Hydrofuge Gold Concentrator

Bonaro

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Aug 9, 2004
977
2,213
Olympia WA
Detector(s) used
Minelab Xterra 70, Minelab SD 2200d, 2.5", 3", 4"and several Keene 5" production dredges, Knelson Centrifuge, Gold screw automatic panner
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
This is a goldfarb from the late 1980's, out of production since 1992 and originally developed by Keene
Anyone ever seen one?
Anyone ever use one? Hoser?

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Reed Lukens

Silver Member
Jan 1, 2013
2,653
5,418
Congres, AZ/ former California Outlawed Gold Miner
Detector(s) used
Tesoro Vaquero, Whites MXT, Vsat, GMT, 5900Di Pro, Minelab GPX 5000, GPXtreme, 2200SD, Excalibur 1000!
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Nobody used them because they didn't work. I've seen them, use one that belonged to a friend once and we laughed at it. Pure garbage, sell it for scrap :evil6:
 

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Bonaro

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Aug 9, 2004
977
2,213
Olympia WA
Detector(s) used
Minelab Xterra 70, Minelab SD 2200d, 2.5", 3", 4"and several Keene 5" production dredges, Knelson Centrifuge, Gold screw automatic panner
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
Its not mine. Someone posted it on Facebook and believe it to possess amazing gold catching capabilities...like processing 800 pounds of Black Sand per hour while catching 5 micron gold
 

enamel7

Gold Member
Apr 16, 2005
6,384
2,546
North Carolina
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Garrett AT Gold
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Its not mine. Someone posted it on Facebook and believe it to possess amazing gold catching capabilities...like processing 800 pounds of Black Sand per hour while catching 5 micron gold

Then the question is, why are they selling it?
 

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Bonaro

Hero Member
Aug 9, 2004
977
2,213
Olympia WA
Detector(s) used
Minelab Xterra 70, Minelab SD 2200d, 2.5", 3", 4"and several Keene 5" production dredges, Knelson Centrifuge, Gold screw automatic panner
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
They arent selling. They just bought it and are looking for opinions and info
 

DizzyDigger

Gold Member
Dec 9, 2012
5,825
11,559
Concrete, WA
Detector(s) used
Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
Its not mine. Someone posted it on Facebook and believe it to possess amazing gold catching capabilities...like processing 800 pounds of Black Sand per hour while catching 5 micron gold

Try running a quart of fish oil through it before using.
 

Hoser John

Gold Member
Mar 22, 2003
5,854
6,721
Redding,Calif.
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All Treasure Hunting
Sure do still have mine but some bad engineering-as usual- so took MUCH modifications to make it work even half arsed. Moved it getting to xmas decorations and always chuckle a bit as mighty spendie as $5 at a miners fleamarket back ,waaaaaaay back in the day. Green machine in Lebec ripoff design that never really worked, hence a half dozen feed ins to try and achive good enough rotation without loss. Does yours have the metal cone? Normally used these type things for targets but wheels all over for a buck or so so still using up my last 2 first. I made a big one using a 35 gallon barrel but just another Ostenburg Column style occurance-cool find -John
 

chlsbrns

Bronze Member
Mar 30, 2013
1,636
656
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Excalibur II
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Other
To small for real miners but Looks like a gadget recreational prospectors could make and improve.
 

DizzyDigger

Gold Member
Dec 9, 2012
5,825
11,559
Concrete, WA
Detector(s) used
Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
To small for real miners but Looks like a gadget recreational prospectors could make and improve.

Congrats Chls...that's one of the finest examples of a classic passive/aggressive
comment that I've seen this year.. :icon_thumleft:

I've seen "real miners" that never dug anything bigger than a booger.
 

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