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  1. Sandbagger

    Heads up - Canberra Knife Show 2022

    Canberra Knife Show Facebook Page >>> https://www.facebook.com/canberraknifeshow 2022 Canberra Knife Show Event page >>> https://www.facebook.com/events/6423.../?ref=newsfeed
  2. Sandbagger

    Thank you everyone!

    BIG LOVE FROM BAZ!! Just wanted to thank you all, whom have bought a Baz Crack Scratcher to add to thine prospecting bucket. Thanks also to the admins who allow me to post here and put up with me. It may not seem like much at times, but every one I forge and sell, helps ease the long covid...
  3. Sandbagger

    Araluen or Mogo?

    Every bloody time I try to head out for my ONE DAY per fortnight fossick, something gets in the way.! I'm so depressed! People around me don't understand just how miserable I've been getting, by not being able to get out and do what I love. Last fortnight ago the weather was crap. Big trip...
  4. Sandbagger

    Grizzly got poisoned and is in a bad way.

    Hey all, please go to the Gofund me that David Vigar has set up to help pay for Grizzly's vet bills. Chris from Vogus Prospecting has helped so many of us get started and Grizz has been a support for him, as well as an entertaining and lovable reminder to all of us to love the simple things in...
  5. Sandbagger

    First day trip out of lockdown! Where to NSW?

    Finally next Monday, 1st of June we are allowed out of Canberra and into the greater NSW for a little outing! I'm floundering here! Several times I've done Adelong, Tumut, Grabben Gullen, Oallen Ford, Numeralla, Braidwood... all comfortable trips to leave early morning, crevice all day, find...
  6. Sandbagger

    Builds By Baz

    Would it be OK to put a thread here in general chat, covering some of the, "different" projects I get up to? I don't want to monopolise the, "Today I made" thread. There's too much other great stuff going on there. My main aim is to encourage and inspire others to have a go and stretch their...
  7. Sandbagger

    QED Threshold questions?

    I must apologise in advance. When it comes to reading and following manuals, I am a bit of a numpty. Things just don't make sense when I read them in a manual. Likely noting to do with the manual itself, it's just me. I identified in myself a long time ago, that my adult learning abilities on...
  8. Sandbagger

    What torch and gas to melt my gold?

    I have some small graphite crucibles and ingot molds to consolodate all my fine gold in. To apply heat to my borax and gold, would something like this do? Or is there something else more suited...
  9. Sandbagger

    50 gram limit!!?? NSW

    What the? I just renewed my NSW fossicking licence and was reading the conditions. A couple of things stuck out - 7. The holder must not in the course of fossicking: 7.1. Excavate in any way except as outlined in clause 6.1. 7.2. Undercut or damage the bank of any watercourse 7.3. Interfere...
  10. Sandbagger

    Builds By Baz - Crack scratchers and other prospecting related videos.

    Builds By Baz Crevicing tool video. If anyone wants one, feel free to message me. Here's the gold I got today while shooting this video. Just crevicing and panning.
  11. Sandbagger

    Builds by Baz - crevicing tools.

    I've been developing and streamlining my processes, forging my own design for a few months. I'm currently making crevicing tools in batches. These are forged from spring steel, textured for grip then re-hardened and tempered back to a bloody tough little tool. I've had mine for about a year...
  12. Sandbagger

    Legal action?

    What's happened to Andrew from Adventure Gold?
  13. Sandbagger

    Heading up to Bingara.

    I'm a couple of weeks away from heading up for a few day's trip to Bingara. ABSOLUTELY no idea what to expect there. Apparently there's a public fossicking area, like an old mine or something. Not sure about metal detecting prospects, or if it's just panning alubial stuff in the creeks. Don't...
  14. Sandbagger

    USB Endoscope for Android?

    I'm interested in trying out one of these thingamyjiggies to photograph my tiny little zircons etc that I find in the bottom of my pan. Does anyone use one? Are they any good? Photos of gems out there using one? Cheers, Baz...
  15. Sandbagger

    Wand/pointer.

    Hey gang, are those little gold wands any good? Would they be good on their own for detecting nuggets in crevices, or is it better to use a detector coil? Baz.
  16. Sandbagger

    l need a QED field tutor ACT / NSW

    I have a QED on long loan and would like to take it out for a test drive with another experienced QED operator. I'm in Canberra and generally free for a full day on a Saturday once a fortnight. My panning/sluicing has taken me on multiple trips to Braidwood, Oallen, Adelong, Tuena, Mogo...
  17. Sandbagger

    How often do you clean out your dream mat?

    Shovelling from my 20 litre bucket into the mat and watching the water do it's work, it's easy to imagine gold getting washed out, so I pull up the mat and rinse out the concentrates after every bucket. Is this too often? How many 20 litre buckets would you guys put through the dream mat...
  18. Sandbagger

    Recommend a UV torch for gemstones?

    I hear it's handy to have one to see what stones do under UV light. Can someone please school me? Baz.
  19. Sandbagger

    Iron man video

    My good friend James, also my electronics guru, is a bit of a whiz with video editing. We put lots of photos and video together to make this inspirational clip. I have another kids charity gig coming up soon, so I need to start plugging the suit to hospitals around Australia. Enjoy! Baz.
  20. Sandbagger

    Places not to stick your finger.

    This could be a fun thread. I just stuck my finger between the table and a 40grit high speed sanding disk. Where have you stuck yours that you shouldn't have?
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