I don't think most people realize the amount of work that you have invested in this cool design. Keenly looking forward to more vids and wish you much success with your launch!!!
Thank you kindly! I never imagine how much time this would take when I started down this road a year ago, but it's so nice to finally have something out there for people to enjoy! Just wait until you see the subsurface 2" dredge tube in a couple days!
It is fun and time consuming doing R&D work with a printer but always so rewarding when you start getting all the problems solved. Awesome job man keep up the good work.
@AddeStensfors the innovative part is how it's made! 3d printers are cheap nowadays, 150$ for an ender 3 pro, and you can print this yourself! A nozzle like this used to require a complex mold to be made out of plastic, or extremely fine stainless steel welding to be made out of metal. Yes it's true, this component in itself isn't new, the process in which it's made is, and the price to make one is now wayyy lower, so it's more accessible to a broader market
Thanks! As you guys have been discussing I never claimed to have "invented" anything new, but it sure is cool to see a way to manufacture one of these things to be adjustable with just a 3D printer!
@@rorywest4937 That's not what you said, do you remember: "So cool to see a brand new invention being prototyped and coming to market!" And... you do not need a komplex mold, that's not how one makes a infinity ejector, been making them for 30 years 🙂
Incredibly impressive work here, Kyle. I've been aware of this style of jet for a long time as I was very interested in dredging but, since dreging is frowned upon in BC I never pursued it very far. At a minimum this is a really cool and challenging 3D printing project and I'm happy to buy some files and support your ingenuity. Can't wait to see what you come up with in the future for the prospecting hobby. Keep it up!
Wow thanks Cyle! I've heard of a dredge permit being handed out here or there in BC, but I imagine it's pretty tricky to sort that out. Love your Crux highbanker man, it's amazing what you can do with plastic!
@@UtmostOutdoors I think dredge permits are technically possible but I'm not personally aware of anyone succeeding in getting one for several years. My highbanker project has been incredibly fun and I'm learning new things constantly. I'm slowly converting people to accept plastics as a viable if not superior material for the hobby because of how much detail and function you can pack into them. When you make it back to Canada it would be great to meet up for a dig
🇨🇦 Excellent job of explaining and showing examples I am in Canada would you be willing to share the printing program so I could try it out ,,or do you have any pre build to sell and ship ,,,I suspect the shipping would be to expensive,,,THANK YOU
Hey, I'm currently in Canada for a couple months. I will try to get some physical products out for sale next year. Currently I have the .3mf file available for sale on my website: Utmostoutdoors.com I suspect the light weight will keep shipping reasonable, but I haven't properly looked into it yet.
@@UtmostOutdoors I will be anxiously awaiting the 3" & 4" versions of this. Perhaps you can scale up the 2" suction nozzle as well and make a 3" version?? Just a thought.
Sweet! But for the nozzle, remove the restriction in the front, instead just put a rod half an inch out from the orifice, thats the absolute best. Gold hog has done major research on the subject.
I like docs take on this. I think with the 3D printer, reaching up in front of the nozzle with the tines can achieve a similar effect. It's all about avoiding plug ups while dredging blind, while still allowing acceptable material size to pass through. A few solutions seem to work. Hopefully I can add more thread on tips as testing continues.
@UtmostOutdoors the thing is you want as little restriction as possible while still stopping the too big rocks. Your way of doing it is restricting a lot more than needed.
