MY NEW SLUICE

HI ALL JUST FINISHED MY NEW SLUICE TOOK ME A LITLE OVER A WEEK TO BUILD AND I MANAGED TO BUILD IT COMPLEATLY FROM HARD RUBBISH COLLECTION CONSISTING MAINLY ALIMINIUM GALVINIZED PLATE AND STAINLESS FITTINGS I PUT A BIT OF AN EFFORT INTO THIS PROJECT AND HAVE CONVINCED A COUPEL OF FREINDS TO COME AWAY FOR THE MAIDEN EXPEDITION AND I AM NOT CLEAR ON A COUPEL OF THINGS THE FIRST BEING THE ANGLE OF THE MAIN TRAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM DOSE IT NEED TO BE A PRECISE ANGLE DEGREE AND WHAT WOULD IT BE AND ALSO THE WAY THAT A GOLD PRODUCING CLAIM OR PATCH IS GRADED OR RATED eg HOW MUCH GOLD WOULD A HIGHLY PRODUTIVE CLAIM YEILD PER TON OF EARTH PROCESED COMPARED TO A LOW PRODUCTIVE CLAIM PER TON ANY INFO ON THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFULL IV POSTED SOME IMAGES OF MY SLUICE SO PLEASE IF ANYBODY CAN SEE SOMTHING THAT I HAVE MISSED OR ANY SUGESTIONS OR IDEAS PLEASE DO I REALY WANT TO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS ADVENTURE AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SMILES ON FACES AT THE END OF THIS TRIP IL BE INTOUCH THANKYOU ALL
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Thats one serious set up.

There is a thread on the forum somewhere that tells you the best angles for the rifles, matting etc.
Edit:- The thread, https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/t6098-sluicing-for-fine-fine-fine-gold

Hi Brickie. No1 problem I see, is your hopper is wider than your sluice! You will lose a lot of water and possibly gold before it goes down your sluice, Not to mention a very slushy work area? Fix that in my opinion.
Good luck.

someday wrote:Hi Brickie. No1 problem I see, is your hopper is wider than your sluice! You will lose a lot of water and possibly gold before it goes down your sluice, Not to mention a very slushy work area? Fix that in my opinion.
Good luck.

Its not my set up....

Andywho …. Nice thinking mate it looks good but I feel you may encounter a few problems whit your hopper, Someday is right with his comment. My first question is how high will the hopper be sitting if above shoulder hight you will soon tier of it. Why make extra work by lifting your wash higher than needed. My next question would be about the piping setup, they seem like they may restrict your feed rate. You may have been better off keeping them hard against the walls with the jetting angled into the hopper. The jetting holes look to be by far too big 1/8” holes spaced at around an inch apart would work great. My last question is about where you clean the hopper out, the opening dose not seem large enough. Just my thoughts.
Cheers

Sorry Brickie! Must of had my blinkers on? Bad someday!