How To Build A Gold Mining Trommel Episode 3 of 3
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- Опубліковано 17 лют 2023
- Welcome to the final episode of the gold mining trommel build. In the video I am back on the lathe machining some parts, welding away and having fun. I had a blast making this video, from editing tricks to some killer B-roll. There are still a few odds and ends to get it 100% done but I am currently waiting on something special to come in from the USA to finish it off. I hope you all enjoy the video and hope to see you on the next one:)
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Definitely add labor. It is a joy to see your skills and problem solving. Not to overlook those playful video tricks. You were born to do this.
Thanks Jim! I love being creative with the videos, it is like customizing a hotrod to me. Every video is tweaked a bit different.
@@TheMiningChannelas an Australian, I wouldn't charge less than $120 an hour for your knowledge, expertise and time. Minimum. Absolute minimum.
@@frenchys_prospecting So, who do you charge the $120 per hour when working for yourself?
My little boy thought you kicking the trommel around was the funniest thing ever
Just tell him I am with the Avengers hahah
Haha will do
I'm a pharmacist from Poland and after your movies I have new big dream to visit your country and watch how this machine works. I am jealous that you can create thats beautifull man staff alone only with your brain and muscle. P.S. This was the best 3 movies I have been watched on youtube since a long time, thanks
Thanks Adam. BC is a very beautiful place. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos I am putting out!
The knowledge.. dang man. The more I watch… holy moley!! Absolutely pro!
Thanks GGH. I hope some people out there gain some knowledge and try and build one for them selves one day.
Yay just what I need for my Saturday afternoon
I like how you clearly tally costs and time, letting anyone put whatever value on work when they ponder doing something like this. Fascinating build. My dads homestead is sitting in gold-country and I have pondered if it would be worth it trying to get it out of the ground, this series told me that I would have to spend a years wages just for materials, tools and time to build the stuff that I need if I ever want to go beyond a pan and a wooden wash-box, so clearly big mining is still just a pipedream. I think that I some day will do something of a smaller scale, like 1/4 or 1/8 scale since I would only have to deal with smaller rocks for the dirt I would deal with, and it would probably be something I could make withhout high-end stuff like plasma-cutters. I wish I had known what I know today 30 years ago, before we planted forest on top of the fields where I now know we got 5 inches of ironsand that got some gold in it about 2,5 meters below turf. Keep making videos about your builds!
Hey Andreas. Thanks for watching. A person can build a washplant alot cheaper then this one. Even though this is a very cheap build, a person can always go non mechanical, a lot like a big high banker. A person could put one together for well under 1000 bucks without all the fancy tools. Never think anything is a pipedream, think of it as a goal to achieve.
I wouldn’t add your labor as the point was take a mitigation approach but if you do add it it would add insight for the viewers. This was a great series that I hope you can add a 4th episode to showing the paint and sluice box additions. Not to mention the maiden voyage! Very informative and just a “whack ton” 🤣 of fun to watch!
So glad you enjoyed it JPH. I will have a shorter 4th episode on the paint and sluice for sure!
You really know what you're doing and the trommel came out nice! Thanks for sharing your acknowledge I will probably use some of your ideas, cheers 🍻
Please do!!!! This video is here for anyone use:)
Really enjoyed this series so far. I learned welding and fabricating in high school and I am a hobby prospector in my free time in the summer. Ive thought about building a trommel as just a fun project thats how I found your channel. Super inspiriting for me! thanks!!
Hey BA. Glad you enjoyed it. I hope you could use some info from the videos and whip one up one day.!!!
Thanks for sharing, brilliant serious and lots of fun parts too. Mind you I was invited onto a gold mine yesterday, we must have run the trommel in the reverse direction to you, you threw dirt in and money fell out the end, we threw money in and just dirt come out the end 😂😂😂😂😂.
Hahahah if only it happened that way hey....When I made my wife drop the money through the chute she said the same thing lol.
my buddy (professional machinist) was introduced to your work today. as I thought your skill and practicality was greatly appreciated by him. we are in our 60s so can fantasize our youthful return to the type of skill and independence you demonstrate, in starting some adventuresome scheme. fun to see someone live their own dream. oh to do it again
Thanks CR!!! I'm far from a machinist but truly appreciate a journeymans approval!!! Thanks for watching and thank you for the kind words:)
I can't hardley believe that this piece of equipment has come together for you in just a few short videos, and I do think you need to add the value of your time into the overall cost, but at the average rate for a welder to keep it simple. Can you believe were almost through February? You will have this painted and running before you know it! Being a Nebraska flat lander, I am very interested in seeing this used in the field soon. I hope your having at least half as much fun as us watching, then we know your happy and doing what you love. PS. The edits are alot of fun, keep doing what you are, and we will keep watching. Peace.
Hey MP. We just got another dump of snow and more cold weather next week. This winter is dragging on to long lol, I am sure we are 3 weeks behind for spring compared to last year. I am glad your liking the editing, it is the most enjoyable part for me to do, I like to challenge my self on learning this stuff.
