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Hi all, I went to Reedy Creek for the weekend. Plenty of water around for running pumps. The area near my camp looked like it had been dredged. Huge piles of tailings and stripped bare bedrock right along the bank. There was also a trail of destruction left by others digging huge holes...

I have been toying with the idea to make a trommel for some time. They are the coolest type of wash plant. I recently used a Gold Fox unit and as cool as they look they are just absolutely pathetic to use. So I thought I would come up with a much better design. After more than 160 design hours...

Hi guys, I have just finished making some more dry blowers. I have a detailed build thread of the prototype in the DIY section. The new ones are the same, but with a few refinements. This is a large unit and can easily keep 2 fit operators busy all day long. Approx. 1.2 metres high. It is much...

Hi guys, I stumbled across this big chunk on the weekend in the golden triangle. Probably 40cm x 40xm in size. On top of an old rock dump. I couldn't see where all the rock was from but there was an old concrete battery base next to the monster pile. Is this rock worth attempting to smash up...

Hi guys, This is a prototype I was working on a while ago. I was going to use it to prewash my dry blower tailings to check for nuggets prior to running through my proper clean up sluice. It comes as is. It has a removable tray for the tailings. It has a removable classifier screen with 2.5mm...

Hi guys, I finally took my dry blower out to the gold fields over the weekend. I picked the closest mullock heap to the car (due to convenience) which didn't have many others around it. I reckon I probably should have picked one that was surrounded by other diggings. Found a few tiny nuggets...

Hi all, Time for a new project..... I am currently designing a dry blower for use up at my property near Bendigo. I hope to build it in a couple of weeks but need to sort some things out with the design first. I have read every build thread on dry blowers on the forum but am left with some...

Hi guys, I made some shovels for me and my mate. I have one left over that I will sell. Its brand new. CNC laser cut and folded head, 700mm long handle. Blade is nice and sharp. Powder coated, so it holds up well to wear. I have been using the exact shovel for 2 months and can't fault it. $100...

Sand Scoop for sale: Brand new sand scoop. CNC laser cut and folded 2mm steel, high quality zinc coating to prevent rust. This scoop works great, and has the provision for a long handle added. Does not come with long handle. Melbourne made. $120 plus postage. The scoop will not disappoint. It...

It is a real pain lugging a full length shovel around, and it is not a real good image either. I wanted something real quick to set up, and for there to be no flex/slop in the handle. So this has a spring loaded locking pin. Handle length is 450mm So here is what I am going to make next week...

Hi all, I'm bored at work so I thought I would design a coin tumbler. I will get the bits laser cut today and piece it together early next week. I could have bought a cheapo one on eBay for like $70, but where's the fun in that??? Just one question, I do not know what RPM is ideal for it. I...

Hi guys, I am starting up this thread for me and my mate who is also on this forum (Detectorist). We hunt at local parks. I have a 305 and he has the big daddy 3030. This is 3 hours work from today. Just over $46 and a kids ring (says 9ct on the inside) and has a red Ruby or fake Ruby in it. The...

Hi guys, I have a property in Toolleen (Near Bendigo and down the road from the old Toolleen gold mine). The property is 40 acres and is just covered with these brown rocks and quartz. Next door doesn't appear to have many but my block has them scattered right across the paddocks and a lot of...

Hi all, I have had a bit of time on my hands at work lately so I have been making anything I can think of to help with my prospecting. I have so far made prospecting shovels, a dolly pot and a sand scoop. I am currently working on an electric rock crusher and if that is successful I will be...

Hi all, I have been looking to upgrade to the gold bug 2 for a while now and was about to buy one off ebay AU as they are cheap. BUT... I am aware that china is copying detectors like Minelab and Garrett and I don't want to buy a fake. It just seems too cheap on ebay ($618 delivered). Also, I...

Hi all, I have fairly recently got into prospecting. I have been playing with a x-terra 305 and a bounty hunter discovery 2200 at parks and reserves finding spendables mainly. I have a property in Toolleen, (between Heathcote and Bendigo) that is littered with promising looking quartz and what...