This thing looks like a Wangen steen apperartus used in the ww2 ....?
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Haha, elaborate for the ignorant plz. Lol
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Oh, the bottle is an snuffer bottle. I had about 1cm of dirt in it before I took the pic, and yep.... a nice little rough piece of gold was in it!
mudgee H ,,,sorry , :lol: you have to be a mash fan......
I often wonder whether a solder sucker would do the same thing?
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Kool, yeah I saw those there, do they have much suction power?
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Might invest in one I think.
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Just went to bunnings and had another look at that pump....
sorry but im not sold on it at all.
I put my finger on the inlet and tested its suction pressure...
ZIP, ZERO, near non existent!
What ever they have used for a seal washer is utter crap.
Lucky to suck up a dead fly sorry.
sorry but im not sold on it at all.
I put my finger on the inlet and tested its suction pressure...
ZIP, ZERO, near non existent!
What ever they have used for a seal washer is utter crap.
Lucky to suck up a dead fly sorry.
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It may push and not suck at all. would have thought it worked that way anyhow. Ken.
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nothing wrong with the one I bought, works best with the reducer on it, I found that without
the reducer the material I sucked up fell out to quick.
I think I am losing suction the more I use it as the fine sands are abrasing the seal/washer.
thought of an idea for you...insert your suction pipe into a bottle like a bong,
should limit the amount of 5hit you get in your mouth.
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Haha, i built one like that 20, but takes a bit of lung effort to get it through. Maybe my tubes are too long. But i should mention, i used it to suck concrete dust out of a drill hole (long story, no vacuum, out bush at a mates farm). Worked a treat all the dust got caught in the water and none in ya gob.
I also bought the stuff in your pic from bunnings to build a sucker. I'll let you know how that goes, who knows, I've got the reducer.
I also bought the stuff in your pic from bunnings to build a sucker. I'll let you know how that goes, who knows, I've got the reducer.
anyone tried the BILGE pump conversion for yabby pumps, at marine chandlers, a blue plastic thingy
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lol...yeah the prob with sucking with the reducer is that if a small stone gets in the way you suck up nothing. it needs another short lengthbrendomac said:
of smaller clear hose to fit on the reducer or you wont get deep into those tight cracks.
I tested it out in all those narrow foliated bedrock cracks at mullganna creek, it gets what screw drivers miss.
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Im sure its the seal inside isnt that great, but I liked the size of it.
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Guess what, aldi had them on sale yesterday for $8, looks identical, if they have one left, I'll get one and tamper with it.
Glued unit, but I'll get it undone. Post outcome later.
Glued unit, but I'll get it undone. Post outcome later.
Nice find 20X20xwater said:
Let us all know how it goes in the crevices :Y:
Hi, I had the same thing happen so I bought a 12v wet and dry vacuum cleaner with a little barrel from eBay, it is not over powerful but works a treat, I was thinking about buying a battery op leaf blower vac and giving that a try with the right fitting would have to work well.
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