Recent content by fhammer

This is one project I've been working on for a while now MillZilla! (yes, just another mutant prospecting idea) When my front-loader washing machine died I couldn't resist the idea of recycling as many bit's as I could To make a paydirt processing machine That feeds a sluice This is a vid of...

I've been working on a small field-servicable, no welds, wheel-barrow mounted jaw crusher that and runs off 12v for a while now. As I'm not an engineer, I've been using the Thomas Edison approach, ie: I've stolen, copied, and found many ways to NOT make one that works, and where I'm at so...

I started work on a smallish Jaw Crusher about a year ago, with the intention of it being mounted on a wheelbarrow frame, and running off a 12v battery, but got stuck on how to drill holes in the triangular bastard files I was planning to use as teeth. So I tried making an EDM to do the...

I like the idea of the bolts. I'd look at replacing that first link with a rated D shackle to make changing the Chain links easier as they wear.

Looks pretty damn good to me! One of these is next on my never ending list of projects! I started making a Jaw Crusher about a year ago, but got stuck on trying to drill holes through the Triangular Bastard files I was tring to use as teeth. As a temporary measure, I've been using a...

Thanks for that Silver! Nice work Mr Marksman! (if you're walking around with a gun like that in the bush, I'm going to be very polite! :D ) I notice you have the Belt-sticking problem too! I've put some stairway grip tape around where the belt runs helps that a fair bit, is that what the...

I've been working on a portable combination classifier & inverse trommel I call Goldzilla, on & off for years (life, distance to gold fields, house moves, Mods & other stuff have made it much longer term than i originally anticipated) Why Goldzilla? It's a bit of a monster & it's definitely a...

Good Tips! I've just bought a new pump & some lay flat, so I'll try those ideas. In the past, I've cable-tied coarse scrubbing pad around the input to the hose, and then cable-tied the hose into a bucket full of sinkers. Has worked quite well so far.

Spot on agree with that! You'll also get less stick from any ranger's in the area if they see you've done that.

It can't hurt to have the legs a little sloppy inside the fittings for rocking, they shouldn't need to be tight. On my early Goldzilla prototype that I made out of PVC, I re-inforced the inside of the Tubing with wooden broom handle. It worked a treat, as the wood 'wick's up' the water & swells...

That's some great work right there! But you should have built a bloody sluice in that channel before you broke the dam! :-) Now you're just going to have to go and pan that bleeding creek :-) Just stirring - awesome work!