GoldpannerDave
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- Apr 17, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- Bazooka 48" Miner and 30" Sniper, Le Trap, Wolf Trap, A52, 2" dredge, Miller tables, Blue Bowl, wheel, Falcon MD20, old White's detector
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
In another thread, http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/sluicing/454120-got-out-little-today-4.html
I posted that I was going to buy some of these sieves that were just under $19 for three of them in the MICRON sizes given in the title. (They are listed at just under $20, but by choosing the slowest shipping, I saved a dollar, which was added to my Kindle account). I did order; they came earlier than promised and here is my initial report on them.
As you can see from the pictures, they are aluminum and the screen is crimped down and the aluminum rims are rolled, both on the top and bottom. The bottom roll will gather some material as you use it since both rims are rolled down and in. However, that can be tapped to have it continue downward with the (-) fraction. If you immediately turn the sieve upside down to remove the (+) fraction, you could dump some of the material caught in the bottom rolled rim into the larger fraction. Just being careful to tap sideways a few times first will probably solve that.
I cannot confirm that the screen is steel, though the ad did say steel in such a way it implied it was the screen. I have not tested it for metal type nor have I yet used it. What you are seeing is the 120 micron or about 112 mesh.
Overall, the work looks like what I might have done in high school shop perhaps using similar equipment. It does not look shoddy. There are tiny spot welds on the vertical overlap of the cylinder and on the crimp. They look neat as those though they were not just slapped together. I think for just under $6 a screen, it is a good purchase.
I will report more when I have used them. Here the link so you do not have to search for them. You can compare their pictures to mine; theirs do not show the underside as mine do. Amazon.com : Aluminum Herbal Pollen Set of 3 Screen Size stackable sifter 120, 90, 60 Micron Hash Extractor sifter Shaker : Patio, Lawn & Garden
I posted that I was going to buy some of these sieves that were just under $19 for three of them in the MICRON sizes given in the title. (They are listed at just under $20, but by choosing the slowest shipping, I saved a dollar, which was added to my Kindle account). I did order; they came earlier than promised and here is my initial report on them.
As you can see from the pictures, they are aluminum and the screen is crimped down and the aluminum rims are rolled, both on the top and bottom. The bottom roll will gather some material as you use it since both rims are rolled down and in. However, that can be tapped to have it continue downward with the (-) fraction. If you immediately turn the sieve upside down to remove the (+) fraction, you could dump some of the material caught in the bottom rolled rim into the larger fraction. Just being careful to tap sideways a few times first will probably solve that.
I cannot confirm that the screen is steel, though the ad did say steel in such a way it implied it was the screen. I have not tested it for metal type nor have I yet used it. What you are seeing is the 120 micron or about 112 mesh.
Overall, the work looks like what I might have done in high school shop perhaps using similar equipment. It does not look shoddy. There are tiny spot welds on the vertical overlap of the cylinder and on the crimp. They look neat as those though they were not just slapped together. I think for just under $6 a screen, it is a good purchase.
I will report more when I have used them. Here the link so you do not have to search for them. You can compare their pictures to mine; theirs do not show the underside as mine do. Amazon.com : Aluminum Herbal Pollen Set of 3 Screen Size stackable sifter 120, 90, 60 Micron Hash Extractor sifter Shaker : Patio, Lawn & Garden
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. Have you put a magnet to the sides and screens?
