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<blockquote data-quote="Occasional_panner" data-source="post: 366064" data-attributes="member: 7956"><p>Mate you are talking about an outdated bit of technology that never really got refined (by modern standards)</p><p>The only reason people are looking at them now is for legality reasons, not because it's a fantastic design.</p><p>I reckon you'll have to do a lot of tinkering to find those answers.</p><p>Also what works in Beechworth won't work in clay soils like Creswick, so matting angles, bla bla will be different with the material to be washed.</p><p>Your idea of backless moss on ribbed matting is good. Most designs of sluice/banker require constant water flow, with the cradle it's intermittant.</p><p>Perhaps a deepish channel in the shape of a forward facing arrow under the moss with a reasonable size collection trough at the point may funnel heavies into it ???</p><p>That may take the punishment of the rocking action a tad better than ribbed and hang onto the gold better, as long as the trough was deep enough.</p><p>Perhaps a series of them and then ribbed matting at the end as a last defence.</p><p>If you can nut this one out you'll sell heaps if interested.</p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Occasional_panner, post: 366064, member: 7956"] Mate you are talking about an outdated bit of technology that never really got refined (by modern standards) The only reason people are looking at them now is for legality reasons, not because it's a fantastic design. I reckon you'll have to do a lot of tinkering to find those answers. Also what works in Beechworth won't work in clay soils like Creswick, so matting angles, bla bla will be different with the material to be washed. Your idea of backless moss on ribbed matting is good. Most designs of sluice/banker require constant water flow, with the cradle it's intermittant. Perhaps a deepish channel in the shape of a forward facing arrow under the moss with a reasonable size collection trough at the point may funnel heavies into it ??? That may take the punishment of the rocking action a tad better than ribbed and hang onto the gold better, as long as the trough was deep enough. Perhaps a series of them and then ribbed matting at the end as a last defence. If you can nut this one out you'll sell heaps if interested. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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