So I have been sick for the last month, but I'm feeling better now! In this video I go over a few of the things I've learned while designing an electric 2" dredge with good suction. The 3D printer has been doing it's job very well and we're definitely on the right track to produce a good 2" dredge that can run off a battery and be used silently out in the field in remote locations.
Right now I can say the plumbing part of the dredge is pretty much good to go, what's next is to dial things in a bit for maximum suction, and then start focusing on the gold recovery part of the equation. I'm hopeful that once I get a good venturi designed, some of you can go out and test with it and put together your own mini dredges designed specifically for your locations.
In time, I think this thing will be a great little gold mining tool!
Until next time,
Cheers,
and thank you for watching!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:14 Start of testing
4:48 White board chat: how to calculate the energy coming from a water jet
14:50 Sizing nozzle for a gas engine dredge
17:04 Using Fusion 360 and how you can learn anything
22:41 Printing the Tri-Jet Venturi
24:12 testing the pressure and flow in the venturi jets
26:17 Bathtub Suction test with 2" tubing
33:08 Conclusion and what's next.