Quick build 'Blue Bowl'

[Guest]

Hi guys, where do I get one of these? Without paying silly money of course lol

Cheers,
Paul

 

[Ryan J]

I find the best way to make a hole in a pice of plastic is to heat up a pice of wire or small tent peg and melt the hole in it always does a good job

 

[Hurg]

Went to Bunnings yesterday and grabbed some gear to make one of these (will be a weekend project).

Not sure if I was looking in the wrong spot or not, but I couldn't find a funnel that I liked (there were slim pickings in the jerry can section). The medium sized ones had edges running the length of them that I think would disturb the flow of the water. Will have a poke around the shed later to see if I can find something that's better sized.

 

[Guest]

Went to Bunnings yesterday and grabbed some gear to make one of these (will be a weekend project).

Not sure if I was looking in the wrong spot or not, but I couldn't find a funnel that I liked (there were slim pickings in the jerry can section). The medium sized ones had edges running the length of them that I think would disturb the flow of the water. Will have a poke around the shed later to see if I can find something that's better sized.

Try super cheap auto, they normally have packs of 3 or 4.

Hope this helps
Cheers
Paul

 

[Hurg]

Yeah, pretty sure I have one laying around in the shed I can use. Otherwise Supercheap will be the spot. Cheers

 

[gold brothers]

My cousin built one off the plans works a treat saves panning. Recirculating off a bilge pump.

 

[pjhutchi]

Can I pay someone to make one of these for me?

Thanks

Peter from Cue

 

[sledcanada]

Have been looking at these homemade blue bowl types tonight and think this is by far the simplest/easiest to make. Awesome job!

 

[Goldseeker57]

All is well with this set up, but just as easy with a cake microwave bowl, as it already has the centre cone, just cut it below the outer edge, by about 2-3 cm, this works well and saves a lot of hassle gluing and sealing the cut off funnel, just be careful on the water flow, if too fast it will take the fine gold too

 

[adame_fx]

wich pump capacity you use

 

[nucopia]

Great post
Thanks !

 

[nucopia]

wich pump capacity you use

You could run it off your garden hose just adjust the water preasure..

 

[nucopia]

Today I made a blue bowl
Used a plastic bowl from bunnings three way hose coupling, a length of hose and a spout from an old watering can.
Leaving it over night for the sikaflex-pro adhesive to dry before trying it out.

 

[Nightjar]

Both work well.

 

[B5MECH]

Excellent project, I just wish bunnings would sell better plastic products, PP or PE plastic not the POO plastic bowl that I got. Good work guys, keep em' coming

 

[Baldy]

Best skim fitting for blue bowl..BCF..

 

[Baldy]

[video=480,360]http://youtu.be/ZRi8KVLAwrI[/video]Here is a vid of my Bunnings Blue Bowl ..seems to work..

 

[CappyTheRockWasher]

Nice one baldy,
I'm heading down to my local boat place to grab one of them.
Cheers
Cap
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[Spiesy]

Hi all, has anyone commented on roughing up the bowl with fine sandpaper or rubbing sand in by hand? All the plastic pans seem to have a matt finish to them and by roughing the base up would get a better 'grab' of the finer stuff.
I am definitely building one but I think I will use a black oil change type pan cause I am a little colour blind and need the contrast.
Great site and awesome builds
Cheers

 

[Panjockey]

I tried building one of these blue bowls yesterday, but as soon as I started cutting the base hole in the bowl the whole thing cracked apart. I bought a new bowl this morning, marked out my hole and used a soldering iron to melt/cut out the hole, it worked like an oxy cutter. Now I just need to wait for the glue to dry before I can put it to the test.