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  1. ken2m

    simple ball mill build

    You can also get square 20 litre containers with a large opening at one end. They fit nicely inside a cement mixer with a bit of padding inside, it is amazing the reduction in size after an hour with a 50 mm ball and a couple of 26mm balls, the 26mm are about the same size as the radius in the...
  2. ken2m

    Pumps

    Water friction will increase in a 2" hose compared to a 3" hose, the flow will be about twice as fast to get the same quantity of water through to the highbanker, as the area of the hose is about doubled with a 3" compared to a 2". What simmo said is spot on with the suction hose, keep it at 3"...
  3. ken2m

    Prospecting / Miners pick information and questions

    Just a thought, titanium would mean that you would need to swing that pick really hard, with a bit more weight you will have more power per blow. Ken.
  4. ken2m

    Camper Trailer Feedback

    I picked up a 1986 cub offroad camper with a hard floor. It weighs in at about 600kg and can be set up in 5 or less minutes, about 20 with the annexe, I picked it up for $2500 from Freemans Reach in NSW. It's great and has a bit more comfort than a tent but it suits me perfectly. Ken.
  5. ken2m

    Great resource for DIY

    Could be the incompatibility between mercury and aluminium, mercury will put holes in aluminium. Mercury is common in some mining areas both naturally occurring, and introduced by mining . Ken.
  6. ken2m

    Newbie to Reedy creek

    The old timer wouldn't have been a TV repair man (when TVs were repairable) if so he has done extremely well over the years and used to have a LARGE vegimite jar of gold from the creek (Must have weighed well over 1Kg). Must have been 40 years ago. He wasn't keen on disclosure back then either. Ken
  7. ken2m

    First token - Carwash

    And you can get a carwash. O:) Ken.
  8. ken2m

    ENGEL FRIDGE

    What a bargain. Wish I had the dollars now. Ken.
  9. ken2m

    This is close to the mark.

    Just a little bit of heat, not too much. Oh has that been said already. Ken.
  10. ken2m

    Ram Pump , legal highbanker ?

    if you run your 10metres of rigid hose/pipe you will end up with good water flow anyhow, the ram pumps are not required. Ken.
  11. ken2m

    Whats Left Behind

    Loved the video, Mick and his wife are wonderful people. Ken.
  12. ken2m

    Prospectors Clothing

    I was going out turquoise mining near Whitfield in Vic on deer shooting season and got warned to wear blaze orange. I wear the fluro jacket and cap whenever I am more than a 100 metres from the car (or intend to be) and insist that the kids do as well. It simply is not worth the risk, one shot...
  13. ken2m

    How to break sticky white clay down

    From what I have crushed so far (1/2 cup or a bit less) seems like micron gold, almost impossible to keep in a pan. And tried the baking and it seems just the same. Ken.
  14. ken2m

    How to break sticky white clay down

    I was up at reedy creek from the 12th to the 16th September, and managed to find a couple of pieces of gravely clay (about 3.3 kg) photo of a small piece follows. Not sure where it was originally found but only found the pieces near the camp site. Ken.
  15. ken2m

    The Blitz is on in QLD

    In Victoria I bought a car that had been given a bodgy roadworthy, took it to my mechanic and he pointed out about 10 failures and he sent me to a roadworthy tester (my mechanic doesn't do roadworthy testing) I took it back to the seller and said fix the problems, he had a mate do the...
  16. ken2m

    Strainer - keep or chuck?

    I was only stating that if your pump is running flat stick all the time there is no room for anything to go even slightly wrong. Things that could have a negative effect are pumping a further distance, pump flow and pressure reduced by leaking seals or impeller wear, a few leaves partially...
  17. ken2m

    Strainer - keep or chuck?

    If you are worried about too much reduction in your flow, you should have bought a bigger pump (I know great in hindsight). A bigger pump can always be turned down, but a smaller pump won't work any harder than 100%. Ken.
  18. ken2m

    Victorian Government Response to Victorian Environmental Assessment Councils (VEAC) Investigation into additional prospecting areas in parks

    Apathy is the reason that people generally get the short sharp end of the stick. Everybody leaves it to someone else to do something. I put in an initial submission and attended one of the "drop in sessions", but I haven't read the full report yet, but I will. I may put in a further submission...
  19. ken2m

    Victorian Government Response to Victorian Environmental Assessment Councils (VEAC) Investigation into additional prospecting areas in parks

    The draft paper has been completed and with the quick look that I had it looks quite favourable for prospecting in these areas. I will have to find time to thoroughly read the 211 pages. The link to the pdf is below...
  20. ken2m

    Online, Email Scams, Fake callers/Phone scams and other scam information

    Another one to look out for is when "they" ring you on your phone and then they ask you to PROVIDE PROOF ON WHO YOU ARE to them. I never give my DOB to anyone that rings, by the way they used my phone No as another way to ID me, LOL. Ken.
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