A Few Idea's About Sluices
Well ,I’ve been thinking about posting some of my ideas here on sluicing , not really the “right” way or about the no-no’s , more about things I’ve made that might help in just setting up your sluice . Each person will have there own preference on where to “set” there sluice , some for water velocity , others closer to the gravel they wish to work , or others may chose a spot , just because there’s afternoon shade ? Rarely will you find a “perfect” spot . Even in the most perfect spot you will need to move a few rocks , build a wing dam ,etc .. Now I’m sure many here have had there sluice “set” well ,... ‘till the water blows out to one side or beneath the sluice . Now you can use a few sand bags , I found they work well . Years ago , I took a damn O’ board and cut a long notch in it to ,so I could set my sluice “in” it , with the sand bags , setting the sluice was getting easier . I still had a bit of trouble with my material in the sluice riding to one side or the other , so the damn O’ board “evolved” into a two board adjustable dam board ,.... the skirt soon followed ,.. Make’n it the “Skerted Adjustable Dam Board” or SADB !
In these Pic. You can see a properly deployed SADB , a damn ‘O board in front , and a few early proto- type classifying devises , a Creek-shovel and a “flow -gate “ on the front of the flare of the sluice .
The Flow-gate , isn’t used all that often , has saved me a few times when the water flow in the creek wasn’t adequate to run my sluice , I could close the gate let the water build then run the sluice .
Flow-gate ; inside detail
Now , classifying could become a topic on it’s own , the screens and things in the pic,s work , ..but I believe could be better . Show us what you have ?
In this Pic , I’d like to point out how I like set my miners moss and expanded metal , moss about ½ in. In front of first riffle and the expanded metal 1 in. More , it will hold a lot of your pickers . Also this pic shows my riffles I made , deeper then the factory one’s , better ? I like ‘em
It’s late , need to hit the sack , maybe post more pic’s tomorrow , Blindpig
Well ,I’ve been thinking about posting some of my ideas here on sluicing , not really the “right” way or about the no-no’s , more about things I’ve made that might help in just setting up your sluice . Each person will have there own preference on where to “set” there sluice , some for water velocity , others closer to the gravel they wish to work , or others may chose a spot , just because there’s afternoon shade ? Rarely will you find a “perfect” spot . Even in the most perfect spot you will need to move a few rocks , build a wing dam ,etc .. Now I’m sure many here have had there sluice “set” well ,... ‘till the water blows out to one side or beneath the sluice . Now you can use a few sand bags , I found they work well . Years ago , I took a damn O’ board and cut a long notch in it to ,so I could set my sluice “in” it , with the sand bags , setting the sluice was getting easier . I still had a bit of trouble with my material in the sluice riding to one side or the other , so the damn O’ board “evolved” into a two board adjustable dam board ,.... the skirt soon followed ,.. Make’n it the “Skerted Adjustable Dam Board” or SADB !
In these Pic. You can see a properly deployed SADB , a damn ‘O board in front , and a few early proto- type classifying devises , a Creek-shovel and a “flow -gate “ on the front of the flare of the sluice .
The Flow-gate , isn’t used all that often , has saved me a few times when the water flow in the creek wasn’t adequate to run my sluice , I could close the gate let the water build then run the sluice .
Flow-gate ; inside detail
Now , classifying could become a topic on it’s own , the screens and things in the pic,s work , ..but I believe could be better . Show us what you have ?
In this Pic , I’d like to point out how I like set my miners moss and expanded metal , moss about ½ in. In front of first riffle and the expanded metal 1 in. More , it will hold a lot of your pickers . Also this pic shows my riffles I made , deeper then the factory one’s , better ? I like ‘em
It’s late , need to hit the sack , maybe post more pic’s tomorrow , Blindpig
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