" (sold by Snake River Products) I need only 2000 gph. Slope of the sluice is 4:1 (4" height per 1 ft. length of sluice). Hope to have a new video in the fall showing all the new improvements. Good luck on your future trommel build !
Thanks Allan, will be looking forward to that new video. Also, thanks for those figures, they're pretty much essential. I'll let you know how I go. Cheers
thanks I will be looking forward to that
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Excellent craftsmanship Sir, liked and Ill sub. The quality of your work deserves it. Peace.
Thank you for the kind compliments. Good luck with your prospecting adventures !
Alan, I do have a little suggestion that should take a significant amount of time off of adding the threaded rod to the buckets. When you first insert the rod into the bucket with a washer and the nut installed, before you add the second washer and nut you put a SECOND nut on top of the first one and secure them tightly to one another, just make sure that both nuts are near the end of the rod. next, you add the second nut and washer to the inside of the bucket and to thread that nut and washer on you put a 1/4" nut driver into your drill and hold the inside nut with your fingers and proceed to turn the outside nut with the drill and nut driver. This will move or thread the nut and, by the way, the rest of the nuts onto the threaded rod, and therefore cutting all of the tedious time off of that part of the assembly. I do hope that this helps! You just keep up the good work that you're doing to help all of us greenhorns out here!
Hi James. Thank you for the good suggestions ! I'm all for saving time. Hope other views read this comment. Best wishes to you and your trommel build !
Brilliant! Your preparation and presentation are excellent. Thank you for taking the time to prepare and teach us. You make it look simple, but having taught students how to build and erect things, I understand your genius in making it look easy. It's all in the preparation. Thank you.
Thank you for the nice compliments! Glad you enjoyed the series ! Many have copied this to build their own unit. Wish you the very best on your trommel build project. Let me know if you have any questions. allan.goldmining@gmail.com.
Cheers Allan for another amazing video! This was very clear and easy to understand. I'm loving your videos, Keep it up :D
Thanks for the nice compliments Luke. Wish you the best on your trommel build, and find some gold !
You rock Allan👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Sidney. Glad you enjoyed it ! Good luck on your trommel build !
This is what I like to call "Dad super powers", you must have children in order to build something like this, excellent job
Thanks Alex ! Glad you liked the video !
PRETTY GOOD AND CHEAP_____AND NO DOUBT IT WORKS
Thanks for the compliments Ed ! I've been operating mine for over a year and continues to work well !
Amazing thank you so much for sharing your ideas too!
Thank you for your kind words. Good luck on your trommel project and find some gold !
Hello, very interesting. Gold seeker is also my hobby. Thank you have learned a lot what I can improve with me. Greetings Tom
Thank you ! Best wishes to your prospecting adventures in Germany !
If you worry about any steel rusting, try cold galvanizing spray paint. I make all sorts of things out of emt. Regardless paints rust thru in a few months, where galv spray can last a year or better.
This looks like a great build
Thanks Paul. Go for it ! I have another Paul who's building one. Best to you !
This is so cool thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed the video ! Good luck with your trommel build !
Just found your channel and videos of the trommel build, nice design and functionality for the ground your processing, I will be building a version of this but hopefully made for slightly larger rocks. Thanks for the ideas. Keep doing what your doing I enjoy your videos, love the hat.
Hi Justin. Thanks for the nice compliments ! Wish you the very best on your trommel build. FYI, trommel can handle rock up to 4", however, anything larger risks chance of jamming. Especially flat rocks. Good luck prospecting !
@@allansgoldmining we have slightly larger rocks than that, and a lot of flat thin rocks. Thanks for the reply, I have watched your upgrade videos now too, think I'm gonna stick with the trommel idea, your shaker deck looks awesome tho. I probably will build a feed hopper with sprayer I think that will work well for my application. Will be watching some more of your videos as well, thanks again.
This is awesome.
Enjoy the Trommel build. Hundreds have done the same. Supplies are listed in part 2 & 3.
Hello Allan,
So far your trommel is one of the best design and explained in TH-cam channel!! I love it🥰🥰
Thanks a lot for sharing this fantastic ideas!!
I would like to use this trommel to screening my compost..
