A portable rock crusher.

[TerryC]

I haven't been on Youtube in a few years but I figured it out so LOOK OUT WORLD! My version of a simple, yet effective way to crush rocks to extract gold (stamp mill method).

 

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[GrayCloud]

And that Harley is a good idea.

 

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[Goodyguy]

I just weighed my ramrod and it weighs in at 13 lbs. even.
That is without the 3lb. length of rebar installed.

I can tell you it is nothing to crush even the hardest rocks, basically the weight does all the work.

GG~

 

[sds357]

Those are nice designs. I do wish I could find a small cheap powered jaw crusher though. None that I've seen are cheap

 

[Bumpstick]

The rebar inside for that second bash is a good improvement. I use my 10# and lightly tamp it down.
I made mine to do some sampling of some host rock under controlled conditions at home.

I had this idea of a wind powered ball mill set up in the bed of my Pickup.
The blades would turn the mill as I drive down the road.

 

[Rawhide]

As always good ideas. Thanks for the video Terry.

 

[MadMarshall]

Hey TerryC how about about you and your brother putting together a show! Give all something worthwhile to watch instead of these other gold shows we are forced to suffer thru .. You would get my full attention.

 

[Sample Pan Dan]

Here's an extremely portable crusher, granted only handles smaller pieces, but turns quartz into dust, just like the big boys. This one is small enough/ light enough to throw in my back pack, "just in case".

 

[63bkpkr]

Terry at first I thought you meant you'd talked your brother into crushing rock for you. 61, you are just a punk (meant in a good way). Thank you two for a good idea that started lots of other good folks sharing their equipment. Still nothing going yet on that 120 Acre spread for a 50 BMG training site.......63bkpkr

 

[TerryC]

Thanks Casca, Marshall, Drywall, and of course 63, for bumping it back to the top. @ Marshall.... that would certainly be a great idea except.... sounds too much like WORK! My brother TimC and I enjoy doing what we do but make no mistake.... there are several on the net here with more credentials to do the video-thing than us. Indeed, we have learned much of what we know from THE PROS here and those we've met around Rich Hill, AZ. Thanks again. TTC

 

[weighit]

Well this sure was an informative discussion and I can see myself building one soon. So the questions is are you really finding any gold in that quartz rock? I see a lot of white quartz with brown color in my area of Arizona but never broke any to see if there was anything inside.

 

[TerryC]

Well, no. But now I know which rocks Don't have gold. Only 5 billion, 300 million and 3 rocks (per square mile) to go! Now, out of my way.... I got work to do. TTC

 

[russau]

i used galvinized pipe fitting before on my first crusher and found that it flaked off the galvinized finish and was a pain to pan out. i used black iron fittings latter. now i use steel plates and pipe that dont have any coating on them to flake off.much better!!

 

[Sample Pan Dan]

Russau,

I agree, the galvanized fitting is doing me no justice, with all the little pieces it leaves behind. Back to the drawing board :-)

 

[falsesignal]

check out the CrazyCrusher, a little pricey but looks like a cool set up>CrazyCrusher - hand operated rock crusher

 

[TerryC]

check out the CrazyCrusher, a little pricey but looks like a cool set up>CrazyCrusher - hand operated rock crusher

That crazy crusher looks good. I've seen motorised versions for about $7000. Falsesignal, I think there is a crazy crusher in my near future!! Tnx. TTC

 

[falsesignal]

theres one in my future too Terry, I been bringing alot of rocks home lately, can't find time to crush them all.maybe someone can post some plans for a home made crazycrusher type.

 

[TerryC]

theres one in my future too Terry, I been bringing alot of rocks home lately, can't find time to crush them all.maybe someone can post some plans for a home made crazycrusher type.

Important.... make sure you label those rocks. SOON, you will find gold in one. You will need to know where you found it! TTC

 

[Sample Pan Dan]

Good suggestion Terry, we've been labeling bags of test dirt we have brought out, but never thought about labeling the rocks themselves.... And I've got rocks from 3 locations this far. Thanks man.

 

[improvmechanic]

Hey terry, great idea! I've seen smaller versions but yours has the all important utility. I would recommend you paint the bottom few inches of your breaker bar white like the top few of the fence posts. I found seeing the white helped to keep me from slipping out of the tube.

 

[TerryC]

Hey terry, great idea! I've seen smaller versions but yours has the all important utility. I would recommend you paint the bottom few inches of your breaker bar white like the top few of the fence posts. I found seeing the white helped to keep me from slipping out of the tube.

Tnx guys. Mechanic, I will do that. Tnx. TTC