Buckets

[Chewy]

If anybody is looking for 20l buckets I noticed black plastic 20l buckets for sale in K mart for $5 each. Don't think they came with a lid, but still pretty cheap I thought.

 

[Guest]

Yeah I saw them aswell! Cheep and I think with a lid.

Black plastic ones' doesn't mean there stronger tho...

 

[Jaros]

They are very handy and a good price as well-worth a look.
Jaros

 

[Solid Luck]

Don't forget your local takeaway food shop. They usually have plenty of the 20 litre plastic food buckets and will happily give them away.

 

[Potbelly11]

I have 20ltr steel ones with out lids for free if anyone wants....

 

[Jaros]

Where are you located Potbelly11?

 

[Potbelly11]

Woodend. Vic.
They are paint buckets have been well cleaned though... I can grab lids and snap rings too.
I have one with 10mm holes drilled in bottom for classifying. Works a treat!

 

[Potbelly11]

Only bad thing is they rattle like crazy when filled with crevicing tools/spade.

 

[casper]

I recognize them, they be ink pails me thinks, 1 x cyan and 1 x magenta......

casper (ink flows in my veins)

 

[Wally69]

I love the flexitubs, at 26l or 42l they stack well and are great takeaway tubs as I can stack two high with 4/5 full of dirt in the back of the truck. At between $4 and $5 ea, the occasional handle breakage is frustrating but represents good overall value.

The 26l also holds the green topsoil sieves perfectly for classifying dry sandy gold/sapphire bearing soil. The 42l holds a large fine metal sieve for classifying powdery sapphire wash and is a great size for filling with water and panning or sapphire sieving in my backyard.

Once finished all my sieves\pans fit sideways into the tubs for storage.

 

[Chewy]

I love the flexitubs, at 26l or 42l they stack well and are great takeaway tubs as I can stack two high with 4/5 full of dirt in the back of the truck. At between $4 and $5 ea, the occasional handle breakage is frustrating but represents good overall value.
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The 26l also holds the green topsoil sieves perfectly for classifying dry sandy gold/sapphire bearing soil. The 42l holds a large fine metal sieve for classifying powdery sapphire wash and is a great size for filling with water and panning or sapphire sieving in my backyard.

Once finished all my sieves\pans fit sideways into the tubs for storage.

Yeah they're good, I use 1 for panning in to.

 

[Ramjet]

Woodend. Vic.
They are paint buckets have been well cleaned though... I can grab lids and snap rings too.
I have one with 10mm holes drilled in bottom for classifying. Works a treat!

No need to drill holes. Ag Man started a great topic on bucket sieves. Great idea. Make them with any size mesh and you can knock out the mesh and replace it as needed. I have 3 sizes. There is also a video if you scroll down.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=541

 

[silver]

You can usually buy those strong white hard plastic buckets from produce agencys, tall or short ones that used to have fertilizer or some such thing in them,.. great for chook water buckets too. :lol: