Man, Seems like everybody everywhere is walking around with a go-pro or their camera all over the world, videotaping" , " Something". Anyways, at least you guys are taping something i personally am interested in.
@anthonysei2 күн бұрын
How did you reinforce the structure to accommodate the added weight of the water. I assume grain is < 45lbs/cu-ft and water is 62.5 ish ..
@mineoperator2 күн бұрын
I'm adding steel support on all sides of the tank. I'll support the conical section of the tank to the new and existing steel legs. I'm adding flat strap steel around the tank. Then, multiple cross support sections to each leg. The flanges and 4" steel pipe on the discharge/underflow are very heavy. That'll need support, too. The tank will hold approximately 1,110 gallons of water. That's 9,246 lbs. I'm looking forward to sharing Part 2 of the video. If you haven't watched part 1 yet, here's a link to it. Thanks for your comment. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKuggpiG1t-UooU.htmlsi=m7VrPPbzQ1nmASci
@anthonysei2 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator Let me know if you need any FEA analysis of the tank/silo or support connections and reinforcing. Your plan sounds good. The transition from the cylinder to the cone might need some thought. Stiffeners on the cone tied to hoop bands on the cylinder seem like a good idea. Cool project.
@mineoperator2 күн бұрын
@anthonysei You peaked my interest as that's over my head. I'm curious about the cone joint where it's welded to the upper cylinder. I'm also contemplating the footings. Ideally, I'd want to pour a concrete foundation or piers. Time and costs are issues. For the time being, if I make the footprint wide enough and the steel plates on each leg big enough, and the compaction of the sandy soil is 95%, could I just install it on some buried railroad ties. If $ was an issue I know what I'd do.
@anthonysei2 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator I guess it all depends on the thickness of the steel and how it's joined at the transition between the cylinder and The Cone. I did a quick sort of generic analysis here and I don't see any issues but you are correct in making sure your footings are substantial enough so that there is no settling that causes uneven load distribution
@anthonysei2 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator designs built and installed some pretty large tanks in my day up to 30 ft tall 50 ft in diameter so I have some experience with all of this. Many of the tanks are pre-engineered plate steel and anything beyond 10 ft they start to double up and triple up the plate at the bottom. You can send me some detailed information and I could refine the model and look for problem spots but you seem to have a pretty good handle on what you need to do to reinforce it so I think you're probably good to go
@RectalRooter2 күн бұрын
Must have been tough lowering the tank down from that 100' tower 👍👍
@JoeyDadawg2 күн бұрын
21:41 that’s a snow slay frame
@rossgee29503 күн бұрын
Nice work. Helluva back yard project. Looking forward to the mining vids!
@mineoperator3 күн бұрын
@@rossgee2950 Thanks! We can't wait to get back to running our millsite and recovering some gold!
@f.k.burnham84914 күн бұрын
I might suggest using a gin pole to put the top on the tank, just like you put an antenna tower section on another or a beam antenna on a tower. With the truck you might consider using 2 gin poles, and putting lifting points on either side of the top section and raising the top section using the truck for equal lifting on both sides. Good luck on the project.
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
Great ideas! Thanks for those suggestions.
@Alrik.4 күн бұрын
Awesome job so far building that tank! Also amazing you will be on with Freddy and Juan!!! I also really appreciate you putting in those subtitles, thank you.
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
@Alrik. Thanks for letting me know that the subtitles helped. It takes an additional hour editing but if it helps our viewers, I'll gladly put in the time. Thanks for your comment!
@Alrik.4 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator you really make top shelf content.
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
@Alrik. Thank you. We try our best and keep learning. We learned alot from Freddy and Juan. Can't wait to show their fixes. We can show them after the episode airs.
@BillMulholland14 күн бұрын
But it’s a dry heat! 😂. Great video 🍻👍
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
Yeah, I'd rather take dry heat over humidity any day. Thanks Bill!
@BillMulholland14 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator I’m from New England. I’m sure you can imagine 😆
@AUMINER14 күн бұрын
Demonstration of some great fabrication work there, and solo on top of that ;) Excited to see the working finished column in action :)
@tinkering1234 күн бұрын
Great idea. Desert 🏜 setup?? Well that looks like my backyard. Couldn't do something that big... That's gonna be a big addition help clear that water. Looking forward to all your work. Desert 🏜 digg'n..wow what fun
Thanks for sharing this link/product. I've gotta try this out. Might be able to incorporate it or use it for a mobile operation in remote locations. This silt bag could really help us.
@Jatslo4 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator We procure large silt bags, then cut them up to fit the various systems we employ. Alternatively, you can buy rolls. The fabric can be reused, or repurposed as retaining walls with perhaps plants, because they are biodegradable. The bags, once full, can be hung allowing the water to drip out, if you need every drop...etc. You could mix cement allowing the filled bags to harden into stones for a more permanent retaining (just imagine stacking the bags). You'll figure it out, Cheers! 😎
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
@Jatslo This was extremely helpful. Thank you.
