Bought an ashtray built a trommel?

[alaskaflounder]

Just relooking at this - is it motorized or plans to make it rotate?

[rivraton2]

Just relooking at this - is it motorized or plans to make it rotate?

It looks like he has a hand crank on it, even hand cranked, it's a huge sep up from screaning into a bucket..

[goldnsands1]

Just relooking at this - is it motorized or plans to make it rotate?

Hand crank.

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[goldnsands1]

Awesome find. I love it. Might need to alter the water flow a bit to have a little bit more force to it if you deal with clay matter but simple river gravels should be great.

You were absolutely right about the water flow. I was hoping my pump motor would have more force than my garden hose from the spicket. I'm going to change it out from 1/2" pvc to 1" with slightly offset 3/8 holes. I'll have to do some experementing to get it right.

[4theluvofgold]

I would run a T and then have the spray bars paralleled town the screen. Then have them angled down to cross ways at about 2 inches above the bottom. Keep the smaller sized tube just make more from both sides.

[Gold Nuggets]

NIce build John! Want to know how it did for you at Dole. . .Clayton

Me too!! Great idea....
Gold Nuggets

[goldnsands1]

NIce build John! Want to know how it did for you at Dole. . .Clayton

Me too!! Great idea....
Gold Nuggets

We did alright. Need to move closer to river and clean out the bedrock. Hopefully there's chunkier stuff there.

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[ClickTheYellowChick]

Good Gawd, you are looking for chunkier stuff than THAT?

[goldnsands1]

Good Gawd, you are looking for chunkier stuff than THAT?

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The pict is deceiving, It's all pretty flat.

[carchie]

Just how much gold is that in dwt or grains, etc?