Goldilocks Sluice box?

BoydBros · May 10, 2021

on the Gold Rush show, Mine Rescue, Freddy Dodge talks about his "patented" Goldilocks Sluice setup.
it's supposed to catch different sizes of gold at different stages down the sluice.

What is this? How is it setup?

arizau · May 10, 2021

BoydBros said:
on the Gold Rush show, Mine Rescue, Freddy Dodge talks about his "patented" Goldilocks Sluice setup.
it's supposed to catch different sizes of gold at different stages down the sluice.

What is this? How is it setup?

I don't know about the patented part but he talked about different capture zones and showed the diamond grating openings facing horizontal and vertical when different lengths of it were installed...I think that's what I saw anyway.

russau · May 12, 2021

The idea is also used by one of our own "Doc" with his multi -drop zoned mats of all different configurations. Plus Keene Eng. came out with the Triple sluice (split the flow and material years ago and the raised expanded ( I forgot the name of it) he is using , has been in use for a longgg time. BUT in this particular configuration looks like it worked great for that family he and Juan built it for. . They did get more gold from the second cleanup BUT their son had moved the dredge after Fred & Juan went to shore to build the new addition for the dredge BUT then again did they go back to the same spot to dig again so their base line was still correct

I don't know why Fred intends to patent this set up because by now everyone (except me)is trying it out for them selves to see if it'll work on their dredge up there in the wave action .!

BoydBros · May 13, 2021

russau said:
The idea is also used by one of our own "Doc" with his multi -drop zoned mats of all different configurations. Plus Keene Eng. came out with the Triple sluice (split the flow and material years ago and the raised expanded ( I forgot the name of it) he is using , has been in use for a longgg time. BUT in this particular configuration looks like it worked great for that family he and Juan built it for. . They did get more gold from the second cleanup BUT their son had moved the dredge after Fred & Juan went to shore to build the new addition for the dredge BUT then again did they go back to the same spot to dig again so their base line was still correct I don't know why Fred intends to patent this set up because by now everyone (except me)is trying it out for them selves to see if it'll work on their dredge up there in the wave action .!

so, it's similar to the keene box? that's good to know ...

N-Lionberger · May 13, 2021

I always thought the Keene triple was based on the Ross Box a commercial washplant you set up on a high pad and bulldoze material into. Ross Box | RMS-Ross You ever seen a Treasure Emporium triple sluice dredge? the side boxes were flared and had sand traps.

russau · May 16, 2021

That raised expanded sheet metal that Fred used in his Goldilocks sluice is called Armore weave .

N-Lionberger · May 16, 2021

Armor weave is hard to find but I have heard old time dredgers swear by the stuff.

BoydBros · May 17, 2021

N-Lionberger said:
Armor weave is hard to find but I have heard old time dredgers swear by the stuff.

Isn't "armor weave" nothing more than RAISED (as opposed to FLATTENED) expanded metal?
https://www.metalsdepot.com/steel-products/steel-expanded-metal

N-Lionberger · May 17, 2021

BoydBros said:
Isn't "armor weave" nothing more than RAISED (as opposed to FLATTENED) expanded metal?
https://www.metalsdepot.com/steel-products/steel-expanded-metal

It's a variety of expanded metal

russau · May 17, 2021

BoydBros said:
Isn't "armor weave" nothing more than RAISED (as opposed to FLATTENED) expanded metal?
https://www.metalsdepot.com/steel-products/steel-expanded-metal

NO ! Thank you N-Lionberger for the pic !Yep it's hard to find and it isny in Home Depot or that kind of store. To get it , I only found it in catalogs or on line .

Reed Lukens · May 18, 2021

Promac still uses armor weave, I've used it for decades. Unless you're on the ocean, you don't need Freds set up because, you aren't being rolled around by the waves. Set up for the fines and throw in a nugget trap if you have nuggets in your area. Most quality sluices have separated recovery areas built in.