@Jatslo4 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator The silt bags are breathable, allowing you to use a high-powered vacuum to fill them. Once filled, you can easily lift the bags out of the area. If the fabric becomes clogged, you can clean it with a pressure washer. Some fabrics are resistant to both alkaline and acidic chemicals, which can be useful if you’re using such substances. A closed system is best when fighting evaporation or mitigating dust; in any case a silt bag is highly versatile. Yes, your water tank is interesting for sure; that piqued my interest. TY
@frankyensan4 күн бұрын
Harry goes to Alaska and explores a gold mine while Chad grinds metal. Who got the short straw I wonder?
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
That's a great question 🤔. My schedule is so busy and it's difficult for me to travel right now.
@me57684 күн бұрын
Looks good should work just fine. That's a lot of work my back would be killing me.
@John-ir2zf4 күн бұрын
"Necessity is the mother of all invention" ! No wiser words were ever spoken. I've used the crotch in a tree to bend conduit before so I resonate with the hitch bending method LOL
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
@John-ir2zf That's so funny. I looked over at a tree in my yard as well. Gotta use what we got lol.
@John-ir2zf4 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator exactly, make do any way we can !
@raytruesdell78734 күн бұрын
Looking great looking forward to seeing more
@johnglasgow41764 күн бұрын
Like the video nice presentation waiting for the next thanks
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
@johnglasgow4176 Thanks, John. We're excited to get this installed and test it out. Thanks for your comment!
@umoaire93234 күн бұрын
Excellent video! The latest theory is there was mining all over the Giza plateau and the pyramids were used to make the sulfuric acid and other chemicals. To think this was going on pre 2500bc is amazing.
@BillMulholland14 күн бұрын
Can’t wait that long 😂👍
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
@@BillMulholland1 😆
@BillMulholland14 күн бұрын
@@mineoperator 😆
@OGRocker14 күн бұрын
Nice Job Y'all ...👍👊
@kahnfu-zhin86275 күн бұрын
If ya can’t mine ya some fresh water, might as well get all the re-use outta the water ya got. The grain silo’s a great idea, boss.
@mineoperator4 күн бұрын
Thanks! Now to see how well it works.
@smokeyandspikeproductions5 күн бұрын
Geniusly engineered, great work Chad!
@me57685 күн бұрын
How are going to keep the organic material from contaminating your clean water.
@mineoperator5 күн бұрын
Very rarely do we run ore that has organics in it. When we mucked out a drift, there were organics from mice and rats. The mine dumps or tailings rarely have organics in it. We don't see organics with head ore. In the event we do, there's a screen after the mill and before the table that collects the majority of any organics. If some make it past that, the remaining would collect in the sandscrew, or 1 of 2 steel tanks with baffles after the screw. By that point, we're pumping the silty water into this clarifying tank. I'm sure we're gonna learn alot when we start testing this in the real world scenario.
@me57685 күн бұрын
@mineoperator Out my way we get alot of organics out of the dumps. On occasion in the mine I've seen roots as deep as 300 ft.
@mineoperator5 күн бұрын
@me5768 wow that's deep. How did you deal with those?
@me57685 күн бұрын
@mineoperator We picked out what we could then we used a old air filter from a d8 cat to filter the water. It's still out on the property I guess I didn't show it to you when you came for a visit.
@lotharschiese85594 күн бұрын
@@me5768 Improvise
@tinkering1236 күн бұрын
Good idea. Reusing that tank is a great idea. I gotta learn that 3D modeling.
@BillMulholland16 күн бұрын
👍
@Ethan-xm4fv6 күн бұрын
Can't wait to see how that works when it is finished
@mineoperator5 күн бұрын
Me too Ethan. I'll be excited and nervous.
@smokeyandspikeproductions11 күн бұрын
yeah, get that gold!
@kobecaldwell96112 күн бұрын
Got a new job climbing electrical towers in California 🤙🏻 wish me luck
@mineoperator12 күн бұрын
You can do it! Have fun, keep investing in yourself, and keep it safe.
@joesmith192212 күн бұрын
Spent a lot of time with those...brings back good memories
@charlespierce841212 күн бұрын
Pack a cooler , you will need the food and drinks and get to it as gold prices still rising.
@Ethan-xm4fv12 күн бұрын
Get ta drillin. 😢😮
@me576812 күн бұрын
Some of those look familiar 🤔 to me.😂
@semoneg282612 күн бұрын
Cool❤
@brodrick316412 күн бұрын
It’s mining season.
@strizza12 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video.. What size classifier are you using?
@mineoperator12 күн бұрын
@@strizza our pleasure. I think all we had was a very broken 1/8” and a plastic 1/8”
@indignant_gimp13 күн бұрын
How about a "Tower Operator" Channel so you can save us your 'hobbies' unrelated to mining? Nonsense. This is how you lose your Subscribers. Make another off topic and you'll lose another one. Permanently. Play "tower guy" on your own time.
@ccheezclinton365614 күн бұрын
That's a Good Chuck, like myself.
@me576814 күн бұрын
👍
@OGRocker115 күн бұрын
Hey Y'all ... Take care. ⛏️⚒️⛏️👍👊
@down2earthparanormal14515 күн бұрын
well jet dry works
@down2earthparanormal14515 күн бұрын
not bad though for goofing around
@down2earthparanormal14515 күн бұрын
if u can get a mini cat with a bucket might b worth ur while
@Rockymountainprospector18 күн бұрын
Hey it was awesome meeting you at Downeyville days thanks for sharing heavy pans brother