Thanks for the shout out. Great job on the trommel. Looks likes it's working ok and I like how you made it portable. You gave me some ideas for my bucket trommel . Thank you
It is a great concept, and I am very proud to plug you as the original designer. Anything I can do to aid the concept I will. 2 heads are better than 1. Also, thank you for subscribing, and commenting it is most appreciated
Mate I'm that stoked with your effort it's hard not to give ya some coin to ya cause , I'll be subscribing just need to load up a pre paid credit card , I don't trust these google barsteds
Liked, shared and commented. I like the build. I am in New York, where Kings law still is in effect. And I’m poor lol. So I have been avoiding all mechanical forms of mining. Since I started prospecting, I’ve had a few years to think long n hard about how I would mechanize mining. The most important thing to me is a water pump. I’ll pump water for a sluice. But then I thought…. Can I improve this. N my next design is a dry trammel that will classify material into 4 classes. The trammel will b waterwheel powered. Then the water will continue on to my sluice. So I’ll b able to put a scoop on the sluice then in the trammel. Repeat… I feel this is best for me. If I’ve gotta pay to run anything, it’s gonna b water. N water can spin a shaft on its way to the sluice. Just seems smartest for me. 🍻🗽🤴🏻 17:30
I agree. Even the joints have not been glued, but riveted that way if I need to change anything. I just drill them out and modify them to suit. The trommel works, it just needs more to deal with more load. Thanks for watching
@@andypandyAU.6669 I drill, tap, and have an electric screwdriver for the hardware. I use teflon tape and gaskets, as well. I prefer the trommel over other classifiers, and yes, I use PVC. Even a four inch pipe with a feeder would do the trick. Although, a 12 or 24 inch might work better if you are shoveling material. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Hi & great video. Just wondering if you have a blueprint plan of your trommel for others to biuld one for them selves, i would pay for blueprints as i want to biuld one for my sluce on my property. Cheers
No mate, not really. Straight from the brain box. But it is based on a design by Alan Robinson (Utube channel) from the USA. If you search on UA-cam, go through his older videos, and you will find his design. He does go into quite a lot of detail on it. Good luck, cheers Andy
I may have to do a video on the build, I shall see how I go. I am going to do another update on it , the engine needs to be geared to cope with the extra weight, and it needs more torque. Cheers
Everything can be improved, I am lucky to be allowed access to this site. It has potential for some good pockets. Plus,I haven't even had the detectors over it yet. Thanks for watching
Top job mate , i like the trommel , all a bit to much for me to carry around unfortunately these days , but if you can set it up and use it a couple of days at a time gotta be the go . Well they're illegal in NSW anyway so that solves the problem for me . Nanny state 👎 Burn off the Merc should be some good colour in there .💪👍 Cheers Ned .✌
@@andypandyAU.6669 Yeah , a retort , i looked into them years ago , the part that scared me though was if the pressure becomes low at the outlet and they suck back water then you got a pipe bomb that will either kill you or put you in hospital . I looked as hard as i could to find a simple safe way of retrieving the Merc with basic houshold kitchen utensils , It's very simple and safe . I think i still have the plan of it drawn somewhere ,but i still remember how it works . But you can just burn it of with Maap gas if you want , or an open fire and keep away from it . If you want the safe retort plan , i can send you a picture of it drawn . Nothing dangerous about it . Cheers Ned .
All good, mate. I even have the proper chemical mask. Map gas, etc. Have a plan to make one, if you make it long enough, the reservoir is large enough, not to suck it up to go BOOM! Stay tuned for the vid, if I survive! Ha ha. Cheers cobber
You might wanna monitor the voltage at the motor. If it remains about the same when fed a shovel , the motor is underpowered. If it drops significantly , like about , I dunno , 3 Volts or more , maybe it's your wire. Try shortening its length or replacing it with something thicker
Give a man a hammer he builds a house, she gives him a mop bucket he turns it into a trommell. Beautiful mix leave her at home and go play and earn. Awesome
She would rather watch grass grow! Ha ha, my trommel is constantly evolving. Getting a gear drive at the moment and new wheels for the drum. Thanks for watching and commenting most appreciated. Cheers
Thanks, mate. I remember. Just been hectic lately, I haven't been out far from home at all. Keep it , I still want it. Until we meet again, good luck out there
Just a Nissan windscreen wiper motor, 12v with a Jaycar variable speed control. I have never checked the amp draw? 100amp hrs lithium battery. The pump is 4700ghp , in runs off the battery as well. Runs for 8 hours with the solar panels boosting/charging at the same time. The lowest I have ever seen is 38% left over. I'll test it next time
@@andypandyAU.6669 hehe that's awesome, I had windscreen wiper motor in my head!! well done you bloody tinker haha. I work some shocking clays, with very chunky gold. The river is easy work, nice clean gravels and black sand. The creeks however are a nightmare, we have to puddle our material before going through the banker, otherwise the loss too great. A trommel would kill it.