Luv from Malaysia🥰
Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated ! Hundreds of people all over the world have built one. Best of luck on your build too. Maybe you can find gold with it some day. Cheers !
Love the vid. I would have used the drill on the outside of the alll thread to quicken the movements of the nuts and to help hold the rod. Maybe lay drill on table top as threading on nuts. 😁
Someone else mentioned it too. Sounds like a good idea. 👍👍👍
Parts 2 & 3 should be uploaded in a few days. Stay tuned !
Outstanding ingenuity Mr. Guthmiller. I can't wait to see part 2 &3 and give it a try myself.
Thanks Eric. Glad you liked the first video. Should have #2 launched by tomorrow. Best wishes finding that yellow metal !
I loved the video and design.Currently, I am building one, in hopes of joining a club up here in MT this spring! Can't seem to find the squirrel cage shaft though. Can't wait to add it to my sluice. Thank you Allen, for the great design
Hi Nicholas ! Glad you enjoyed the video! Many folks have built this as a winter project, ready for spring prospecting. Send some pics when you get it running. The squirrel cage shaft is ETF conduit tubing found in the electrical section of your local hardware store. Best to you on the build, and good luck prospecting ! 👍👍👍
@@allansgoldmining thank you Allen! You're the best! I'll send a pic or video when completed.
@@allansgoldmining and so I'm not confused, the ETF conduit, is the part inserted into the EMT silver tubing, correct?
@@nicholassteichen4552 my apologies. Darn spell checker ! It's EMT electrical tubing that is the main drive shaft. The insert piece at the end is a 1" steel shaft so it can merge with the pillow block bearing. This shaft can be found in the swap cooler section of the hardware store, or any metal supply store. You could simply use a 1" shaft for the entire length, but it's more expensive than a piece of EMT. On videos 2 and 3, I made a parts list at the end to help you gather materials. Thanks for watching !
Hey Allan, thanks again for these explanatory videos on your projects! I think they are very helpful. I wanted you to know that I added your channel to my channel's list of friends under the "Channels" tab. Hoping all is well and happy prospecting! Aaron
Thanks Aaron. I have you on mine as well.
Allan Guthmiller hey awesome! Thanks my friend! Appreciate that. Aaron
I love your video and I have seen the upgrade video also. I live in Texas and there is almost no gold here but that didn't stop me from making a trommle just like yours. So I added whether stripes under the Trammell but on top of the lower cowling on the high side to help with the spelling of water. It works great.
Good to hear about your system and ambition. You can always take a trip west and find gold. NM and AZ not too far I hope. Best of luck to you and thanks for watching !! 🤠⚒⛏👍
@@allansgoldmining the clean out is about 98 to 99% from the pay dirt that I order. I also made my gold bowl. Next is my dewatering plant. My family had a mine in Bagdad CA.
The best to you on your dewatering plant ! Where is Bagdad CA ? 🤔 I know where Bagdad AZ is.
@@allansgoldmining I only remember trying to go in with my dad but got hurt when my dad busted my butt I was only 3 or 4 years old. Lol but from what my dad told me it was up by the 3 brothers mine somewhere by 20 miles off of Kelso rd. We don't have anymore. We had a place in Newberry springs CA, I can remember my dad helping build the park at the VFW in Newberry. My grandfather worked with a old man that we called grampa Gordon, we had land next to his on fort Katy rd if you look at it from satellite there are only 3 to 4 houses are house had the 10 x 10 x 10 above ground pool that is still there. We moved off of Newberry rd and Palo Verdes rd it was 5 acres it still looks like a green forest. This really cool get to say hello to you and I only seen you because of Jeff Williams. Thank you stay on the hunt.
Oh, okay. Yes, now I remember. It's near Amboy ! Bagdad Chase mine was the big one out there. I had claims NE of there in the Marble Mountains back in 1990's. Was kicked out when Bill Clinton and the Sierra Club made the land wilderness. Rotten bastards !
Sounds like you knew a lot growing up near there. Probably not much has changed over the years. I remember driving through New Berry a few years ago.
Jeff and I have claims near each other. When I started posting videos 5 years ago, I didn't know him. Shortly afterwards stumbled across one of his videos and instantly liked him. Then he posted a new video, and in the background, I could see my claim !! We've been friends ever sense. He's a real fun guy to be with, even off camera. Lol !