@@illernpiller If you mount a narrower ring up in front of the nozzle, the gap between the nozzle and ring allows full flow, while reducing the clamping grip at the tip that prevents you from pulling a rock stuck to the nozzle. The bar in front is a simpler way to achieve the same result, but the size of rock that is allowed to pass is smaller and results in more manual work. If you curve in some tines to create the size restriction, the water that can flow in through the openings between the tines still allows full flow. Also, even a fully restricted nozzle wont restrict flow as much as you think. For example, a 1.5" nozzle restriction into a 2" hose will still flow WAY more water than having the entire hose 1.5". I think so long as your flow to the box is adequate, restricting the nozzle a bit can actually be helpful at concentrating the suction at the tip to help reach further into cracks. I'll do some tests at some point and I'm sure we'll have a variety of solutions that work well. My ideal steel nozzle is a ring that is welded straight to the nozzle at the bottom end, and held out a bit with a gap behind it at the top. It allows larger material up than the bar, allows the pressure relieve from the gap at the top, and still concentrates full suction at the bottom quarter of the nozzle.
As an option... There are direct to customer 3d print farms in operation already. Anyone without a 3d printer can simply upload the file to any such service and receive a completed part in the mail.
The impeller will be for sale as a physical product on my website very soon. I may release the print file sometime next year. A video will be coming out in two days going over the impeller for sale a bit more.
I've only used the infinity jet in a bathtub. As for the subsurface dredge, I can tell you it sucks gravel just fine, but I don't have a proper report on fine gold recovery yet. Once I get some testing done, I will send out updated matting profiles to the latest and greatest thing. Also, a more in depth look at the subsurface dredge will be out in a video tomorrow.
Absolutely! It just depends on where you are in the world, or where you can travel to. Even places where it is restricted often have permits you can get to run a gold dredge. Lots of US states have dredge seasons and even BC in Canada you can get a permit under the right circumstances.
@@aussiechris9111 well im about to buy a property with 3.5 km of one of Australia's richest alluvial rivers runs through it.. All I could find on dredging, It hasnt been allowed there for nearly 40 years..
@@HebrewHammerArmsCo yeah been outlawed for a long time, Vic was the last bastion that was banned in 1990. I still see some clowns do it. A bloke on The Meroo was caught. It's just not worth it, even if you are on private land. Drones, nosey neighbours, right of way on waterways, someone will ping you eventually. They will seize your gear and even your vehicle. The standard fine is one thing, the EPA and even Fisheries are another. The strictest rangers I have ever come across are Fisheries. They read me the riot act using a banker way back in 2017. I almost went in on a big place near Tambaroora/Pyramul a few years back, plenty of creek etc. Only to discover it was heavily dredged/water monitored/excavators etc in the 90's.
@@HebrewHammerArmsCo Yep is absolutely illegal in Australia mate. Victoria last banned it in 1990. A bloke on the Meroo river was caught in recent times, He was fined heavily. Even on private land absolutely illegal, with fisheries, people using rivers and creek right of access, drones etc, the penalties are not worth it. They seize your gear, can even take your truck etc, you are fined and then can face further penalties from the EPA and Fisheries. I found a big Keene pontoon dredge hidden under ghille net on a creek once.
I don't think most people realize the amount of work that you have invested in this cool design. Keenly looking forward to more vids and wish you much success with your launch!!!
Thank you kindly! I never imagine how much time this would take when I started down this road a year ago, but it's so nice to finally have something out there for people to enjoy! Just wait until you see the subsurface 2" dredge tube in a couple days!
@@UtmostOutdoors I can wait! Drool!!!
It is fun and time consuming doing R&D work with a printer but always so rewarding when you start getting all the problems solved. Awesome job man keep up the good work.
Yeah, I'm pretty sold on the whole 3D printing thing at this point! It's such a cool way to be able to turn ideas into reality!
Wow this is the most innovative gold finding design of modern times! So cool to see a brand new invention being prototyped and coming to market!
Infinity ejector is a brand old invention... 🙂
@AddeStensfors the innovative part is how it's made! 3d printers are cheap nowadays, 150$ for an ender 3 pro, and you can print this yourself! A nozzle like this used to require a complex mold to be made out of plastic, or extremely fine stainless steel welding to be made out of metal. Yes it's true, this component in itself isn't new, the process in which it's made is, and the price to make one is now wayyy lower, so it's more accessible to a broader market
Thanks! As you guys have been discussing I never claimed to have "invented" anything new, but it sure is cool to see a way to manufacture one of these things to be adjustable with just a 3D printer!
