Gold suckeer pumps and hand dredges

Hi all,

Sorry fellas,
I have been rather busy with other things so I have not been around for a long time.
If you want to build my "gold sucker" you will find the plans on

http://lake-bolac-caravanpark.com.au
and click on gold detecting.

It's all there, inc. a flash movie of how it works.
Best regards
Frank

Frank,
Thanks for the link.
One question I have is where do you obtain the 30 mm Steel Ball?
Alternatively is there a recommended alternative?

Everything else I've been able to source locally.

Would you believe, I have looked for months and months to buy one to suit me and didn't think i would be able to make one myself with all the mystery gizmos inside to make it work.

Yours is Simple and do'able, Thank you Frank. Much appreciated

kindest regards
Phillip

simple and very effective , thanks heaps , you started yours phil , once I get the camper finished i,ll start on one


cheers starry

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A little bit of continuation on hand operated pumps .
I made this about 17 years ago and works good .
Made from an old fire extinguisher ( large screw top type ) and hand operated bilge pump .
Drilled 25mm hole through lid then bronzed 25mm gal pipe to extend past inlet side of hand pump so as no gravel gets in and damages bellows .
Bronzed a 25mm 90 degree elbow onto side of extinguisher .
Made mounting bracket for pump and connected it all up .
I use 25 mm clear plastic tube which is easy to squash the end so as to get down into crevices , also made an adaptor for end of pipe and fit a smaller diameter piece of plastic tube to get into even smaller crevices’s
I learnt the hard , way always put a hose on outlet side or you WILL get wet !

This hand dredge looks really cool ... and I think it is something that I would be able to handle building ... but the PDF seems to have disappeared from the page/site.

Do you think it would be possible for the PDF to be reposted please?

Have tried too upload photos but not shore how to .
Send me a PM and I will Email photos to you .

Regadrs Steven

Hi Steve. We met last year at the Waaneyarra campsite where you kindly showed me your gold sucker. I hope you don't mind me copying your design as i have recently made my own sucker. In design mine is similar to your except i made mine from 100mm poly pipe with a screw cap on one end. Have only had one quick test with it up at misery ck so far but it worked a treat.Thanks Steve for the brilliant design of the Gold Sucker. If we meet again somewhere i owe your a few beers. A MERRY CHRISTMAS to you,your family and friends. Cheers Grumpy. (Doug).