GG's $65 Wastebasket Drywasher (updated)

[Yellow Hammer]

If you get down to Q'Site this winter I would like to check it out.

[Ads]

TreasureNet.com is the premier Treasure Hunting Forum on the internet. Registered Users do not see these ads. Please Register - It's Free!

[ThTx]

That is a great design! Are you going to manufacture and sell them?

[Goodyguy]

That is a great design! Are you going to manufacture and sell them?

Thanks for the compliment ThTx
I'm not into production, I just like to make my own stuff for the fun of it.

Go for the gold!
GG~

[russau]

it appears to me that your riffel set is aimed backwards(aimed aimed towards the exit of the tray) riffels in a drywasher are oppisite of a water system. but its early and i have only had 1 cup of coffee so far, maybe my eyes arent working right yet! right John!haha

[Goodyguy]

it appears to me that your riffel set is aimed backwards(aimed aimed towards the exit of the tray) riffels in a drywasher are oppisite of a water system. but its early and i have only had 1 cup of coffee so far, maybe my eyes arent working right yet! right John!haha

It's an optical illusion
The riffles actually are set at 110 degrees. That would be 20 degrees toward the material from a 90 degree angle.

Have another cup on me

GG~

[russau]

3rd cup down! ahhhhh i feel better already! haha static will be created when hot air goes through the plastic tubeing.aslong as you dont have any metal inbetween the source and the material. metal will short out/ground the charge!this is why i like the Keene 151 blower for their drywasher. the air is ducted around the engine sending real hot ait throught the plastic tube to the drywasher.i made my own drywasher and its all plastice to the box. the punchplate that i have inside of it was made from Lexan plastic and i used a peice of S.S. punch plate as a guide for drilling all my holes in it. i also counter sunk all the holes from the bottom side to creat a slight increase of air pressure under the riffels. i puposly didnt drill under the riffel bars so it would creat a dead spot. been to New Mexico many times using it.

[Goodyguy]

My blower produces really hot air as well. But I do have metal (aluminum) between the air and the material being ran so I guess I am losing any static charge created by the plastic hose, Sooooo back to the drawing board

Wait a minute I know it will catch gold even without the static charge, so maybe it isn't as effecient as a store bought costing hundreds more, I can still have fun with it until I design a better one.

Actually I wont even get a chance to try it out in the field for another year, so I will have plenty of time to get it perfected by then.

GG~

[Bumpstick]

Supper Job I like it

[russau]

GG so your from S. Indiana.........your not to far from me.ive been to Indiana several times over the years also.i was planning a trip this May but with the price of fuel jumping up i may have to cancell my trip.

[rlborde]

I never cease to be amazed at the ingenuity of the folks on this Forum. Wastebaskets!!! Who would have ever thought!! Not I!! I'm new to this game, and have been reading as much as I can about various products to buy/build, but would NEVER have thought of using wastebaskets. Also would not have thought of using ironing boards as a source for classifier screens as I've seen on some other postings.
You guys are GREAT!!

[Goodyguy]

I never cease to be amazed at the ingenuity of the folks on this Forum. Wastebaskets!!! Who would have ever thought!! Not I!! I'm new to this game, and have been reading as much as I can about various products to buy/build, but would NEVER have thought of using wastebaskets. Also would not have thought of using ironing boards as a source for classifier screens as I've seen on some other postings.
You guys are GREAT!!

Perhaps you'll like these drywashing how to videos part 1&2...............

How to Use a Drywasher Part 1

How to Use a Drywasher Part 2

GG~