Even at $50 an hour your labor cost would be $5000 and a build cost of about $10K, not bad at all.
Also, if it was not 3/4 junk and stuff he already owned, the parts costs would be at least 4x what it is.
Mind blown wow so much stuff you’ve learned that thing came out great it’s really ingenious some of the processes you’ve come up with to make it mostly trouble free and easy really enjoyed this series looking forward to the sluice build (if you share it ) bummer on the customs hopefully it clears soon thanks for sharing see you on the next one 👍🏼👊🏼
I will be making a small video for that for sure!!! I will probably paint it also that episode to:)
@@TheMiningChannel 👍🏼👊🏼
Great build, can’t wait to see it in operation. Not only should you include your labor in the value, you need to add profit. MSI prices their equipment to not only cover the costs but to put profit in their pockets. You need to do that too. That money helps pay for your extensive, first hand knowledge gained from years of experience plus R and D. It also helps to cover the costs of broken equipment replacement/upgrades. Never sell yourself short, you’ve made huge investments in equipment, training, and experience. That has value, your skills have value, your experience has value. Well done, can’t wait to see more
Yes that is very true, a persons experience has a huge value to. If I was not able to build this kind of stuff I wouldn't of been able to start mining.
@@TheMiningChannel those years of trial and error only build your experience further. I only found your channel with this build and have started going back and watching from the beginning. Thanks Man!
@Michael Loomer Im super glad you you found the channel !!! I find UA-cam doesn't push out my stuff alot, I got a head start from Dan Hurd sharing some videos.
I think it may have been dans links that helped me find you. Time to start collaborating with Dan on projects as well as volunteering some time mucking out the Yankee Boy for some shout outs. Maybe Mount Baker mining and metals as well. It’s always cool to share some of your knowledge with others while gaining some of their expertise as well. Just a thought.
@Michael Loomer I love both there channels. I like the colab parts, Dan and I will have a lot of videos together this summer.
Time is 100% money. But as you said it was all your own time and as such you dont have to pay all the extras that employing others costs. I like how you did it with the cost of materials and your time being seperate. That way people can do a rough estimate for whatever they think their time is worth if they are wonsering what this sort of a build would cost them. Im sure you know what your time is worth but everyone has different ways of calculating that for themselves 😁
Hey Bazamere, my problem even when building hotrods was always not charging enough. My shop rate was at $50 while others were at $75. I always stayed busy though:)
You always count your time. That time is worth it’s weight in gold. Great video and nice build 👍
Thanks a lot Randy. I'm glad you enjoyed it:)
Thanks for sharing your build with us it was great. Love the video. Looking forward to your next one. Stay safe
Thanks a lot DT. I'm glad you enjoyed it
Most informative mining show ever well done sir. Any chance of a shaker deck build??? small would be good :)
Thanks a lot Stormbringer. I may throw something like that in one day!
Love the B roll 👌
Fantastic little Trommel and a great walkthrough of building it
Thanks Mat. It was alot of fun building and making a video of it. I can't wait to try it out.
@@TheMiningChannel be sure to show us, and the sluice run build
@@tattoedmat Absaloutly, I have something special coming from the states for that:)
Awesome video! Loving this channel! Solid work!
Great editing man, and a beauty of a trommel.
Thanks Andy, I can't wait to use it:)
Great build! On the ones I have built, I had my sprocket cut w a water jet and it turned out really nice. One thind I did was grind a slight taper (similar to the store bought sprockets) to the teeth to help the chain find its way.
I used to get them water jet to when I lived down south, makes it perfect cut like you say. Up north no one seems to have a waterjet system though.
I really enjoyed all 3 episodes . Great work man !!!
You do amazing work. You could succeed in any mechanical field and your explanations are great!
Thanks a lot Daniel! I used to be a college instructor for collision repair so I can explain stuff pritty well. I could go on for hours on one subject but I would make people fall asleep lol.
Dude, you are a beast!
I cant wait to use it, this snow just keeps coming down.......I'm getting cabin fever..
your time is always priceless
Thanks for letting me see how and why you doing the Build a certain way thanks I am sadly confined to my wheelchair after motorcycle accident so can never do the things you do so very happy to at least learn from you all the little things I would never thought off thank you and I am loving your videos keep up the fantastic work
Thanks a lot Stephen, I'm glad you enjoyed it:)
I am a sales manager for spare parts and machinery parts here in germany, also calculating all these things. Your skills and very special knowings should by worth between 80 - 100 dollars per hour i think. Thanks for your videos, very interesting !
