Goodyguy
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- Mar 10, 2007
- 6,489
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- Detector(s) used
- Whites TM 808, Whites GMT, Tesoro Lobo Super Traq, Fisher Gold Bug 2, Suction Dredges, Trommels, Gold Vacs, High Bankers, Fluid bed Gold Traps, Rock Crushers, Sluices, Dry Washers, Miller Tables, Rp4
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Good Eye GG ! You are correct, that grizzly is not mounted in the above pic, is just laying on the skid. I was anxious and started posting pic's before I finished That grizzley piece is also about 2x longer than it will end up. I was leaving it long & using my L square to see the level, and where I should mount the brackets to get the discharge port. For some reason, I like to mount the grizzly as my last step, then consider it finished ? No idea why, but should get it done tonight, we'll see if it works tomorrow. (Think I got it all sealed up last night) **Quick side note, thanks for the PM about the fluid tubes, I actually have about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches from the outer tubes to the walls of the gold trap, and a lilttle less than 2 inches between center tube and outer ones....think I was a little too OCD about "centering" the tube's. Still, figure I won't learn if I don't experiment. I'll see how this works, and already have a plan re-space those tube's.....
Noticed one other thing about your punch plate grizzly. Do you notice that when looking down it lengthways that the holes are lined up in rows with paths between them all the way to the end?
As opposed to looking across the punch plate side to side you will notice that the holes are staggered with no straight pathways between them.
I always like to run the punch plate the direction that the holes are staggered.
The reason why is to prevent fine gold from riding the paths all the way down the plate and off the end.
Do you see what I mean?
GG~