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A fellow member told my wife that a few of you miss me and wondering where I have been? Well as the wheel of life turns, one finds oneself wandering different paths, I have been "off the tools" so to speak and doing some woodworking. Work has been a bear for the last couple of years but hoping...

Gday all. My son is looking to invest some cash in gold or metals. I am looking for someone who can give advice on reputable dealers and on what kind of price he should be paying for his choices. He has contacted the Perth mint. I have said to him to ensure he gets physical gold sent to him by...

I just put a post in the For Sale or Swap section, going small small scale operations.. Check it out if you live in the cairns region and want some stuff to help you find the good stuff.. All hand made by yours truly Cheers, Tone

Hi all, I found a link to this web site, it is pretty basic photo resizer, just select the photo and away you go. No Download, just do it online. Great little tool for those who are technologically challenged, not sure if it works on a Iphone or Android but give it a try, The forum admins will...

G'day all Because I live in the Far North it is not a simple to thing to get what you need for some projects.. and as we all know, Bunnings or Masters only carry 2/3rds of what you need to get the job done, to this end, I need a brass cup washer and a brass wing nut, both 1/4 inch.. So I...

Hi all, here is something for those up north to consider. A great day to catch up with like minded people. Some great prizes on offer also. https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/doc/member-docs/288/1405322887_poster_gold_panning_2014_original_a41photo.pdf Cheers, Tone

Spent about $6.00 at overflow on some plastic funnels, strainers and a stainless steel strainer. I heated up the spout of the large funnel and forced a 1oz vial through. Stopped just before the cap come through. Nice thight fit.. I cut the plastic mesh out of one of sieves and removed the...

Hi all, I am trying to id the pinkish material. Oddly it is picked up by a rare earth magnet.. they are translucent and quite small. Around 30 - 50 mesh.. pinkish - buff hue under natural light. I think they are a type of garnet. Found in South Palmer region. Sorry for poor image quality...

I bought a 40mm pvc pipe from bunnings. I had some elbows left over from Masters. They dont fit. Both 40mm.. go figure. So i go to masters and buy a 32 mm pvc pipe, a couple of elbows and a few other bits. These all fit. They dont fit the bunnings bought stuff or the stuff frm the plumbers...

Has anyone used a pinched sluice? I have been looking at some of these designs for a while now and wonder if anyone has used one and if so what kind of success did you have. I am looking at using some of these principles in a non pump hybrid banker im working on. sorry about the quality of...

G'day all, I was thumbing through issue 86 of Australian Woodsmith magazine and found this. Yes a sheet metal bending brake! I picked up a 750mm length of angle and flat bar and with some wood I had on hand in the garage I set to task. I checked the dimensions and adjusted the long sections...

Well I started work on a sluice last year. It was pretty sad looking. Here is a pic... The frame was holding the mesh in and it would fall out all the time. Soo i never used it.. Had some time this arvo so took the time to create this. The plan is to eventually fit some kind of hopper to...

Gday all. Just wondering if any of the sponsors, storeowners or fellow nembers have the 10" turbopan for sale ? FNQ minersden does not gave them and has heard nothing from distributor or Kim ... Cheers, Tone

Gday all. Wondering if the guy I saw on Burleigh yesterday evening is a forum member. I was going to say gday but the guy looked in the grove and had that. "Not another tourist messin with my che" look. Well i hope whoever it was got lucky. Cheers Tone

G'day all, Does anyone know where I can buy some T Track, it is used for making slots in work bench tops for Table saws and Routers etc. allows you to fit a flat bottomed bolt in and adjust the position, alternatively does anyone know where I can get some Small C Channel, all the metal...

Found this link today has some info on how to find a mine in WA. http://www.gold-prospecting-wa.com/support-files/goldminefinder_howto_cdversion.pdf Cheers, Tone

Gday all, found this link today, has some interesting info on stream bed formation and how and why things happen in a stream. Gives insight into why gold gets where it gets to. http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/stream/stream.html#ChannelPatterns Enjoy. Cheers, Tone

Ok I was in the Man Lab and saw a CD Container sitting on the bench, as there are a few going through the process of building an underwater viewer scope, I had a think and come up whti this way to help cut the viewing window. In the first pic you will see the viewer parts. Note the 100 mm pvc...

Here is a contraption I made a couple of months back, seems to work, just need to be careful or you get a mouth full of water or sand if you suck to hard.. I did try to put a bulb from a turkey baster on it, but did not work... This is from my note book.. if its hard to read let me know and I...

Hi Guys, I have some gift cards for Bunnings! I am looking at a Dremel 4000 platinum kit.. Anyone have any first hand experience they can share with me. The other option I am looking at is the Dremel 3000, main difference according to google and youtube is the 4000 has continuous rpm where...