Another thing is you can slow it right down for the material to take longer to wash and keep the water pouring through! It does even better if you leave a few big rocks to roll around smashing up the clay!
It works OK , but it could definitely do with a bit more grunt. Otherwise, it does a reasonable job at cleaning the material, and it is light enough to carry in. Thanks for the feedback & for watching
The early gold rush, they used it to catch fine gold, but they also lost a lot. Early equipment had a very high loss rate , and the Chinese gold miners were historically much better at catching the fine gold without the need of mercury. Hence why it is still out there in the environment. Thanks for watching and commenting
It is plastic buckets, and it is replaceable with minable expense. Minable weight is what I was chasing, I didn't want to have anything too heavy to cart up to 600mtrs into a potential spot. Don't forget the accessories, batteries, + pump , solar panel, tools, ETC. Weight is a huge factor for me, I am nearly 60 years old. I really don't care if I have to replace the main barrel of the trommel after 2 years. I hope this puts the question into some sort of perspective for you, if that's what you were asking? Thank you for your question. Thank you for the feedback and the comment . Thanks for watching. I truly appreciate your feedback. I hope you enjoy the content. Cheers, regards Andy
I like your setup, have been thinking about building similar. I was worried about proper speed/torque for the drum and looking to use a cordless drill with variable settings.
Cool , have a go. I haven't seen anyone do it with a drill. I suppose it depends on how big the drum is. The first one I built was a 20lt bucket, as the entrance was relatively small ( once you fit the spray bar) I had to feed it with a small folding camping shovel. If you go back in my videos, you will see the smaller version. Good luck, thanks for watching and commenting . 🍻
I've already done the retort, and it works very well. I'm about to do another video on the process and smelt more gold, and make my gold button bigger. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is most appreciated
I am only just learning how to use the editing tool at the moment, but since that video, I have worked out how to make the music quieter and the sound/voice louder. It will get better. Thanks for the feed back , most appreciated
@@andypandyAU.6669 curious to see how the homemade sluice works out, looks interesting. i built my trommel from a video i found on youtube, dont be too surprised if folks duplicate your design.
I would not be bothered , I copied the ruff design from a design in the USA anyway. But with a few changes to suit my requirements. Good luck enjoy yourself out there and stay safe
I have thought about that , but I'm not sure? Would it run off a 12v lithium battery? if you know if it would please let me know . I am thinking of chain driving it, maybe. Thanks for watching and commenting most appreciated
No, I am not Glen. It might be our Aussie drawl? Gotta try and keep the flies out of your mouth! Thanks for watching and commenting. It is most appreciated
Thanks mate, it's hard enough to find it. But if you spend a shit load of cash to find it. I think you would be better off just buying paydirt or just buy gold instead. It takes the challenge out of it
@@andypandyAU.6669 na mate , I'm with you , now Venturi pipe no more digging even better my brother , I'm going sniping next week far nth NSW , I'll keep ya posted , and yeah I'll be knocking up a trommel at some point real soon , and hit the high country , off the beaten track did me rather well a few weeks back
It's as important as the hills hoist clothes line the Victa mower fuck telecom before the yanks got at it , mate Aussie of the year as far as I'm concerned, you should show vo-gus prospecting, he has used old carpet for sluice Matt and some of his old school ideas seem silly but 9-10 kick ass and on a back yarders budget , and massive nugs coming up all over Oz at the moment, for what ever reason get out in the bush gold crew yewwww
I learnt a lot from Chris, I was laid up for 2 months, repairing from an operation. What to do when you can't even he has a go to the dunny by yourself. A new perspective on life. Chris does things no matter how nuts it seams. But if you don't try ,you will never learn. Thanks for joining my adventures. You don't always win , but it feels bloody good when it does. Thanks again mate. Regards
@@andypandyAU.6669 Chris and the 21 crew , outstanding Aussies , old timers of yester years must look down on them smiling like sharks , pity there's a lot of shifty asswipes out there , and as a crew we all need to watch each other's backs or see absolutely nothing when the ratters get a hiding from the likes of me and my pig dogs , had an incident of ratters ramping thru camp , they run my bull arab was quicker and my bully don't miss so it was a happy ending but we all got to be careful some don't want to put in the work the research just out to steal , it needs Stampin' right out
Thanks for the shout out. Great job on the trommel. Looks likes it's working ok and I like how you made it portable. You gave me some ideas for my bucket trommel
. Thank you
It is a great concept, and I am very proud to plug you as the original designer. Anything I can do to aid the concept I will. 2 heads are better than 1. Also, thank you for subscribing, and commenting it is most appreciated
@@andypandyAU.6669 going to have to play with it when I get some time. Thanks
Creative trommel setup you have. Thanks for sharing
It works for me and washes the material very well. Thanks for watching
Very Cool! Love the Trommel!
