My new 'Wal' inspired High Banker :)

[Colin&Lee]

Cheers

Col

 

[kemjak57]

Might need a bit of reinforcement C&L I know there's one in every crowd!

 

[Gold miner]

No good mate, launder angle is way too shallow.....

 

[aushunter]

Might be a bit small, WAhhhh ah ah ,
just kidding, I am doing the same at the moment but it will be a small type trommel made out of 240 diamter poly pipe using a 6V toy car motor to rotate the trommel tube.
Hope it gets to the final stage and gets the gold. Keep us posted on the project as you go and I am quiet sure wal will put in a bit input into the design as I will be asking a few questions when I start building the little porta trommel.
Good luck
Brad...

 

[Nofind]

The "Wally" :lol:

 

[ChrisM]

With a bit of tweeking im sure you'll be able to run some dirt through it....
Very cool
Chris

 

[Ramjet]

Finishing / Mini Sluice.?

 

[Colin&Lee]

Hopefully it's generated a few chuckles . Micro gold finishing sluice I like

I'm hoping to get it to final stage have been getting some crazy expensive fabrication quotes.

Cheers

Col

 

[Nugget]

What sort of cost are you talking?

 

[Colin&Lee]

Hey Nugget,

First quote was $600 and the last one was (pause for dramatic effect) $1100. That's just for cut, bend rivet and or weld :/

 

[Nugget]

I'm currently in negotiations with an ex-employer of mine to build a monster powered sluice with detachable hopper (essentially a long hybrid high-banker). They are a multi million dollar complex and have all the necessary gear. I'll let you know what price they get back to me with but I'm almost certain it will under $400-$500. If you have all the dimensions etc we might be able to work something out.

 

[Gold miner]

How big is a 'monster' nugget??? (an no smartarsed answers of '300 ounces! )

 

[Nugget]

Maybe not quite the monster that you are used to working with but its 60" long not including the flare :lol:

 

[WalnLiz]

Might be a bit small, WAhhhh ah ah ,
just kidding, I am doing the same at the moment but it will be a small type trommel made out of 240 diamter poly pipe using a 6V toy car motor to rotate the trommel tube.
Hope it gets to the final stage and gets the gold. Keep us posted on the project as you go and I am quiet sure wal will put in a bit input into the design as I will be asking a few questions when I start building the little porta trommel.
Good luck
Brad...

How great is that Brad...bloke goes fishing for a weekend and comes back to find Col has been playing with his tooth pics again.... certainly would recommend a back up sluice once the water starts running.Cheers Wal.

 

[WalnLiz]

Hey Nugget,

First quote was $600 and the last one was (pause for dramatic effect) $1100. That's just for cut, bend rivet and or weld :/

Hey Col....If you put those tooth pics back into the jar, I'm sure i can get a mate to knock one up for you at no more than $300. Your origami lessons are coming along really well...I'm truly impressed....Cheers Wal.

 

[Colin&Lee]

I was thinking about chopping some picks into riffles

Col

 

[Colin&Lee]

A high-banker is born

 

[WalnLiz]

Looking forward to seeing it riveted together ....won't be long before it can have a test run at GG. cheers Wal.

 

[Colin&Lee]

Cheers Wal
Starting to get excited now. $100 bucks for the metal and about 40 minutes to cut with a jigsaw. Going to have a go at bending it up over the weekend, off the edge of the deck.

Cheers

Colin

 

[WalnLiz]

Like the old saying goes....Doesn't have to look like a million dollars....so long as it makes you a million dollars.. ..nothing wrong with being optimistic. Cheers Wal.