Hi All,
My Name is Ben (username bosshog)
I live in the Oberon area.
4 Kids and a lovely wife
Have recently been given a few sets of sieves and pans and a brief introduction to panning.
I have access to a good site that is producing Sapphires and Gold.
Looking to build a sluice and a blue bowl to enhance my efforts. So far the blue bowl looks like the first DIY project to attempt as it will help recover what I lose in the learning to pan properly and its relatively cheap.
Will happily take any advice on what other necessary equipment I may need to have a decent go at finding Gold and Gems.
Current Equipment
6 seives - 1 fine, 2 slightly less fine, and 3 that are coarser. (not sure how to measure the actual size yet but will update in the future.
3 pans - 1 small and 2 large - all with different patterns in them
2 squares of fake grass to throw sieve contents on and sort them(given to me and they seem to work well)
1 black crate to put it all in.
My Name is Ben (username bosshog)
I live in the Oberon area.
4 Kids and a lovely wife
Have recently been given a few sets of sieves and pans and a brief introduction to panning.
I have access to a good site that is producing Sapphires and Gold.
Looking to build a sluice and a blue bowl to enhance my efforts. So far the blue bowl looks like the first DIY project to attempt as it will help recover what I lose in the learning to pan properly and its relatively cheap.
Will happily take any advice on what other necessary equipment I may need to have a decent go at finding Gold and Gems.
Current Equipment
6 seives - 1 fine, 2 slightly less fine, and 3 that are coarser. (not sure how to measure the actual size yet but will update in the future.
3 pans - 1 small and 2 large - all with different patterns in them
2 squares of fake grass to throw sieve contents on and sort them(given to me and they seem to work well)
1 black crate to put it all in.