@@rorywest4937 That's not what you said, do you remember: "So cool to see a brand new invention being prototyped and coming to market!" And... you do not need a komplex mold, that's not how one makes a infinity ejector, been making them for 30 years 🙂
Cool setup indeed fam. Great job all around. Keep on having fun and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠
cant wait to see it in action
Awesome job!! You’re super creative and I feel I need one even though the rule makers say it’s bad. Looking forward to seeing the unit in action
Yeah, I'm going to need to travel to properly demonstrate the thing!
Incredibly impressive work here, Kyle. I've been aware of this style of jet for a long time as I was very interested in dredging but, since dreging is frowned upon in BC I never pursued it very far. At a minimum this is a really cool and challenging 3D printing project and I'm happy to buy some files and support your ingenuity. Can't wait to see what you come up with in the future for the prospecting hobby. Keep it up!
Wow thanks Cyle! I've heard of a dredge permit being handed out here or there in BC, but I imagine it's pretty tricky to sort that out. Love your Crux highbanker man, it's amazing what you can do with plastic!
@@UtmostOutdoors I think dredge permits are technically possible but I'm not personally aware of anyone succeeding in getting one for several years. My highbanker project has been incredibly fun and I'm learning new things constantly. I'm slowly converting people to accept plastics as a viable if not superior material for the hobby because of how much detail and function you can pack into them. When you make it back to Canada it would be great to meet up for a dig
Cool! I've just arrived in Canada but only until Jan 22. I may have brought winter with me :( ...
🇨🇦 Dredging is legal in a pit where the active Placer mine is excavated and only cleaning up the bedrock and no tailings or water is escaping
So you made it back ok , 😊 great tinckering Kyle .
Youve been busy! Nice work Kyle
Excellent research!
Thanks for sharing, well explained
Thata a great idea especially people running Electric or trash pumps. I'd buy one.
Thanks for sharing, well explained
That is genuis!
🇨🇦 Excellent job of explaining and showing examples I am in Canada would you be willing to share the printing program so I could try it out ,,or do you have any pre build to sell and ship ,,,I suspect the shipping would be to expensive,,,THANK YOU
Hey, I'm currently in Canada for a couple months. I will try to get some physical products out for sale next year. Currently I have the .3mf file available for sale on my website: Utmostoutdoors.com
I suspect the light weight will keep shipping reasonable, but I haven't properly looked into it yet.
Absolutely awesome!!! Now for a 6” one lol
Bahahahahaaaaa In time my friend... in time...
Seriously though, I will be working on a 3" and then possibly a 4" next year!
@@UtmostOutdoors I will be anxiously awaiting the 3" & 4" versions of this. Perhaps you can scale up the 2" suction nozzle as well and make a 3" version?? Just a thought.
@@goldpanr You bet! The 3" suction nozzle will probably be first on the list when I get around to it in 2025!
@@UtmostOutdoors How many 3700gph bilge pumps do you think it would take to run a 4"? ❤
Sweet! But for the nozzle, remove the restriction in the front, instead just put a rod half an inch out from the orifice, thats the absolute best. Gold hog has done major research on the subject.
I like docs take on this. I think with the 3D printer, reaching up in front of the nozzle with the tines can achieve a similar effect. It's all about avoiding plug ups while dredging blind, while still allowing acceptable material size to pass through. A few solutions seem to work. Hopefully I can add more thread on tips as testing continues.
@UtmostOutdoors the thing is you want as little restriction as possible while still stopping the too big rocks. Your way of doing it is restricting a lot more than needed.
@@illernpiller If you mount a narrower ring up in front of the nozzle, the gap between the nozzle and ring allows full flow, while reducing the clamping grip at the tip that prevents you from pulling a rock stuck to the nozzle. The bar in front is a simpler way to achieve the same result, but the size of rock that is allowed to pass is smaller and results in more manual work. If you curve in some tines to create the size restriction, the water that can flow in through the openings between the tines still allows full flow.
