Wash plant

Justbent

Justbent

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Gold Maven said:
Looks good. Did it function ok? Good clean up?
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We had some water issues. Too much with the 3" pump so we switched to a 2" because I had no bypass valve. The spray bar was a rigg just to get us thru the outing. They ran a lot of dirt but I didn't see much gold.
 

Looks good JUSTBENT... excellent build work.
Don't know how much you plan to run, but if you plan to run a lot you may want to put "hard pools" inside your big pool.
Large plastic kiddie pools, tubs, or something for a stage #1.
(Or even dig a higher shallow pool that exits into the big pool.)
These will hold the black sands and heavies upon discharge of the sluice.
These can then be shoveled out at some point if needed.
Keeps feet and shovels away from the tarp.
We have two ops that rubber line their pools and they all have a "stage 1" that can be cleaned out.
Doc
 

goldhog said:
Looks good JUSTBENT... excellent build work. Don't know how much you plan to run, but if you plan to run a lot you may want to put "hard pools" inside your big pool. Large plastic kiddie pools, tubs, or something for a stage #1. (Or even dig a higher shallow pool that exits into the big pool.) These will hold the black sands and heavies upon discharge of the sluice. These can then be shoveled out at some point if needed. Keeps feet and shovels away from the tarp. We have two ops that rubber line their pools and they all have a "stage 1" that can be cleaned out. Doc
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when we setup our pool, that's the way it will be done. This pool is made specifically for the outings. It lasts about two years and they dig it out and reline it. I just let them run my wash plant to see how it would run. I see some things I need to fix, a few small leaks and a good spray bar should about it.
 

Justbent said:
when we setup our pool, that's the way it will be done. This pool is made specifically for the outings. It lasts about two years and they dig it out and reline it. I just let them run my wash plant to see how it would run. I see some things I need to fix, a few small leaks and a good spray bar should about it.
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Gottcha.......... makes sense.
Doc
 

Jay it looks good I see that you added a temporary PVC spraybar to the inside of which I think I read your going to upgrade the spraybar. Looks like everyone had a good time...
 

ya, we ran out of time trying to get the 3" pump plumbed right so we switched the last minute to a 2" and rigged a spray bar. It was good enough for the weekend and let me see it run.
 

Justbent said:
ya, we ran out of time trying to get the 3" pump plumbed right so we switched the last minute to a 2" and rigged a spray bar. It was good enough for the weekend and let me see it run.
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Picked up my wash plant from Stanton today. It was a hit. The tailings pile was 3 times the size of the other hi-bankers and of course found the most and the biggest gold. I just need to fix a few leaks and put in a shaker motor.
 

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so I got my unit setup at home so I can test my shaker plate. Figured I better get that hole dug while my son was there.
 

Jeff95531 said:
Looking forward to the results. THAT looks like an exceptional/professional piece of equipment.:icon_thumleft:
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Thanks. I learned a lot just watching it run. I think with a few minor adjustments it will preform above par.
 

You know, I gotta tell you this. My brother in law and I built my sluice based on pictures of a similar design I wanted. It was 3 months longer in the build and a real budget buster, coming in at twice the cost...mostly due to me. $150 was actually $300+. Anyways, yesterday I ran all of my cons from 2013...found a flake or two on top...haven't panned what's left yet...but I'll tell you this...there is NOTHING like a dialed in sluice of your doing. Great job!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot...when I posted my results here, I did the same thing you did...watched the video. And guess what? The sluice TELLS you what to do. I thought I would tell it what to do...:laughing7:
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