Ghetto gold n sand.

[WildWill]

Hey all, hope your all panning out well!

I have a homemade gold n sand, the plunger is made of foam, the seal. it wears out quick, but is replaced easily. the old school miners I met near ths river said to toss a sock over it, works wonderfully. Just curious if anyone else has any repair suggestions?

 

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[Aufisher]

Leather?

 

[johnnysau]

Yes, if you can find it look at the insides of the old tire pumps, overcut leather and grease,

johnnysau

 

[Jeff95531]

I would advise against petroleum lubricants, only because I have heard never to mix it with gold. Leather is a popular sealer.

Pool places have these. Fully adjustable so no lube required:



I found these on line at Swimming pool Expansion Plugs and Freeze Plugs to Winterize your Pool

Automotive soft plugs have the same thing, except you need a wrench to adjust.

Home Depot has similar items in the plastic pipe section, sewer dept.
Hope this helps.

 

[goldenIrishman]

WE used to make a "Slurp Gun" for getting ghost shrimp out of their burrows when fishing. For the plunger we'd use a tennis ball between two fender washers. The rods were made out of 1/4-20 all thread and you could adjust the drag of the ball by tightening or loosening the nut that held it in place.

 

[Jeff95531]

WE used to make a "Slurp Gun" for getting ghost shrimp out of their burrows when fishing. For the plunger we'd use a tennis ball between two fender washers. The rods were made out of 1/4-20 all thread and you could adjust the drag of the ball by tightening or loosening the nut that held it in place.

Hmmmm. I like the way you think. If you had to buy everything, maybe $5.00? What was the handle and how was it attached? I just may build one...little hose attached...stick attached to the hose on the end...i just need 3 arms....plastic pipe instead of hose.....hmmm

 

[deserdog]

I have made thousands(not an exaggeration) of various hand suction devices. For the 1 1/2", 2" and 3" I use rubber plumber test plugs, the kind that have ridges. Work great. I replace the bolt and wing nut that comes with the plug with a stainless steel bolt and wing nut.

 

[deserdog]

Here is a picture of this type of plug.