It still needs some tweeks, but it works well. Thanks for watching
What a blast fam. Great job all around. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠
thanks for watching
Mate I'm that stoked with your effort it's hard not to give ya some coin to ya cause , I'll be subscribing just need to load up a pre paid credit card , I don't trust these google barsteds
@@nicko4756 thanks for the support and love fam 🤠. Just being myself 🤠
Thanks just for the support, it is just good to have people like yourself commenting and supporting a newbie, thanks alot
@@GSProspecting no dramas cobbar , we are here in the outlaw nation yeeewwww
Nice work Andy, great little creek. Keep up the good work. Cheers Pete 👍
Yes , Pete. It does have potential, that's for sure. We have not even really scratched the surface at this place. Cheers
Liked, shared and commented. I like the build. I am in New York, where Kings law still is in effect. And I’m poor lol. So I have been avoiding all mechanical forms of mining. Since I started prospecting, I’ve had a few years to think long n hard about how I would mechanize mining. The most important thing to me is a water pump. I’ll pump water for a sluice. But then I thought…. Can I improve this. N my next design is a dry trammel that will classify material into 4 classes. The trammel will b waterwheel powered. Then the water will continue on to my sluice. So I’ll b able to put a scoop on the sluice then in the trammel. Repeat… I feel this is best for me. If I’ve gotta pay to run anything, it’s gonna b water. N water can spin a shaft on its way to the sluice. Just seems smartest for me. 🍻🗽🤴🏻 17:30
Go for it. When perfected, post it. I would love to see what you can come up with. Thanks for watching
I use PVC quite a lot; it can be torn down, and packed very tightly in a duffel bag. Most importantly, it's light weight.
I agree. Even the joints have not been glued, but riveted that way if I need to change anything. I just drill them out and modify them to suit. The trommel works, it just needs more to deal with more load. Thanks for watching
@@andypandyAU.6669
I drill, tap, and have an electric screwdriver for the hardware. I use teflon tape and gaskets, as well. I prefer the trommel over other classifiers, and yes, I use PVC. Even a four inch pipe with a feeder would do the trick. Although, a 12 or 24 inch might work better if you are shoveling material.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Hi & great video. Just wondering if you have a blueprint plan of your trommel for others to biuld one for them selves, i would pay for blueprints as i want to biuld one for my sluce on my property. Cheers
I do intend to do a video on the ruff plans on the build, keep an eye on the channel . Thanks for watching and commenting
Awesome trommel mate 👍👍👍 I like the Archimedes screw idea...
Alan has some great ideas.... try his silicone Lego sluice mat
I do like Allan's brain. He is always thinking outside the box, his 3D printed sluice box is a great idea too. Thanks for watching
Hey mate, do you have a build sheet or video on this little beasty?
No mate, not really. Straight from the brain box. But it is based on a design by Alan Robinson (Utube channel) from the USA. If you search on UA-cam, go through his older videos, and you will find his design. He does go into quite a lot of detail on it. Good luck, cheers Andy
I may have to do a video on the build, I shall see how I go. I am going to do another update on it , the engine needs to be geared to cope with the extra weight, and it needs more torque.
