Today I MADE

[AtomRat]

Uneven thickness in the plastic could cause you problems, see how it goes If you know how to make a foam cutter from a car battery, it will cut the hdpe much better than most tools except power tools / dremel. Be careful not to cut yourself, its slippery stuff!

 

[tally ho]

ABS styrene thermoform plastic sheets better

 

[tally ho]

made this for my wife for when she wakes up out of cigarette butts while drunk this morning it was like domino bricks kept falling over anyway here is a pic

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[aussiefarmer]

today I built mark 1 of my detecting pick complete with neodymium magnets to speed up getting the nails and junk out of trashy ground , it started as a test to see if I could make the tapered handle holder like a mattock and also how the bends would work out , only zapped it up with arc welder as I wasn't planning on using it but its good enough I will use it ,wish I had of fired the mig up now but any way

 

[aussiefarmer]

scale = head is 320 mm long and handle approx. 1200mm its a half thickness mattock handle

 

[PT73]

I cloned a Garrett sand scoop from a horse feed scoop found on ebay. Drilled 100 or so 10mm holes. Total cost after purchase including postage was $14.95, about a third of the cost of the Garrett.

I must give full credit to PA Member "Horse" for the idea on this thread https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10042

 

[Mackka]

PT73 (McHail) that is a ripper, well done. I made one fron a two litre milk container but the plastic is too soft I much prefer yours.
Cheers
Mackka

 

[aussiefarmer]

watch out for wild brumbies

 

[PT73]

Cheers Mackka, you should try and get one of these.

Thanks AussieFarmer for the warning!

 

[tally ho]

step drill bit would of made a nice finish

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/172309569635?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1PC-Hex-...482374?hash=item5b275dcbc6:g:-R4AAOSwXeJXf5Nt

 

[PT73]

Yes they are handy bits, I do have one somewhere? Anyhow I hit it with the lighter after this pic and it cleaned up the burrs fine. As long as it scoops up the treasures and exits the sand I'm happy.

 

[tally ho]

http://www.gearbest.com/trekking-poles/pp_377215.html?wid=21

took 3 hours but found some thing to do the job $5.50 inc post .19mm and 22mm tube

just waiting for more parts will finish soon

 

[tally ho]

PT73 (McHail) that is a ripper, well done. I made one fron a two litre milk container but the plastic is too soft I much prefer yours.
Cheers
Mackka

try 2l tomato sauce bottle, plastic is 2mm thick very strong

 

[Mike70]

step drill bit would of made a nice finish

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/172309569635?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1PC-Hex-...482374?hash=item5b275dcbc6:g:-R4AAOSwXeJXf5Nt

Thanks for the link, ordered a couple.

Mike.

 

[DEANY243]

Today I made a river sluice with some aloy sheet I had laying around and I also cut up the old security screen, the rest I got from Bunnings for around $15

 

[cecc]

today I built mark 1 of my detecting pick complete with neodymium magnets to speed up getting the nails and junk out of trashy ground , it started as a test to see if I could make the tapered handle holder like a mattock and also how the bends would work out , only zapped it up with arc welder as I wasn't planning on using it but its good enough I will use it ,wish I had of fired the mig up now but any way

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...1769873_img_20160821_140327_661-optimized.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...1769955_img_20160821_140350_623-optimized.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...1769981_img_20160821_140414_530-optimized.jpg

Nice mate, where do you get the magnets please?

 

[G0lddigg@]

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/8254/1473255136_image.jpeg

Today I made a river sluice with some aloy sheet I had laying around and I also cut up the old security screen, the rest I got from Bunnings for around $15

looks real good mate, you'll get nice feed rates with that length of sluice

 

[Wishfull]

aussiefarmer you can get the magnets from Ebay about $2.65 for 10 magnets, free postage from China. Beware they are very brittle.

 

[cecc]

Thanks wishfull!

 

[aussiefarmer]

Yep ebay search either Rare earth magnets or neodymium magnets , i probably should have mounted them on the back but i can tell you they work a treat in the garden , they catch old nails and little iron stone pellets real easily.