Drying cons fast ideas

[jog]

Any ideas on how to dry several buckets of cons in a short time frame. It's that time of year in Oregon and the sun isn't going to help much this time of year.

[2cmorau]

how about a drywall heater
just a guess

[Klondikeike]

Klondike here...

I have used in the past, a large and deep cast iron skillet or bucket.... heated over a good quality Bar-B-Q..with gas heat, stir now and then... and once nearly dry, pour into another heat resistance container...and add additional wet cons to the heated iron skillet...

Gold will not stick to a cast iron container... unless the skillet is "dirty"...make sure it is very, very clean and has NO oils embedded in it... heat it a few times without anything in it to "fire" out any oils in the iron from cooking use....

Once your iron pot is hot.. it won't take long to dry the cons... Please do this out side in case of any toxic fumes from the cons...

Hope that helps...


Klondike...

[jog]

Well I do have a propane gas cooker but not a cast iron pot, I have an aluminum one that is used for cooking things like seafood. Any thoughts on that?

[Klondikeike]

.........CAST IRON.......


Klondike

[russau]

Well I do have a propane gas cooker but not a cast iron pot, I have an aluminum one that is used for cooking things like seafood. Any thoughts on that?

Jog youll never get all the grease out of it and itll contaminate your gold!listen to Klondike!

[jog]

OK, was just wondering. I will see if I can find a cast iron tub that I can use on the cooker that I have.

[russau]

this thread got my wanting to screen my cons so i started gathering my "stuff" only to find out that someone is still using my screens that they borrowed and didnt remeber to return before i left that state. now i just got to make do with what i have and just get over it!

[Hoser John]

Amen Russau-lent---and lost---enough equipment and books to start a mining store and most of it got "reallocated" also John

[russau]

well if this is what its going to cost me to rid myself of that kind of person(of low charactor) then itll be a cheap lesson!i better start keeping a better eye on my "stuff" than ive been doing. when i go out with a groups, i lose something, weither its 5 gallon buckets,screens,pans or even my cons.hey and sometimes i end up with someones spatchula (Leonard),ill give it to him at dredgeing season next year!