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    Best laid plans...

    Had access to a 4WD, State Forest in the Blackwood area, and need to test some minor mods on the Walbanker...easiest area I had planned to access is all but dry after a bit of a sticky, rear main is gone in the 4WD, causing the clutch to slip, so the deeper explorations for more water have been...
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    Sealing pump fittings

    Might be a silly question, but do the cam-lock fittings require teflon tape on the pump threads to seal properly? Running out of time to prepare for the El-Dorado trip and may be assembling on-site, so want to make sure I have everything I need. Cheers.
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    Angus MacKirk Alaskan FLAW

    Just a heads up if you have or are going to own the Alaskan Flare sluice; where the flare attaches to the main body of the sluice, fitment is not perfect, and when set with proper water flow, material (including gold if it is in the dirt you are processing) will suck backwards and out of the...
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    Need some advice on Gloves - hand digging in rivers

    Sometimes nothing is quicker than getting your hands down to loosen the gravel around closely packed larger river stones, yet my fingers have issues having their nails being forcibly removed by sand and smaller gravel. I haven't found any ideal gloves that last long as yet...any advice much...
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    AM Alaskan Flare and a newbie prospector

    Today was the pick of the days weather-wise before I had to be back at work, so nothing was going to stop me getting out with what Santa brought me... So the kids got up late, dragged their feet, and we eventually got away by 10am. A two hour drive and we stopped for lunch where I had to drop...
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    Metal pans information and questions

    I have the Father-in-law's metal pans at my place atm...going rusty. What hints on maintenance/storage do you fellas have for these? Cheers.
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    Victorian Goldfields Geological Maps - free download

    Haven't delved too deeply into GeoVic, but at a glance, these .pdf maps can hold more detail of previous workings than what you get on GeoVic. Available as free download from Victoria's DPI Earth Resources store...you go through checkout, fill in your email address to receive a download link...
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