Design concepts, construction and test running of a 3 inche suction gold dredge I built
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@ciaranbyrne623 жыл бұрын
I'd have a pump on each barrel to fill and empty them of water. To make it more stable and adjustable. Great job👍🙂
@prospectorpete6 жыл бұрын
thats awesome , i love the way you have your sluice box set up
@gillispie4734 ай бұрын
If it’s not already asked in the comments I was curious if it is possible to list everything on how to make one and how much roughly it would cost compared to a prebuilt
@2LateIWon6 жыл бұрын
Nice build from your neighbor here in Oklahoma (Moore, Ok) Looks like it works AWESOME!!!
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
what didn't make it into the video was that it actually caught gold here in Oklahoma! I repeatedly hogged material just to overload it and see how it handled it. Each time I would just pull the mats and dump them, make a change and do it again. The last test I just some material at a normal rate for a few minutes. When I panned it (just out of curiosity) I had gold.
@2LateIWon6 жыл бұрын
The Silver Fiend no way that's awesome i would have never thought that.
@markanderson775 жыл бұрын
Nice looking homemade dredge
@DanielHunterUSA5 ай бұрын
I would buy some aluminum and made the floats tig weld it ,I have a 4” Keene and they are not cheap ,man that. Sluice box looks great,them floats from Keene are not that expensive
@enolwlfe4 жыл бұрын
Cool build its all one man needs👍 I'll be chefing one up sometime next month.
@NUGGETSHOOTER6 жыл бұрын
Good job....
@IowaGoldProspectors4 жыл бұрын
Well you did make a nice dredge.
@El-Diablo-Blanco6 ай бұрын
I'm building my own highbanker. What made you choose those two sizes of expanded metal? Availability, price, size of gold? is there some information you could point me to about what sizes work best for what? Was it trial an error in your area? Sorry i know this is an old video.
@Shane8060510 ай бұрын
Ever thought about going to Alaska for the gold
@dj6ta6 ай бұрын
Where did you buy that sluice and or feed cone? Can't seem to find any online. Best thing I'm seeing is a header box
@davidvilla32435 жыл бұрын
Now,go get the gold for both of us,just kidding.Fine looking dredge.
@TheSilverFiend5 жыл бұрын
thanks, just waiting for my gold stream to open back up!
@codypilgrim98554 ай бұрын
Hey mate. just wondering if you know the weight of the assembled unit, I’ve recently built a 3 inch and though I’ve gone as light as possible with the materials the total weight by my digital scale seems like it’s to high, would just like to compare 👍🏼
@nicolasespinoza1313 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍
@hillbillybackwoods5 жыл бұрын
That is gonna pack up fast. Looks nice though.
@TheSilverFiend5 жыл бұрын
nope, zero problems packing the catchment screens or riffles unless I absolutely hog material. This is a better gold catcher than my Keene, but only 3 inch.
@RichardGottshall5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, Its well done
@calebbennington73226 жыл бұрын
great Video man.
@djpitr6 жыл бұрын
Very nice , it looks similar like my build :)
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
Just looked up your vid, nice job!
@jornalistadiegosouza3 жыл бұрын
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@brianlichney77126 жыл бұрын
Good job man! Did you end up keeping that same opening size for the underflow section?
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I've kept that the same. Only change made so far was to replace that piece of huge expanded metal with a professionally made combo unit with half riffles / half expanded.
@brianlichney77126 жыл бұрын
The Silver Fiend very cool. Best of luck to ya!
@Unclebub346 жыл бұрын
What's the biggest you have found dredging so far?
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
Its all small stuff. A couple that barely make it into the "picker" but everything else is flour gold.
@davidarce69453 жыл бұрын
Saludos desde Colombia tines un exelente draga me dirías cuantos caballos tiene el motor y de cuántas pulgadas es la manguera
@rikiray33702 жыл бұрын
Nice
@bashkillszombies5 жыл бұрын
Why is your sluice set up the way it is? As in what principles of fluid dynamics do you think it is exploiting to function with everything stacked on top of everything?
