rockhunter1620 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Well, maybe a little Last year in Nov. I bought a sluice from AM (Angus Mac Kirk), and yesterday was the first time I was ableto go to my little crick, (123 miles from where I live) and put it in the water and figure out how to use it.I ain't never done this sorta thing before, seen a bunch of U-tube video's but watchin, and doin is 2 differentthings. So I think I got it set good enough, volume was there, but but I think there could have been more velocity, a littlefaster moving, cause it took more time than I liked fer it to wash out all the gravels and lite sand.About half way through he day I got out my spaghetti strainer(about 20 mesh screen) cause the larger gravels,1/2 in. gravels were just taking toooo long to wash out.Long story short, yesterdays take, processed 15, 1/2 five gal. buckets, or 7 -8 whole bucket, however you want to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Found Dutchman Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Congrats Frank I bet you eyes lit up. Nice looking gold. Did you have to pay for a permit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 You must have gotten he last of the gold in the whole state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 DON'T TOUCH THE GOLD WITH YOUR BARE FINGERS!! It can cause an incurable fever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Wondered where the heck you been lately, nice gold Frank and keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Good job, nice gold as well!!AM sluices work real well when setup properly, most of them don't like the water to be to fast through the sluice, a smooth laminar flow with no turbulence is best but fast enough to clear 2/3 of the space between the dropped riffles within 20 to 30 seconds, water depth in these sluices can vary between 1/2" to 2" or so with no ill affects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 N ice going Frank, I'll bet we see more of this from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 N ice going Frank, I'll bet we see more of this from you. Is that "Frankly" speaking... Sorry but had to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Congrats Frank I bet you eyes lit up. Nice looking gold. Did you have to pay for a permit?Hey Dutchman, permit????, What's a permit? I don't need no stinking permits Good job, nice gold as well!!AM sluices work real well when setup properly, most of them don't like the water to be to fast through the sluice, a smooth laminar flow with no turbulence is best but fast enough to clear 2/3 of the space between the dropped riffles within 20 to 30 seconds, water depth in these sluices can vary between 1/2" to 2" or so with no ill affects.Hey Skip, thanx man fer the advice. I do have a 3rd section fer this sluice to make it overall 80 ins., w/48 riffles total but there's no stretch on thiscrick with an adequate drop to set the whole thing. The best I can do is set it with the flair and one section. but I'm learnin.N ice going Frank, I'll bet we see more of this from you. Yes sir, I'm tryin there frank but it's been slow goins fer work this year, yesterday was the first time all summer I's able to come upwith the extra forty bucks I needed fer the gas tank so I could just go an do something I wanted to do. And then I think I need to findme another place where there's a better chance of findin bigger pieces, a few course pickers and flour more concentrated, cause thatlittle bit I got there, that's 50-100 mesh or even smaller, that little bit there, if it were tissue paper, well, there ain't enough there toblow my nose, but I might get out there one more time in a week or so, I'm a tryin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) You must have gotten he last of the gold in the whole stateHey Steve, you know, the further N. you go here, and do a good bit of research and study glacial morain formationand the various compositions, course till, fine till, etc. And then a few geology maps, one can find it.And it doesn't hurt to be willin to maybe bend some of those rules made by them city people in Lansing as well . Edited September 1, 2013 by rockhunter1620 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Wondered where the heck you been lately, nice gold Frank and keep at it!Thanx Bill, I'm doin what I can, the bills gotta come first, but I've been around here, I git the E-mailsbecause I follow the different topics, just sometimes I find myself doin more readin than needin to comment.Heck, I'm just tickled stupid I's finally able to go an stick that sluice in some water and shovel dirt into it, oh, and do you expect any frank to do anything less, than speak frankly??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 DON'T TOUCH THE GOLD WITH YOUR BARE FINGERS!! It can cause an incurable fever.Hey klunker, the gold fever bug got hold of me 2 yrs. ago while I was in Gold Basin huntin meteorites with Bill Southern and Frank C , so yer a little late therebrother, with yer warning an all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 If you don't have enough water flow within the creek use rocks to build a wing dam which will increase the "flare" entering the sluice funneling more water to your sluice.If you're still not getting enough water flow use a piece of plastic under and behind the rock wing dam insuring all the water hitting with the mouth of the wing dam is going into your sluice and not in between the rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Than you again Skip, most kindly, fer the advice. I've been well aware of the "Build a wing dam on the spot" solution fer increasing volume and velocity from many of the videos I'vewatched this last yr. and immediately I had thought, well heck, 6-8 ft. of plastic lawn/flower bed edging would channel all kinds of water, very efficiently I might add. And I had figuredthis out quite awhile ago over this last winter. I just need to find me someone that has some extra layin around their shed or barn they ain't planned on usin none to soon. But I've beenon the lookout, I'm on it man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pairadiceau Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Frank,Great to hear you are getting out an getting your feet wet ( in the creek) and finding color to boot! More to come!!!!Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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