Hi Allen, great DIY video on the trommel build. What size water pump would you recommend for this set up? Also do you have a video that goes more in detail on the metal plates mounted in the trommel? Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Hundreds of people have built this trommel as a winter project. There's two more videos to the series. Videos 2 & 3 have a parts list at the end. I recommend a 12 volt 2500 GPH pump or a gas powered equivalent. Enjoy your trommel build !
@@allansgoldmining thanks for the help!
Great video thanks for the tips bud keep them coming really enjoyed it big like from me bud 😎👍👍
Thank you for watching. Good luck on your trommel build !
Excellent how to video! Thank you very much! New subscriber.
Thanks !! Glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck to you on your trommel build ! BTW, I like your sign on name. Bet there's plenty between corn fields !
Very informative I'm going to build one
Good luck on your trommel build. Find some gold ! Also check out the other two videos. I have a parts list at the end to help you. Cheers !
awsome job sir loved it
Great project! P.s. your emt should have a line from the manufacturing process that you can use to line up the rods. Also when you run up the nuts on the rods, if you temp double-nut one end, you can use a 1/4" nut driver and drill to run them up quickly.
Good suggestions Michael ! Thanks for sharing these ideas. Have fun with your trommel build and good luck prospecting !
Thank You !!
Also you can mark all the shafts at the same time for nut and washer placement
Good suggestion. Much appreciated. 👍
That bucket that is more firm will actually break easier, they bend so they dont' break. The Lowes one you originally used would be best.
IMO.
Same polymer as the Lowes buckets, its the structure that makes it firm. The trommel ends are to maintain true circle, and do not receive direct impact. Doubtful they will crack. Been using mine without issue
Great work! Thanks a bunch for sharing an excellent and challenging build - New subscriber.
Thanks ! Good luck with prospecting adventures !
No worries! Hope you will enjoy my channel too.
Could you possibly go ahead and produce a list of all the materials that we will be needing in advance?? It would be a big help. Thanks in advance and nice commentary.
Good idea. I'll try to add a list on the next video.
Hi Allan was wondering where you got the lids for the buckets you didn't mention it on the video great trommle build I found the buckets at walmart they have red white and blue got all three as they are all the same lol.
Hi Sidney. I bought the lids at Walmart. Where I live, there are three Walmart's within a 5 mile radius, all selling different colored buckets and lids. Funny isn't it ? Good luck on your trommel build !!
Ok nice we are in Glendale az they didn't have them can I send you a few dollars for the lids we are so wanting to build it please😀👍
Phoenix is a big area. I would check around at some of the other Walmart's. You'll find them in the paint section. Also you can order them on line at www.walmart.com. Search "Paint Bucket Lids." They are a bit more, but cheaper than what I could ship them to you.
I got the lids found them right where you said they would be👍
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Amazing! I congratulate you on the detailed way you use to explain step by step.👌 Thank you! 😎 PS: Did they ever tell you that you look like Benny Hill?😉
Novel, thanks for all the compliments ! Glad you like the video series. Hope you can build one and find some gold. Hah ha !! Yes, Benny Hill was my college frat nickname. Lol !! Good luck to you and your prospecting adventures !
@@allansgoldmining Ahhh hahaha Very good! so I was not very wrong in your resemblance to him. I am from the city of Tafi Viejo - Tucuman - Argentina. A big hug and I hope you find a lot of gold. regards
@@busqueda_infinita nice to have subscriber's from all over the world !
Hey my Friend , Love this video and your Trommel ! Im building it know ! :|
Awesome ! Best wishes on your trommel build and good luck prospecting !! Keep me posted if you have any questions.
Thank you for this video :))
You're welcome. Thanks for watching !!
you are amazing, thanks
Thanks Gary ! Glad you enjoyed the video. At the end of video 2 there's a parts list. Good luck on your trommel build !!
Very cool and economical design! Have you looked into a hydro motor/turbine (not electric) for driving the trommel so you don't have to carry a battery, just using water pressure from your pump to drive it ? Just wondering if that's been done. Cheers! Chris.