Also, even a fully restricted nozzle wont restrict flow as much as you think. For example, a 1.5" nozzle restriction into a 2" hose will still flow WAY more water than having the entire hose 1.5". I think so long as your flow to the box is adequate, restricting the nozzle a bit can actually be helpful at concentrating the suction at the tip to help reach further into cracks. I'll do some tests at some point and I'm sure we'll have a variety of solutions that work well.
My ideal steel nozzle is a ring that is welded straight to the nozzle at the bottom end, and held out a bit with a gap behind it at the top. It allows larger material up than the bar, allows the pressure relieve from the gap at the top, and still concentrates full suction at the bottom quarter of the nozzle.
As an option...
There are direct to customer 3d print farms in operation already. Anyone without a 3d printer can simply upload the file to any such service and receive a completed part in the mail.
Will you be selling the 3d file for the bilge pump impeller you designed?
The impeller will be for sale as a physical product on my website very soon. I may release the print file sometime next year. A video will be coming out in two days going over the impeller for sale a bit more.
pretty sweet looking unite. must of taken a week to print all of that.
Yeah, it took quite a while!
Nice design mate 🙌
I wonder if it would scale up to a 6’ 🤔
Hmmmm
Gold Squad In🤠 !
I just need to know if you used it yet....I am purchaseing your stl for use on my Elegoo Saturn
I've only used the infinity jet in a bathtub. As for the subsurface dredge, I can tell you it sucks gravel just fine, but I don't have a proper report on fine gold recovery yet. Once I get some testing done, I will send out updated matting profiles to the latest and greatest thing. Also, a more in depth look at the subsurface dredge will be out in a video tomorrow.
You can still dredge ?
Absolutely! It just depends on where you are in the world, or where you can travel to. Even places where it is restricted often have permits you can get to run a gold dredge. Lots of US states have dredge seasons and even BC in Canada you can get a permit under the right circumstances.
Thats the irony, end up getting shot doing it in Aus.
@@aussiechris9111 well im about to buy a property with 3.5 km of one of Australia's richest alluvial rivers runs through it.. All I could find on dredging, It hasnt been allowed there for nearly 40 years..
@@HebrewHammerArmsCo yeah been outlawed for a long time, Vic was the last bastion that was banned in 1990. I still see some clowns do it. A bloke on The Meroo was caught. It's just not worth it, even if you are on private land. Drones, nosey neighbours, right of way on waterways, someone will ping you eventually. They will seize your gear and even your vehicle. The standard fine is one thing, the EPA and even Fisheries are another. The strictest rangers I have ever come across are Fisheries. They read me the riot act using a banker way back in 2017.
I almost went in on a big place near Tambaroora/Pyramul a few years back, plenty of creek etc. Only to discover it was heavily dredged/water monitored/excavators etc in the 90's.
@@HebrewHammerArmsCo Yep is absolutely illegal in Australia mate. Victoria last banned it in 1990. A bloke on the Meroo river was caught in recent times, He was fined heavily. Even on private land absolutely illegal, with fisheries, people using rivers and creek right of access, drones etc, the penalties are not worth it. They seize your gear, can even take your truck etc, you are fined and then can face further penalties from the EPA and Fisheries.
I found a big Keene pontoon dredge hidden under ghille net on a creek once.
i hope you will sell the files for the dredge also! Would love to print one for myself :)!
The dredge file is finished and ready for sale. It's on my website, but I'll have a more detailed video coming out on it in 3 days.
@@UtmostOutdoors ah great, i just ordered it :) can`t wait to print it!
@@andysen1987 Let me know how the print goes! I can't wait to see some of them in action!
You might try a lift test
Still not there unfortunately...
Still not there as in not as efficient as the suction nozzle?