Mini rock crusher with NEW open feed tube design
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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In this video I try out a new design twist on the Mighty Mill feed tube. After numerous requests, I decided to build an open feed tube model, with removeable lid. I only crush a handful of rocks in this video, but it gives a good view of how much of the dust stays contained in the mill while crushing. I feel comfortable saying that it's virtually dust free, but obviously it is not guaranteed to be dust free. This should be good for people looking to crush rocks in their garage or workshop, with the door open, obviously...LOL!
I think it's a success, and I like the design, so I will now be incorporating this model into my Ebay page. The original model with the built in anti-kickback door will still be available.
As always, feel free to contact me at soprospector@gmail.com if you have any questions at all.
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Ebay page for Mighty Mill:
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Ebay page for discharge tube assembly:
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Ebay page for extra set of shackles:
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That's a nice well built unit!
Thanks man! They've been keeping me busy for sure. I like your website layout, nice and simple...who did you use?
@@southernoregonprospector9074 Squarespace... how about you?
@@UtmostOutdoors I don't have one yet...been looking at either squarespace or shopify. So far I've just been using ebay solely to sell my mills, and it works fine, but the fees are killing me.
We have purchased a Mighty Mill last year and have put it through olot of ore through it. The unit is well built and user friendly. We have a couple of videos out using and promoting the product. I go though alot of shackles so we started building up the shackle weith mig weld and it lasts longer than the replacement ones. Great little unit!
That's great to hear! I'm going to be releasing a bigger model in the new year, with the capability of running off a grinder or 110v. Stainless is strong, but hardening them with welds is even better, great idea!
@southernoregonprospector9074 Great to hear, looking forward to seeing the new model.
Love the idea of applying hard facing to the shackles
@ElementofKindness I built a few different designs incorporating 3/16" hardened steel plate, I just need to test them before making them available. The plate is rated at over 250,000psi, whereas stainless is rated to about 90,000psi.
Right on, good job on that 👌
Thanks man! One day all of us S.OR guys gotta get together and have prospecting day. Love your vids!
@@southernoregonprospector9074 , that would be awesome man. I’ll try and put something together this summer.
Very nice 😃👍😃
Thank you! This model has worked out really well for keeping the dust to a minimum, which is nice when working in a garage or shed. Thanks for watching!
Sweet! I’ll be ordering one next month!
Sounds great, and thanks for looking! Just message me if there aren't any left. I plan on making more over summer.
Anti kickback lid allows for faster feed, but cap lid is almost dust free, as it kills the velocity of dust, forcing it to do a 180 degree turn. What reduces the dust even more, however, is the octagonal seal. So you can try to add this type of seal material on the inside of the lid.
You are correct on the octagonal seal tape, and the neoprene material inside of the lid is what provides the dust sel for the top...of course holding it down with a finger or two helps tremendously.
@southernoregonprospector9074 BTW I would like to buy one unit (with open lid), do you sell international? Ah, and how it is going with the bigger model?
@RogLotHotHoW I do sell internationally, and shipping is calculated by ebay based on your location. The 8" is coming along, hopefully it'll be ready by mid summer.
On the discharge tube, you could put a water nipple to make it that it could feed right into a sluice or onto a shaker table.
That's a good idea!
@@southernoregonprospector9074 Do you sell kits?
@@drewconrad7093 I sell the mill, and I sell the discharge tube assembly. Both are viewable on ebay, just search "Mighty Mill portable rock crusher".
Love that little rock crusher of yours!
Thanks brother! I'm busy the next two days, but then I'm good to go out and play if you want? Just hit me up!
@@southernoregonprospector9074 I am out of the state for a week then I'll be back at it! Let's get together here soon for sure!
@@themahoneymine Very cool
@@jeffersonstategold8349 that's cool, and for sure! Try to grab some rocks if you see em LOL!!!
@@themahoneymine Thanks man! I saw your newest video...WOW! I'm SUPER excited to see what you find in there. Think, nobody has been in there in a *long time* ...very cool! I'll be watching close.
Hello, wondering if I can buy mighty mill direct?
Hello again, contact me at soprospector at gmail.
Wouldn't just keeping the original anti-kickback design, and slapping a piece of magnetic sheet on top, be an easy way to control dust?
That might be a good way to stop a bunch of it, but it also creeps out of the tiny space around the hinging part of the lid mechanism. I made this version based on multiple customer requests. But the best way to eliminate dust is to use it with a vacuum, then it's completely dust free.
Hello, can this machine grind quartz to make it powder , just like cement?
Yes, and it does it very quickly. Checkout my main video from a year ago to see it running.
I don’t know if you’ll see this but I moved to Medford from Iowa last year. Just bought my first metal detector today! Fisher gold bug! Could you give me a few good public places to try out? Preferably off some popular trails? I just wanna find one little picker before I leave Oregon haha and climb mt McLaughlin and catch a steelhead out of the rogue! 😀
Well, the gold bug is a great metal detector, especially for a first one! Not sure how far you are willing to travel, but I'm more near the Illinois River. There are some great spots to metal detect and prospect off of 8 Dollar Mt. Road, off of the 199. At the end of the road there is a dirt road you can drive (for 4x4) or walk, and if you go down it a little bit you'll hit the old tailings piles and hydraulic workings of the first major strike where gold was found in Oregon in I believe 1853. It's on the Illinois River, just downstream of Josephine Creek, which is another great and historically rich area to detect and prospect. There are some claims, but not that many. Hope this helps get you started, and good luck! Let me know if you find any nuggets!