Thanks Chris. Glad you like the videos. Never thought of a hydro motor turbine. However, it would require some source of energy. Namely a battery to run the pump. The energy required to operate the turbine, plus wash rocks, might be be significantly greater.
Genius! so freaking easy
Thanks for the compliments!! Good luck on your trommel build, and some gold !
Ima use some nyloc nuts when I build mine.
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Can I get info on your 12v motor ? Where to buy , what brand ? Nice job!! Admire your productive mindset!!
Thanks for your question Lorren. Watch video #2. I explain in detail the motor drive. At the end, I have a complete parts list to help you out. The motor was purchased on eBay. It's 1986-1993 vintage wiper motor to a Jeep Wrangler. Let me know if you have further questions. Best of luck with your trommel build !
Allan's Gold Mining thank you Allan!
excellent video, thanks for sharing. i do have 1 question do you happen to know how much material this can handle an hour?
Thanks for the nice compliments. Glad you liked the video. Depends on type of material. The muddy clay I'm running is about 1/2 yard per hour. Coarse material about a yard/hr.
Is there a list that has all materials needed for this DIY build, great video series
Yes, it's at the end of part 2 video. I added it because many viewers were asking. Good luck on your trommel build ! Find lots of gold !
Very intellingent!
Thanks for watching ! Good luck on your trommel build ! 👍
How long is the conduit and what we’re the measurements for the threaded rod on the conduit? Can’t wait to start this project! Thanks!
The conduit is about 36", the threaded rods are 12". If you watch part 2, I explain in better detail. Also there is a detailed shopping list at the end. Wish you the best in your trommel project. Be sure to check out my trommel drive motor update that I released today. Thanks !
Allan Guthmiller thank you! Yes I did watch that today. JB weld is great stuff. I built one a while back but it’s a hand crank and not as sturdy as what you have built. Thanks for getting back to me. Heavy pans!!!!
You betcha Bro !
Would it be better to run a 1-2" metal band along your wire edge, instead of using wire to put it together and using lock washers? Thanks for taking the time to make the video.
Thanks for your suggestion. Yeah, I think that's a good idea. Best of luck to you prospecting !
What length do you cut the 1” conduit pipe?
Thank you so much for your videos, we are building them now 😊
Best wishes on your trommel build ! Perfect winter project ! I give that info in the first part of video #2. Basically, extends 1 inch beyond the bucket lid cover.
Try slapping a big magnet somewhere at the top of the sluice to gather the iron / black sand.
Nice thought James, however, it traps gold within the iron / black sand filings and eventually obstructs the flow onto the sluice. Been there, done that. A possible solution would to install a large "Spin-it-Off" unit on the head plate that would continuously spin and peel off black sand, thus leaving the gold in the sluice. I have a friend working on this design. Thanks for your suggestion !
Why would you not put a flat and lock washer on the alignment rods at the shaft to prevent vibration from loosening the nuts?
Thank you for your question. Yes, You can use them. I use Loctite. Either way is good.
Hi Allan, I first saw you with Jeff Williams and Slim out in lost basin video, you truly have a fabulous Wash Plant and I would love to build one. I watched your first video and now have just two questions, how long did you cut the conduit? And are the bolts 1/2 long or 3/4" 1/4 X 20? Thanks for your fabulous work and time.Al
Glad you enjoyed the video. If you watch Part 2 and Part 3, I have a handy parts list at end of the videos, which should be helpful. As for your questions, I use 1/2" 1/4-20 bolts. Although 3/4" will work just fine. I initially cut the pipe about 48" to fit on jig. Video 2 explains how I cut the pipe down for mounting. Usually, about an inch beyond bucket rim of trommel. Thanks for asking, and have fun on your trommel build !
Thermal Rider ? Are you a sailplane pilot ? So am I.
Thank you for getting back to me, I picked up all the materials to build my trommel and started my build last night. As for the airplane in the background it is a 1947 Cub of a friend, we fly RC planes together.
Very cool. I fly RC as well. Mostly electric these days. Just took a flight on a B-24 Liberator this weekend. A ride of a lifetime ! Posted a video on my channel. Good luck finding gold with your new trommel !
