![]() In the meantime I came down with the flu and have not tested the mat as yet. Well I wanted to take advantage of the full size of the mat so I put together the sluice shown above. Plus the mat is 10 inches wide and the plastic sluice had a 9" bottom. ![]() Problem was the plastic sluice had sides that are at an angle not the 90 degrees necessary to seal the mat against the sides. I actually built the hopper for my plastic drop riffle sluice with the long slick plate that the mat was purchased for. Works fine and will take a full unclassified #2 shovel load at a time.Īfter this build I'm pretty sure that I could make a decent 10" X 48" flat bottom sluice box from 5-gallon buckets. ![]() Much easier and simpler than the route I chose.Īlso I could have used the same diamond plate aluminum that I scavenged at Bulldog recycling for $1 a pound that I built the sluice box with but I just wanted to try a 5 gallon bucket for the hopper. Of course there are many ways to construct the spray bar, including just aiming the water into the bucket from a single tube like the gold hog piglet. Removed the handle from the bucket and drilled a 1/4" hole through where the wire was attached then used a 1/4" X 1-1/2" bolt on each side for the supports to attach.Īdded the spray bar and used the same 1/4" x 1-1/2" support bolts to also hold the clamps in place. Pop riveted the grizzly through the bucket and into a 9" long 3/4" corner aluminum so the bottom edge of the exit port would be flat. Used a heat gun to soften the plastic so it was easy to bend into place for the hopper opening. Used my oscillating multifunction tool (from harbor freight) to make the necessary cuts. Went to bulldog recycling and spent $1 for a grizzly. It gave me the idea to make a hopper from one to convert a 10" X 48" sluice into a highbanker.Īlready had a free (from the local bakery) 5-gallon bucket with lid. After seeing trommels made from 5-gallon buckets.
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