HOMEMADE SLUICE BOX!

[mattisdell1983]

Hey guys, I have a question. I have a royal 30" sluice box and was wanting to make a homemade highbanker with a recirculating water supply using a 1000gph pump in my garage. My question is... I think 30" isnt going to be quite long enough for the material to travel without losing some gold in the process and I was wanting to increase my chances of finding some gold so Here are a couple of pictures to see if anyone has any good feedback on which of these might work the best or maybe a different idea all together. I am wanting to add another 30" +/- onto my sluice box but Im not sure if I should just add it to the end of my existing box to make it 60" long or maybe make it at an "L" shape? any suggestions? and any other pictures and suggestions will be great. Maybe start off with my normal sluice box then add 30" of black "V" groove matting to catch the finer stuff then add an underflow after that to get the feally fine stuff and have 3 to 4 different ways of cqatching gold? lol Or maybe just make a homemade "blue bowl" for the finer gold. PLEASE HELP thank you guys alot fot the input, Matt isdell

oh p.s. There is also a picture of my homemade classifier that will fit right on top of the sluice box flare for added ease lol

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska - Grab it through Amazon!

[mattisdell1983]

anyone any suggestions?? please lol

 

[dieselram94]

Look at the gold buddy set up. I have one and it has two layers...kind of folds out. It works good for what it is andit has a 750 gph pump. but I think your 30 inches is adequate. you could always ad a ball valve to cut back on the water if you feel your getting to much flow. but just make sure the pitch is just right.

 

[dieselram94]

I would not do the L shape idea. You want the material to flow evenly all the way out the box, and with a turn it will bunch up on one side and you will likely loose gold.