Legend.
how often do you have to replace the 1/4 inch mesh? or do you?
Good question. I have run about 25 cu yds so far, with no signs of wear. I will be coming out with a new video this fall, demonstrating the latest upgrades and virgin ground currently working. Stay tuned !
Great work! Question, for shovel/bucket style feeding as you do, is there any advantage to making the trommel a larger diameter, longer, or both? I am thinking that the longer the dirt stays in the trommel the better the washing and screening.
Thank you for your thoughts. Yes, a larger diameter and/or longer trommel would be better. In my demonstration, I'm dealing with simple materials. So, the 5 gal buckets limits diameter, however, one could increase length to make the difference. However, there is a limit. The more rocks you have tumbling in the trommel, a larger motor drive unit is required to handle the load. My design is within these limits. Although, I have stalled the trommel a few times by overloading it. So, it's a bit of an engineering trade-off. Thanks for watching and good luck on your trommel build ! 🤠⛏⚒👍
Good
Allan have you made a CD yet?? please let me know I want one
thanks for making these videos there great to look at but if I had a CD I could stop it as I build and keep track of where I am on my lap top
Hi Robert. Been busy with other projects and totally forgot. Will need to burn DVD's due to file size. Can you send me you address via Face Book Messenger ?
Hi Allan, Just sub'd, really great video your doing here. I was just wondering if lock washers would be better seeing that there will be a certain amount of vibration going on?
Hi Chris. Yes, you can use lock washers as well. If you noticed in my original wash plant video I used lock nuts for the same reason. Loctite is another good alternative. Thanks for watching. Glad you liked the video.
Robert Ross you cut your hair and went good mining lol just got that vibe cool little set up though
Hi Allan, that was a nice build instructional - I wonder about the center shaft - seems like alot of tedious operation --- was there a particular reasoning for that style as opposed to having the barrel rotate on supporting wheels ?
i'm guessing it has to do with the PVC support frame and portability ....
Hi Robert. Simplicity, weight, portability, and costs were consideration. The plastic buckets flex a bit under the weight of material, making it a challenge to maintain symmetry. A central shaft gives all the plastic components something to align with. I built a plastic bucket trommel on rollers, and works well because the base is 2x4 wood frame. Actually, it's a dual counter rotating trommel (one inside the other). The inner trommel turns on the traditional shaft, while the outer unit is on rollers and drive belt. It was a test model for a fine dewatering system that failed to meet my expectations, eventually leading to the linear transfer dewatering deck I'm operating today. BTW, hundreds of people globally have built this design and are using it in the field.. Quite amazing ! Thanks for your questions, and thanks for watching !
Hi Allan; could you make a CD that we can get?? would save a lot of time. Great Tommel
I might in the future. Busy working on video #3.
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Alan all you need is some coloured grease paint & a red nose to complete the picture ( nuf said) THE DON WEST OZ
Ha ha ! Good one !
Put a drill on the all thread to turn on your washers and nuts faster.
Yep. Good idea. Thanks for watching !
Skip the nuts on the spokes and use 3/8 copper tubing spacers, use flat washers against the bucket.
Hi, Allen, you didn't mention that I heard , what is the length of the 1/4 inch screen ??? !/4 inch mesh by ?????
Sorry for late reply. I use a 1/4" square screen mesh on the upper trommel, and a 60 mesh screen wrapped over a 1/4" screen on the dewatering trommel. Thanks for watching !!
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Yes Sir ! 👍
I would add lock washers on all the nuts.
I use Loctite, but lock washers are good as well. 👍
When you cut the bucket from the other end and pushed it through how did you cut it without cutting into the secured wire?
Thank you for your question. If you review segment starting at about 19:00, you will notice that I pre-cut the bucket, leaving only 4 small segments attached. This maintains stability during assembly because the shaft hole is retained. When it comes time to completely seperate the lower portion of the bucket, there's only a few inches that need cutting. I'm very careful to keep the cuts superficial to prevent cutting the screen. Hope this helps.
@@allansgoldmining Thank you.
Did you have a list of everything you used directly in this video??
Hi Nathan. Upon suggestion from other viewers, I placed a parts list at the end of video 2 & 3. Thanks for watching, and good luck on your trommel build !
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