The Ultimate Home-Built Thread

rgecy

Bronze Member
Jun 14, 2004
1,910
59
Beaufort, SC
Detector(s) used
Garrett Sea Hunter Mk II
Here is a Fluid Bed Highbanker I built.

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Goodyguy

Gold Member
Mar 10, 2007
6,489
6,895
Arizona
Detector(s) used
Whites TM 808, Whites GMT, Tesoro Lobo Super Traq, Fisher Gold Bug 2, Suction Dredges, Trommels, Gold Vacs, High Bankers, Fluid bed Gold Traps, Rock Crushers, Sluices, Dry Washers, Miller Tables, Rp4
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Here is my "Bucket Chariot" or "Tote a Bucket"
Built it out of scrap materials left over from other projects.


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mcscs

Jr. Member
Apr 12, 2010
64
5
fla
How many garages have you filled up this year. Another quality project completed. Looks great and I especially like the long handle should make for easy maneuvering.
 

Gelmac

Sr. Member
Apr 30, 2012
296
89
Sudan
Detector(s) used
Minelab X-terra 705 Gold
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

Hi Sam, What do you call that nice looking Build? a Wash-banker ?! kidding :) , I like this thing. Would you share any more info about it, any chance of plans , dimensions or parts list ?

Thanks you very much.
 

Vance in AK

Hero Member
Feb 15, 2010
581
570
Kenai, Alaska
Detector(s) used
Fisher GB II. Whites GM II.
Hi Sam, What do you call that nice looking Build? a Wash-banker ?! kidding :) , I like this thing. Would you share any more info about it, any chance of plans , dimensions or parts list ?

Thanks you very much.

Sam's not around any more... The highway dept finally figured out where all there signs went... Just kidding:happysmiley:
 

Goodyguy

Gold Member
Mar 10, 2007
6,489
6,895
Arizona
Detector(s) used
Whites TM 808, Whites GMT, Tesoro Lobo Super Traq, Fisher Gold Bug 2, Suction Dredges, Trommels, Gold Vacs, High Bankers, Fluid bed Gold Traps, Rock Crushers, Sluices, Dry Washers, Miller Tables, Rp4
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

Gelmac

Sr. Member
Apr 30, 2012
296
89
Sudan
Detector(s) used
Minelab X-terra 705 Gold
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Sam's not around any more... The highway dept finally figured out where all there signs went... Just kidding:happysmiley:

I know , but hoped some one would figure a way around this and post any ideas or concepts about Sam's unit. Vance that is Funny, just noticed those signs , I think I was blinded by the shiny glory of this highbanker , LOL
 

Aurabbit79er

Sr. Member
Oct 29, 2012
450
292
Southern California
Detector(s) used
A cheap little Bounty Hunter
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Building can be as fun as finding the gold, and when you find the gold with what you built then it get even more fun.
Here are some of my fun builds.:goldpan:

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Right now I'm building a Mud settling Re-circulation system to use out in the desert, after drywashing, on the tailings.
I brought a few buckets of desert dirt to work with.
I found some fine flour gold in the tailings.
I need to run the dirt several times a remove the sediment.
The goal is to reuse the water and clear out the sediments.
I always appreciate any Ideas.:goldpan:
 

kazcoro

Hero Member
Feb 11, 2013
876
357
Glendale
Detector(s) used
Gold Bug Pro, Gold Buddy drywasher, Black Magic, Pro Gold recirc, Custom highbanker/2.5" dredge, Roadrunner Member
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
Here is my first recirculating sluice build. I made it 6 feet long, 10 inches wide. It has a removable Hungarian riffle section with miner's moss, expanded metal, and v mat ribbing. 1350 GPH AC pump. I sold it to finance my drywasher. Terry may actually run across is, as I sold it to a guy that belongs to his club. Sad to see it go. My first build/baby. 100_5116.JPG 100_5117.JPG 100_5120.JPG 100_5114.JPG
 

Goodyguy

Gold Member
Mar 10, 2007
6,489
6,895
Arizona
Detector(s) used
Whites TM 808, Whites GMT, Tesoro Lobo Super Traq, Fisher Gold Bug 2, Suction Dredges, Trommels, Gold Vacs, High Bankers, Fluid bed Gold Traps, Rock Crushers, Sluices, Dry Washers, Miller Tables, Rp4
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

Sackett

Sr. Member
Feb 20, 2011
253
192
Greenwood, SC
Detector(s) used
Garrett GTA 500 (need a new/better one)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Here are a few pictures of my last 2 builds from this winter. A highbanker that was built out of a worn out spreader, and stainless steel sluice...I picked the stainless steel up at a scrap yard for a $1.00 a lb. My peice was 10 feet x 9 inches and I have about $25.00 in it. I used 6 feet for the highbanker and have another 4 feet for a future build. I built it to pull behind my 4 wheeler.
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Here are a couple of pictures of a Millers Table that I built out of 1inch slate.. I believe(old age)haha it is 14 3/4inches wide x 36 inches long, but it works!!
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Aurabbit79er

Sr. Member
Oct 29, 2012
450
292
Southern California
Detector(s) used
A cheap little Bounty Hunter
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Is that a water powered pump for a dredge?

Very cool :icon_thumright:

It ran my highbanker for one day, then the coupler on the pump broke off the drive sprocket.
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It was a fun build but needed higher ratio.
Had to throw my Last great dog in there.
She love to go gold mining.
This had 40:1. It needed 100:1 to get up to 1000gph., even more would have been even better.
I was hoping to run a dredge with it but I decided a floating waterwheel would work in variable areas without the need to build a dam or use a flume.
Better to have the waterwheel run a generator and power an electric pump.
I haven't built that, Yet!:goldpan:
 

flopper

Full Member
Feb 4, 2013
128
16
West Richland, Washington
Detector(s) used
Whites classic III
Here is my portable miller table I built. It is 10" X 42". Also building one that is 10' X 12".
 

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