Cheers
Your setup looks good, wish I could be digging there also nice gold. Keep it up.😊
Everything can be improved, I am lucky to be allowed access to this site. It has potential for some good pockets. Plus,I haven't even had the detectors over it yet. Thanks for watching
Top job mate , i like the trommel , all a bit to much for me to carry around unfortunately these days , but if you can set it up and use it a couple of days at a time gotta be the go . Well they're illegal in NSW anyway so that solves the problem for me . Nanny state 👎 Burn off the Merc should be some good colour in there .💪👍 Cheers Ned .✌
I will be making a mercury retort. My mates place has a lot of fine gold, but as we have found out, it's full of mercury the deeper we go
@@andypandyAU.6669 Yeah , a retort , i looked into them years ago , the part that scared me though was if the pressure becomes low at the outlet and they suck back water then you got a pipe bomb that will either kill you or put you in hospital . I looked as hard as i could to find a simple safe way of retrieving the Merc with basic houshold kitchen utensils , It's very simple and safe . I think i still have the plan of it drawn somewhere ,but i still remember how it works . But you can just burn it of with Maap gas if you want , or an open fire and keep away from it . If you want the safe retort plan , i can send you a picture of it drawn . Nothing dangerous about it . Cheers Ned .
All good, mate. I even have the proper chemical mask. Map gas, etc. Have a plan to make one, if you make it long enough, the reservoir is large enough, not to suck it up to go BOOM! Stay tuned for the vid, if I survive! Ha ha. Cheers cobber
@@GrooberNedJardine I'm keen to see
Only illegal if you get caught.
You might wanna monitor the voltage at the motor.
If it remains about the same when fed a shovel , the motor is underpowered.
If it drops significantly , like about , I dunno , 3 Volts or more , maybe it's your wire.
Try shortening its length or replacing it with something thicker
Thanks, I will look into that. Always open to suggestions of how to improve it, that's for sure. Thanks again
Give a man a hammer he builds a house, she gives him a mop bucket he turns it into a trommell. Beautiful mix leave her at home and go play and earn. Awesome
She would rather watch grass grow! Ha ha, my trommel is constantly evolving. Getting a gear drive at the moment and new wheels for the drum. Thanks for watching and commenting most appreciated. Cheers
Hi mate good to see you again good to see your getting the yellow I still got your 2 cent peace lol cheers hope to see you soon
Thanks, mate. I remember. Just been hectic lately, I haven't been out far from home at all. Keep it , I still want it. Until we meet again, good luck out there
Thats fkn Aussie ingenuity for ya. Love it. What motor are you using? what is the amp draw?
Just a Nissan windscreen wiper motor, 12v with a Jaycar variable speed control. I have never checked the amp draw? 100amp hrs lithium battery. The pump is 4700ghp , in runs off the battery as well. Runs for 8 hours with the solar panels boosting/charging at the same time. The lowest I have ever seen is 38% left over. I'll test it next time
@@andypandyAU.6669 hehe that's awesome, I had windscreen wiper motor in my head!! well done you bloody tinker haha. I work some shocking clays, with very chunky gold. The river is easy work, nice clean gravels and black sand. The creeks however are a nightmare, we have to puddle our material before going through the banker, otherwise the loss too great. A trommel would kill it.
Another thing is you can slow it right down for the material to take longer to wash and keep the water pouring through! It does even better if you leave a few big rocks to roll around smashing up the clay!
Aqua Donkey Prospecting approved!
Thank you, it keeps reincarnating into a better thing each time I modify it. Thanks for watching and commenting
That's a good looking set up!
It works OK , but it could definitely do with a bit more grunt. Otherwise, it does a reasonable job at cleaning the material, and it is light enough to carry in. Thanks for the feedback & for watching
Well done for making it. Where does the mercury come from?
The early gold rush, they used it to catch fine gold, but they also lost a lot. Early equipment had a very high loss rate , and the Chinese gold miners were historically much better at catching the fine gold without the need of mercury. Hence why it is still out there in the environment. Thanks for watching and commenting
Have a blessed day!
What about the trommel material's abrasive hardness?
It is plastic buckets, and it is replaceable with minable expense. Minable weight is what I was chasing, I didn't want to have anything too heavy to cart up to 600mtrs into a potential spot. Don't forget the accessories, batteries, + pump , solar panel, tools, ETC. Weight is a huge factor for me, I am nearly 60 years old. I really don't care if I have to replace the main barrel of the trommel after 2 years. I hope this puts the question into some sort of perspective for you, if that's what you were asking? Thank you for your question. Thank you for the feedback and the comment . Thanks for watching. I truly appreciate your feedback. I hope you enjoy the content. Cheers, regards Andy
Many thanks for your prompt and substantive response. Good luck!@@andypandyAU.6669
I like your setup, have been thinking about building similar. I was worried about proper speed/torque for the drum and looking to use a cordless drill with variable settings.
