Clean-up classifier question

[LDamm]

I'm going to take a shot at some Wisconsin flour gold this year. Plan to build a small fluid bed sluice (mini bazooka) and a miller table.

Wondering what mesh classifiers would get me started. I'm thinking I want to classify some into the mini (at least the bigger rocks), and then classify for the table during cleanup. Looking at something like this??

Gold Rush Sifting Classifier FULL COMBO SET (½" 1/8" 1/20" 1/50" 1/100" Mesh) - Amazon.com

I can make my own 1/2 and 1/8, would I be better off with more fine mesh or is 20,50, 100 good for a start?

Thanks

 

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[russau]

i use all of the above. and after classification, pan the results seperatly to take advantage of the specific weight of the particular sizes of cons.itll save you some time/energy!i even have the screens down to 200 mesh but i dont use it very much.

 

[LDamm]

So the 20, 50, 100 should be fine (no pun) for a miller table?

Thanks

 

[russau]

in most cases yes! dont forget to run all of the cuts seperatly. i really like my little Miller table that i made.

 

[LDamm]

i really like my little Miller table that i made.

Did you do a build thread??

 

[mxer47]

I use a 1/8, 30, and 70. It cuts down on Time and classifying is well, boring. However I use a blue bowl not a table. I have a 50 and a 100. I used all of them and noted what size gold I was mostly finding. This helped me to tune the rest of my equipment and refine my efforts.

 

[KevinInColorado]

I'm going to take a shot at some Wisconsin flour gold this year. Plan to build a small fluid bed sluice (mini bazooka) and a miller table. Wondering what mesh classifiers would get me started. I'm thinking I want to classify some into the mini (at least the bigger rocks), and then classify for the table during cleanup. Looking at something like this?? Gold Rush Sifting Classifier FULL COMBO SET (½" 1/8" 1/20" 1/50" 1/100" Mesh) - Amazon.com I can make my own 1/2 and 1/8, would I be better off with more fine mesh or is 20,50, 100 good for a start? Thanks

looks like exactly what you need and at a good price. When you get them, use a sharpie to label the size on the outside of each on several spots so it is easy to grab the one you want out of the stack. Also run a stainless steel screw thru the center of each to hold the screen and plastic under support against each other (wide mesh screens will need a washer under the screw head). They last longer that way. Final rule, only hands, rocks and plastic tools against the mesh, you don't want to break the wires or wear thru them.

 

[LDamm]

looks like exactly what you need and at a good price. .

Thanks, I ordered them yesterday morning, and got an e-mail that it shipped that afternoon, gotta love the internet. Thanks for the tip on screwing things down.

Lee