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  1. Haydos

    Creswick and surrounds Victoria information and questions

    Bugger it says on the BOM creswick has had 25ml this weekend, I was hoping for something Haha oh wells thanks for the update :Y:
  2. Haydos

    sluice help

    Hey all, Just a little update I finally got my pump, 2 inch 8hp little banger that took me a bit to work out why it was surging and cutting out on me but once I learned to drive it it worked great! I went to slaty creek on Saturday to check out the ground and get a feel for the area and I...
  3. Haydos

    tumbler for panning

    Hey Mudgee, did you ever get around to using this beast, planning on building one today or tommorow and was just wondering weather youd do anything differently, yours looks the business by the way mate :Y: Haydos
  4. Haydos

    sluice help

    Thanks for the tips guys, 1-2 over the cells, holy crap haha im getting probably 10mm haha so thats probably the issue, the guy I bought it off said that it worked fine for him but I need to redesign the stand/water delivery system as I really hate it :N: Im really not a fan of the...
  5. Haydos

    sluice help

    Hi guys, hope you all had an awesome Christmas and are enjoying the time off with family/gold. I picked up a 10' sluice with dream mat and a header box on a pre built stand and im not convinced its set up right and im just after some tips/criticisms that anyone can offer me, sorry in advance...
  6. Haydos

    Minelab Gold Monster 1000 tips and questions

    Thanks for that link butterfingers, ahh sorry Doug lol, ill check it out. :Y: This is probably the worst question to ask but mineralised ground? What does it mean? Lol The only area that I can comfortably go into and not get lost is red gravel/sand, grey clay and lots and lots of quartz and...
  7. Haydos

    Minelab Gold Monster 1000 tips and questions

    Hi all, Just after a bit of advice regarding my GM this is my first detector so I don't really know what I'm doing with it, I've been getting lots and lots of targets that disappear at all sensitivity levels once I dig down 6-8 inches, targets that will only sound off when swinging left over...
  8. Haydos

    River sluice plans/ideas

    thats pretty cool gold freak is it flimsy at all? 3mm plastic sounds like it would bend abit? he looks the buisness chris looks bloody good quality, so with dream mat you dont need riffles or a drop box or anything? thanks for the info! ooooohhhh what happens at 10 posts? :party: :party:
  9. Haydos

    River sluice plans/ideas

    Hey Chris, well to be honest i didn't know what the difference was between a sluice and a HB but now i do i think haha im going to buy a better classifier so i suppose that will be my start point, how long would you recommend the sluice run to be? yeah tell me about it, at least my wife is...
  10. Haydos

    River sluice plans/ideas

    Hello All, so I've decided I want to try to build a hand feeding river sluice and I've been searching on google and this forum's DIY section and I haven't been able to find measurements of the sluice run or feeder area so I'm just wondering if anyone has a sluice that they might be able to...
  11. Haydos

    Question time

    thanks for the info silver ill check youtube out, thanks a bunch man :)
  12. Haydos

    Question time

    hey all, So ive been out and about doing a little panning and ive come away with 20-30 bits of gold which im quite stoked about, however ive also got a fair few garnets(i think)and alot of slightly pink to deep red gems and ive no idea what they are or weather they are worth anything, the creek...
  13. Haydos

    Today I BOUGHT

    Today my wife surprised me with a GM1000! Pretty stoked to say the least, I panned my first bit of gold yesterday but came down with the flu today so that present was a nice pickmeup, Can't wait to have a crack with it :D
  14. Haydos

    First time out tommorow

    Well we had a blast today, no gold but dug up a few relics, we met a panner down in the nearby creek who showed us his finds for the day and his tips and techniques, pretty good day all round nice weather and some new skills! :Y:
  15. Haydos

    First time out tommorow

    Hey Neil, On the ground as in dragging it or just above the ground? Thanks :)
  16. Haydos

    First time out tommorow

    Hey all, I've gone and hired an SDC2300 and my wife and I are planning a trip around Meredith tommorow. I've just been having a play with the detector in the front yard and pinged a few things so the detector works lol. I suppose I'm looking for a little bit of advice or some tips with the 2300...
  17. Haydos

    Hello all o/

    Hey everyone, my wife and I are absolutely new to prospecting, we are hiring out an xterra 705 on Father's Day and having a looksie around the maldon area, I can't wait to learn some new skills(I have few bush skills :p) and hopefully we will both have a blast! Any tips or advice are welcomed...
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