What's the cost of that on the removable lid and the trap door one.
They're both the same price. It's more of a preference thing...some folks wanted to crush in their garage and have low to no dust, so the lid version works good for that. But they both work and cost the same.
I really like Your design. I have a jaw crusher that doesn't crush small enough. Is that angle grinder a 7/8" shaft? Thanks for sharing your crusher operation.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥
Thanks! This definitely crushes rocks pretty small...more like dust. Nope, regular 5/8-11 threaded shaft. Any grinder will work.
Good video
Thanks! I just shot a new video using this model out in the desert, I'll have it ready to upload in a few days...keep an eye out!
I am interested in this unit and am wondering on pricing/shipping etc., thank you
The mill runs $375, and I also sell a discharge tube assembly with 2 screen sizes for $55. I think I have 4 left on ebay right now, but will be making more in the next few months. The current batch will ship out on the 23rd of this month. Thanks for looking!
Oh, and shipping to the US is free! Outside of US will give you a shipping cost estimate on ebay.
looks good 👍
Thanks man! What part of OR you in?
@@southernoregonprospector9074 southern Oregon
@@OregonAuExploration oh cool, I was talking to Jefferson State mining about all of us So. OR guys should do gathering sometime. I subbed, so I'll checkout your videos later!
@@southernoregonprospector9074 ok that sounds great! That would be fun. Jeremy from Jefferson State is a great guy to hang out with.
Also my partner has the C@T Mining channel he has a lot of video's uploaded of our outings.
Is there a reason you aren't using a round form like most do?
I'm interested in getting one of these and the russian guy seems out of business these days, but it would be nice to have a few additional features. Namely a discharge spout with steel wire mesh filter space that gets locked in against the body. And secondly a spout that would just fit inside something like a pringles can which is easily found world wide.
Actually yes, and I talk about it in my original mill release video 2 years ago. I tried different styles when designing the mill and I found that the octagon shape actually causes the material to bounce around more which aids in crushing, whereas the round style seemed to cause material to just get shot around and ride against the inner wall of the mill and took longer to crush.
The round style is more popular because it's easy, just cut a piece of pipe and weld on 2 ends and you're done. I'm a fabricator of over 30 years, and a prospector, so I wanted to make a mill that worked great, regardless of how much extra work and materials I had to put into it. And I kept that mindset when I decided to make them publicly available. I have a video showing how I build them too, if you want to checkout.
I strive to make a great product that I am proud of, and that I think people will be happy with. I also try to make it with the ability to add features, either ones that I sell, or ones that anyone wants to fabricate themselves and add to the mill...that's why I build the opening on the door the way I do, if someone doesn't want to buy my discharge tube assembly then they still have the groundwork to build their own. Plus, even with the massive rise in steel and parts prices I have kept my price the exact same as the first day I started selling them. Thanks for the kind words, and let me know if there's any other questions you have, I try to respond asap.
P.S. If you don't see anymore mills on my ebay page...I think I have 3 or 4 left....don't worry because I will be making more in October. Take care, and happy prospecting!
@@southernoregonprospector9074 I didn't get around to all the vids, thanks for the explanation. Makes a lot of sense. I only found your mini mill after searching for these days ago, you came up in the recommended section but not the damn search cause of useless search algorithms these days.
I can't afford one right this minute anyhow, but good to know that you're still active with them.
@@8thsinner one day I'll have a website and more Internet presence, but for now youtube and ebay works fine. And yeah, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere...I'll be making these for a long time.
@@southernoregonprospector9074 Have you an idea of what mesh sizes you can mill down to? is it a case of keeping it going for longer to make it smaller or is there more of a cut off with capability? I'm looking at mesh screens right now and it's not as cheap to order a whole batch as I thought it might be, so any heads up on that?
@@8thsinner I offer an add on for the mill that comes with a discharge tube assembly and 2 screen sizes included. It can be run with or without screens, but you are right that the longer you leave material in the mill, the finer it will get crushed. In general it only takes a few seconds to get material down to a baby powder consistency, which is what you want when checking rocks for gold...the finer the better. As with any crusher, you should always screen your material down to the size you want, and just rerun any material that's too big.
Sweet
Hey was wondering if I could meet you in cave junction sometime soon instead of ordering one of your rock crushers online because the eta for online ordering is almost a month out. Please let me know I live in Crescent city
Message me at soprospector@gmail.com
How much is the crusher?
I sell them for $375 on ebay, and I've kept it the same price for the 3 years I've been selling them, no price increases, even with inflation.
Do you have any now for sale
@@raydowdy6914 yes I do! I just updated my ebay listing for 20 more units. These mills will be ready to ship out on January 10th.
Can you contact me please, I have been trying to buy on eBay(which I hate) for over a month but always shows out of stock and does not allow me to place in cart to check out. Is there any other way to buy one?
Thanks
That's weird about the ebay listing. If there's inventory it should work...and yeah, I hear ya about not liking to use them, I'm not a big fan either, but for now it works good for me. Email me at soprospector@gmail.com and I'll see what we can do.
🎉 umm let Oprah put herself in whatever box she wants to put herself in, but raven simone just ripped apart that box and said “have a good life!”
Uhhh...ok! (I think your comment was meant for another video? Lol!)