Posted by Pete Needham on March 7, 2015 at 12:11pm
I made these sluices from what I had lying around and only bought what I really needed or couldn't make. For example, the raised expanded metal in the Keene style sluice was flat and I had to raise it one section at a time because the proper stuff is hard to get this side of the pond!
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Thanks William! I'll try to get more pictures with more detail on here when I can. I've got an idea for another sluice that I'll post here when I've got it built. I'm thinking of something between a pan and a sluice so....... a pluice? Or maybe a slan? It should be good for small scale testing hopefully without classifying but I don't know yet. Worth a try though.
Thanks Ron! I love getting things that most people would throw away and making something good out of them. The more strange the source material is the better too. Just for example, the side rails and hold down bars in the long sluice are made from aluminium recovered from a big capacitor out of a fork lift truck! Also, the stainless steel grizzly bars on the bazooka are made from those spikes that are put on buildings to stop pigeons from nesting. The body of the Keene style sluice is made from a damaged ice cream sign that a shop owner was throwing away. All honestly acquired but free which is the best price of all!
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very nice Pete I love seeing homemade equipment great job
You did a great job on those Pete, very nice!
They look nice ! Please keep us updated on their performance .