Anyone know what brand this sluice is,and if it gets cut out of the edges.

[roadrunner]

I have 2 0f these. 2 foot by 4 foot.
If they are even a sluice.

Brand new.

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[HardHatMatt]

No idea...but almost looks like it could be some kind of large paint roller tray.

 

[roadrunner]

Thats a great guess. Thanks. Makes more sense than a sluice. They came from a prospectors yard.

 

[roadrunner]

I wonder if at one time it was a high banker kit of some sort.
I found a couple pics on google that look close.
Cut it in half, or just the top part with the angled pieces as the grizzly.

 

[russau]

A no vote for being a paint roller try! To long and to wide. To me it appears to be someone's attempt at a plastic injected sluice !

 

[roadrunner]

It would be a good sluice except can not figure out the groves at the end with an angle. Makes no sense to divert water or material to the center.
Or to an outside edge.

 

[arizau]

It would be interesting to see what the opposite side looks like. My guess is that it has no real function other than as a panel for some large unit and it is meant to be clamped in place with the opposite side showing.

 

[63bkpkr]

Its a vacuumed formed plastic thing. It reminds me of a drop riffle sluice box, why the diagonal drops across the top of the flare though- I'd guess the heavies would drop out easier. Curious item...................63bkpkr

 

[russau]

OH YEA! Now I remember!! Its a "whatchcallit" device ! Ive seen them before !

 

[rodoconnor]

RR , put it in the creek and give it try. G/L

 

[SunshineMiner]

There used to be a company here in CA called CAL Sluicebox or something along that lines. They made plastic sluices similar to these. He would take a piece of abs, and it was heat/vacuum formed over a mold. I believe he had to cut the sluice front and back to make the trough. You may very well have a prototype of someones plan. It loos as if its two nugget traps under the v, followed by all the drop riffles. Cut the ends off of one, put it in the river, see how she does! You might be able to sell the rest if it works right

 

[Vance in AK]

I remember those units. There was a guy selling them on the Alaska Gold Mining forum 5ish years ago. He was trying to get into the molded sluice business and that was his design. As I recall his business didn't make it & he sold hem out pretty cheap.

 

[roadrunner]

Thanks all.
I found this design which this might be a copy, or first run.

Large Plastic Sluice

 

[goldenmojo]

$575 for the plastic highbanker, ouch! You can get a goldhog highbanker with two mats for less than that.....

 

[Reed Lukens]

$575 for the plastic highbanker, ouch! You can get a goldhog highbanker with two mats for less than that.....

Yea, they were crap...