@TheSilverFiend5 жыл бұрын
multiple principles going on here. First, its an over'under design which allows the majority of the fine material to drop out of the fast flow. The top screen keeps the fine mesh screen from getting beat up by large rocks. That larger material NEEDS that flow to keep moving and exchanging . The large riffles in the second half of the upper are to drop out any pickers and nuggets. The low level has a lower flow rate, which works to keep from blowing out the fines, but still keeps then exchanging in the expanded metal riffles.
@thomashardee90036 жыл бұрын
Like your build. I'm wanting to build a dredge myself. Could you tell me where you got the #8 mesh screen.
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
It came from a scrap yard, but ended up ditching it. For some reason it would pack up no matter what angle or water flow I used. Now I have a combo expanded/riffles in it's place.
@goleafsgo59612 жыл бұрын
Looks like a good design but heavy
@stefanvalchev8066 Жыл бұрын
how wide is the sluice man ?
@SeverSever1979altai3 жыл бұрын
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@toocountry4966 жыл бұрын
Man that thing punches a lot of water. I have had some issues with high flow like that loosing gold. Any issues ?
@John2023london3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the really nice video and it's a lot of fun I wanted to know which angle should sluice box be positioned while dradging ? I seen in some videos it look like horizontal and then in some video it look like on 45 degree angle 🤔 My second question again on the angle - is there different in sluice box angles when dradging vs sluice box that you put material with shovel 🤔 I would appreciate your email address to contact you And if I get some experience with you guys while prospecting I live in London Borough regularly visiting USA. my family live there Deeply appreciate your time
@TheSilverFiend3 жыл бұрын
no set angle. you need to run and test for losses then make changes as needed. Angle needed will change from one location to another.
@carlosramos88853 жыл бұрын
I want to buy a sluice with reduction to pump of 3 inches and another sluice with reduction of 6 inches. where they sell them and what price they have ,
@ciaranbyrne623 жыл бұрын
Online Google it but 3 inch is $4k and 6 inch $10k
@edelgado16 жыл бұрын
Thinking out of the box. Good going. Did you figure the cost as opposed to the equivalent dredges sold by Keene? Im retired and will dedicate myself to gold prospecting and I was debating whether to buy or make one. What do you say?
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
I've never sat down and done a direct cost comparison but I can tel you its a hell of a lot cheaper. 3 inch Keene dredge will cost $3500, plus taxes. Even with paying other people to do some parts its far less. It just doesn't look at pretty and "refined" as the Keene. Flotation was about $40. Frame with welding was about $120. Probably another $20 for perf pipe. The sluice, mats and moss came from SouthYubaMining, but I'm not sure if hes still in business. Dirt cheap and good stuff. Only things that were expensive on this was the motor (although I got it on sale really cheap), the Keene flare, and the jet log. I wasn't going to tinker around with something that might break or not work correctly so I paid full price for them. I'd guessmatate I have maybe $700 - $800 total in this. Could be as high as $1000 if I'm forgetting some things. It's not fast and its not easy to design and build your own. If you've never dredged before I recommend buying a good used one. Lots for sale out in California.
@edelgado16 жыл бұрын
Awesome information. 1000 bucks is great. Will hunt for a dredge to start off with. Thanks a lot for your prompt answer.
@larrydavisflysite4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very nice, how can I contact you ?please , I’m a mechanic/electrician and diver
@user-gx6ro8mi5t5 жыл бұрын
😊👍
@matthewmcbrine27773 жыл бұрын
Can you share a parts list with links?
@techsupport66746 жыл бұрын
Nice build. What’s the HP on the small engine?
@TheSilverFiend6 жыл бұрын
I think its a 6 horse
@someotherdude6 жыл бұрын
hey, is that dredge HOME MADE ???
@malcolmtsika50103 жыл бұрын
Very nice how can I contact you? Thanks.
@Helpyourselfs Жыл бұрын
Want to sell it? I travel through ok a lot
@sutiawandarmawanto553214 жыл бұрын
interested. whether sold
@TheSilverFiend4 жыл бұрын
no, and not for sale either.
@sutiawandarmawanto553214 жыл бұрын
@@TheSilverFiend what price to buy
@antonyanbonde66957 ай бұрын
Nomor wa mas
@andrecapella3702 жыл бұрын
Inside the box is really bad, screen not good, double is not good, a gold loser!