Chris, here is a pic of the box you used the first time and the TII I was using. The TII has angle aluminum cap the same height as the expanded metal and the whole box is vortex except the drop riffle at the end. I had a small extra piece Ken sent and that is the first two riffles on the Keene box. If I used the A-52 more It would get the full length like DP's. MM and mat works fine but you cant leave it very long if your not feeding it or the fine washes through. Just means when you run a couple buckets you need a full rinse and put it back in empty. people get around that by filling the MM with liquid plastic or glue sticks so there are dams/cells blocking flow, under the riffles. Then it can stay in all day and not lose any.
there are a lot of different mattings you can trysome work wile others dont in all of my equip from bankers to 5 inch dredges to a comerical tromel operation i use the vortex matting wit the stock riffles and expanded metal which is secound to none in my opinion ck out my pics of the fine and coarse gold i have caught with itflour mike got some from me awile back i believe he will tell you good things about itit does depend on how its set up for each aera or the different material its a preffence as to what people want and buy do some research on the different mattings one thing to remember is not all matting is what it is said to be but i wouldnt never go to anything in place of the vortex matting
Wow Darth..that box looks just like my Buckabilly that is 10x49. you can ask Tim G. He seen it yesterday and we had one hell of a time getting it set up. The water flow was awesome at the spot we were.
I just set mine up they way they do in my chapter. If your not sure and have doubts there is no harm in trying different material every other couple of sections.
In mine the first 2 riffle sets have V mat... third set is just open Vortex mat.... rest is Vortex with expanded metal.
ok let me ask you this.... I have a 12 wide 60 long sluice. solid v matting throughout. on top is the original blue miners moss and then the same ripples you have on that. do you think it be more efficient to run it with just matting? and no moss?
It came with a decent looking industrial carpeting, no moss. I went with the Vortex matting though as it has a strong following and track record for catching the fines. Cleanups are pretty easy with the Vortex too.
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Nice sluices !
Chris, here is a pic of the box you used the first time and the TII I was using. The TII has angle aluminum cap the same height as the expanded metal and the whole box is vortex except the drop riffle at the end. I had a small extra piece Ken sent and that is the first two riffles on the Keene box. If I used the A-52 more It would get the full length like DP's. MM and mat works fine but you cant leave it very long if your not feeding it or the fine washes through. Just means when you run a couple buckets you need a full rinse and put it back in empty. people get around that by filling the MM with liquid plastic or glue sticks so there are dams/cells blocking flow, under the riffles. Then it can stay in all day and not lose any.
there are a lot of different mattings you can trysome work wile others dont in all of my equip from bankers to 5 inch dredges to a comerical tromel operation i use the vortex matting wit the stock riffles and expanded metal which is secound to none in my opinion ck out my pics of the fine and coarse gold i have caught with itflour mike got some from me awile back i believe he will tell you good things about itit does depend on how its set up for each aera or the different material its a preffence as to what people want and buy do some research on the different mattings one thing to remember is not all matting is what it is said to be but i wouldnt never go to anything in place of the vortex matting
Wow Darth..that box looks just like my Buckabilly that is 10x49. you can ask Tim G. He seen it yesterday and we had one hell of a time getting it set up. The water flow was awesome at the spot we were.
I just set mine up they way they do in my chapter. If your not sure and have doubts there is no harm in trying different material every other couple of sections.
In mine the first 2 riffle sets have V mat... third set is just open Vortex mat.... rest is Vortex with expanded metal.
ok let me ask you this.... I have a 12 wide 60 long sluice. solid v matting throughout. on top is the original blue miners moss and then the same ripples you have on that. do you think it be more efficient to run it with just matting? and no moss?
Curious.
thanks
It came with a decent looking industrial carpeting, no moss. I went with the Vortex matting though as it has a strong following and track record for catching the fines. Cleanups are pretty easy with the Vortex too.
Modified scoop shovel, large suction dredge, 10x49 Buckabilly lined with Vortex mat