Cool , have a go. I haven't seen anyone do it with a drill. I suppose it depends on how big the drum is. The first one I built was a 20lt bucket, as the entrance was relatively small ( once you fit the spray bar) I had to feed it with a small folding camping shovel. If you go back in my videos, you will see the smaller version. Good luck, thanks for watching and commenting . 🍻
Good stuff
Thanks mate, gotta try it. I am still modifying it nearly every time I use it. Thanks for watching and commenting
Good job friend
Thank you. I will go back there soon. Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm glad you like it
"Home-made trommel catches gold &" people's souls I'm guessing.
Ha ha , you definitely could catch a fever! Surprised me with the amount of Mercury at the end though
camp fire and potato retort, quick dirty fix, save the potatoes for the real retort to save your thermometer juice
I've already done the retort, and it works very well. I'm about to do another video on the process and smelt more gold, and make my gold button bigger. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is most appreciated
Cool dog, land shark 🦈 😆
Yes, he is cool, a white pointer on land. A great mate to have around. He loves getting out as much as me that's for sure. Thanks for watching
Awesome! New subscriber!
Thanks for joining the ride, welcome
Ripper trommel good job 👍
Thanks, it's not too bad for a backyard contraption. Thanks for watching
Good stuff mate
Thanks for watching, I enjoy sharing the adventure
Saludos
Greetings to you, too. Welcome, my friend to the channel. Thanks for watching and commenting
cool video, hard to hear some of what you were saying the music made it hard to hear you. pretty gold though.
I am only just learning how to use the editing tool at the moment, but since that video, I have worked out how to make the music quieter and the sound/voice louder. It will get better. Thanks for the feed back , most appreciated
@@andypandyAU.6669 curious to see how the homemade sluice works out, looks interesting. i built my trommel from a video i found on youtube, dont be too surprised if folks duplicate your design.
I would not be bothered , I copied the ruff design from a design in the USA anyway. But with a few changes to suit my requirements. Good luck enjoy yourself out there and stay safe
Upgrade to a 24 volt truck wiper motor
I have thought about that , but I'm not sure? Would it run off a 12v lithium battery? if you know if it would please let me know . I am thinking of chain driving it, maybe. Thanks for watching and commenting most appreciated
Same voice as down an dirty prospecting
No, I am not Glen. It might be our Aussie drawl? Gotta try and keep the flies out of your mouth! Thanks for watching and commenting. It is most appreciated
WHAT?
All is revealed at the end, mercury! Something I did not expect. Thanks for watching and commenting
Bro i love your work , not spending a fortune to try get a bit of yeller using good ol aussie enginuity 24 ct gold brother , all the best happy huntin
Thanks mate, it's hard enough to find it. But if you spend a shit load of cash to find it. I think you would be better off just buying paydirt or just buy gold instead. It takes the challenge out of it
@@andypandyAU.6669 na mate , I'm with you , now Venturi pipe no more digging even better my brother , I'm going sniping next week far nth NSW , I'll keep ya posted , and yeah I'll be knocking up a trommel at some point real soon , and hit the high country , off the beaten track did me rather well a few weeks back
It's as important as the hills hoist clothes line the Victa mower fuck telecom before the yanks got at it , mate Aussie of the year as far as I'm concerned, you should show vo-gus prospecting, he has used old carpet for sluice Matt and some of his old school ideas seem silly but 9-10 kick ass and on a back yarders budget , and massive nugs coming up all over Oz at the moment, for what ever reason get out in the bush gold crew yewwww
I learnt a lot from Chris, I was laid up for 2 months, repairing from an operation. What to do when you can't even he has a go to the dunny by yourself. A new perspective on life. Chris does things no matter how nuts it seams. But if you don't try ,you will never learn. Thanks for joining my adventures. You don't always win , but it feels bloody good when it does. Thanks again mate. Regards
@@andypandyAU.6669 Chris and the 21 crew , outstanding Aussies , old timers of yester years must look down on them smiling like sharks , pity there's a lot of shifty asswipes out there , and as a crew we all need to watch each other's backs or see absolutely nothing when the ratters get a hiding from the likes of me and my pig dogs , had an incident of ratters ramping thru camp , they run my bull arab was quicker and my bully don't miss so it was a happy ending but we all got to be careful some don't want to put in the work the research just out to steal , it needs Stampin' right out
Great work!
Thank you! Cheers! I hope your enjoying the ride