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Built a mini firebrick oven to melt out my fine gold from the black sand. Haven't tested it out yet. Should be able to use my Mapp gas torch for this.

Also take a pair of pliers and squeeze it. if it breaks, it's mica, if it flattens, it's gold.

California Sluice Box company makes one from ABS plastic.

I have a strainer basket like this, on my suction hose, problem I had was pebbles would pass trough and plug my spray bar, so I cut a piece of copper screen, approximately a #12, and soldered it over the area with the holes in it. Problem solved.

My first was a Red Lion brand (Chinese made) from Tractor Supply Co. for about $200.00 American. It is a smaller one though at 2.4 HP with 1 1/2" ports. It was very hard to start from the get go, and had a preset throttle speed. After driving an hour to my spot, and having it not start, a time...

Had one until I got T-boned in October, it was a total loss according to the insurance company. A 2003 Chevy S-10.

That looks like a nice haul. I may have to get myself a detector.

They give mining a bad name.

A stand to convert my portable band saw into an upright band saw.

Just turned 70 last month.

Today in America it's Thanksgiving Day. I am thankful for having found this wonderful forum, and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. May your pans always be yella.

The gold in Indiana is fine flour gold. The biggest I've found is probably a -20, and down to -200. I have a piece of steel punch plate with 1/2" squares, I bought to make the barrel of the trommel out of, but I didn't like it after trying to roll it. You can see a piece of it on the back shield...

Here is a picture of my highbanker that I'm using now. The hopper has a basket that I can dump after it has washed 2 shovel full of dirt. (The old fat man at work)

Nice, backcreek.Will you have a sluice under it? That's Mike Kline's plans, I have them downloaded, but haven't yet built one.

Thank you all for the warm welcome, I have taken Zoe with me twice, and she likes it for about 15 minutes then she's ready to do something else. It's an hour drive to the creek where we go. I'll take a look at some of the electrical distributors when I have the time. I have all winter to build...

This is all I found this summer.

What can I say, I'm a retired machinist after 47 years, took up prospecting 3 years ago. I baby set my 4 year old granddaughter full time. The reason for joining this forum is because I have been contemplating building a new high banker, and ran across this one on youtube, Wals' Hi-banker. It is...