Hey Reed,
Thanks again for the great video, when I saw how long it was I honestly didn't think I would sit through the whole thing but I did and I'm going to check out your Chanel for sure.
Let's see if I can articulate my thoughts now, cause my mind is spinning. I have a question or idea for you and all the knowledgeable and talented fabricators on here. I definitely don't have those abilities. Please bear with me.
Plastics or rubberized materials. Couldn't a large manufacturer like Rubbermaid take the Gold Well design and press it, lathe it, router it in some way. Then it would be like a mat even if it were 1 inch or more thick. Then you make it to either fit the most predominant sluice box out there my guess would be Keene dimensions, or even cut to fit. Now all you have to buy is this mat and you have two sluices. Your out in the field you run your Keene with the riffles expanded metal and carpet clean it out. Throw in your new vortex mat pour in your clean out. Or depending on conditions you just run your mat in the box. I understand the materials and workmanship gold well uses are great but maybe over the top for the average joe. Their sluice almost looks like medical equipment.
I'm just not sure how they can patent drop riffles and vortices.
I'm really not trying to tear them down it looks like a fantastic product, but their is a reason Wal Mart is so successful.
I'm sure everyone will let me know if I'm off the mark.
OBD