Thanks Bud!!! This trommel is currently out rented to my neighbor. I will be doing a video on how it is working:)
They see mee rollinggg
Nice dude! The editing skills are definitely showing and I love the way you've thought this thing out! Reminiscent of some of the larger fabricating channels for sure! Plus, the way you designed it so you can easily just slide it 10 feet over with nothing more than a gentle kick with your boot will be a big plus! 😉
Thanks bud! It is fun doing some tricks in the editing program.
i am a office man, equipment sale, all adverting, videos, and also 3D drawing. but i admire what you can do it yourself. i believe your trommel is good, if it can go mass production, we will laugh
Thanks Jason!! I have a video of it coming out in the next few weeks. It worked like a champ all summer with very few issues. Happy holidays and thanks for watching.
Really great video! Loved watching and being along for this journey and am super excited to see the next one.
Thanks CYA!!! I really enjoy your work also. You guys are top notch.
What a fantastic video series! Thank you for taking the time to make this happen. 🦊Riki2Tails
Thanks Riki!! I'm glad you enjoyed it:)
I agree your labor is worth adding. Good thing you built it in the down season for mining or that would of been extra cost
Great video! Honest and hard working 💪 new overalls don't stay new for long 😹
Haha very true HSQ.
Great video
Yesssss! Great build man!
fantastic job!
Awesome work
Excellent video thank you😊 !!!
Here’s a comment to boost the algorithm for ya ! Haha great vid TY
Thanks Kolten!
Yes add your labor, Looking great I have been following this build from the start. Let me know when you are ready to sell it. Cheers
Thanks Nugget!! I may build a couple to have around next winter, who knows....I may even give one away..........
Very nice! I'm sure Dan will put this to good use. Hopefully he will get his permits sometime before winter so we can see this bad boy in action. As to adding your hour wage.... I wouldn't. It seems to me this is more of an educational video and welding costs vary widely depending on where you are and who you use. By providing how many hours it took you to build it a person should be able to adjust that to fit their skill level. If they hire a welder to do it the hours it'll take will vary widely yet again.... I'm just basing on the fact that this is your 5th one and I'm sure your first 1 or 2 or even 3 took a bit longer as you refined your design. Now on the other hand if you intend to take orders from people to build for them... well that's between you and your clients.... not us. 😉
Thanks for taking along on the ride, Im looking forward to your next video.
Hey FAF, thanks for watching:). I don't really plan to build these for people. I just hope someone will use the idea and get them sluicing one day. I seem to be to busy with my other mining stuff every hahah.
love it
Nice edits! And hilarious start to the vid
Thanks Phoebe, I'm new to this youtube and editing stuff. I like being creative on the videos, thanks for watching:)
Another excellent video. Moves briskly but doesn't leave out important details. And sharing lessons learned will be useful to those with the skill and desire to build one that works. Look forward to seeing this in the field. So what will you be showing us next?
Thanks Marv!! I think I have 2- 3 more winter vlogs then I will be out at the claim. Next video is some bodywork and paint on a excavator then I have a lot of people wanting to know about my cleanup sluice. I will whip up a couple and show people how to build those also.
Nice work✊
Thank you! Cheers!
I call em pajamas. Wife hates it when I wear them around the house
Hahahhaha that's to funny. As long as there isn't any gear oil on them I can enter the house lol
Nice work
Brother this is sick!!! 🤙🏼
Thanks RP!! It will be out in the field next week for a test:)
@@TheMiningChannel I supply good muscle and strong ethic if you need a guy🤣😅🇨🇦.. Can’t wait to see the outcome!!!
thats fantastic! amazing work there! i would love to make my own mini-trommel for use in my shop to classify materials into multiple sizes, all they way form 1/2 inch to 1/100 mesh haha. with maybe 5 screen sizes and a water recirculating series of bins and an overflow pond. so i could insert raw material, and have every size classified for searching later using a Saruca so i have better size separation for good flips and centers for gem searching and ore processing. i think it would be fine for it to be no more than 5 gallon bucket in size per screen section, since im not running a lot of material, but hand classifying is a chore, though a pleasure too. but a trommel would be fantastic for separating gravel sizes automatically. of course, if i could just re-create a Pleitz Machine like what Glen Worhtington in Arkansas has, i could probably just let it do the concentrating work for me haha, and nto need to even classify too much either. but, alas, my crafting skills are low, and i dont have a welder. perhaps if i could get a place to build them for me though, but would likely be pricy for hobby level gem searching. i already have my Gold Hog Multisluice for gold lol. so im set there.
Hey Eddie thanks for watching. I think a Multi deck screening system would work great for that! I will be building a mini screen deck system for my next episode. It could give a person some ideas on how to whip one up!
@@TheMiningChannel thats awesome! i will absolutely be watching that when it comes out haha.
Helou from Finland, you make wery good videos
Hey there Matti. Thanks for checking out the channel:)
What about the cost for the plasma cutter to do the sprocket. Great job 👍
Where did you learn all these crazy cool skills!!
i would suggest that you add another thrust roller to the opposite of he one, the barrel will want to climb the rollers on the other end of the barrel.
There is one there for initial break in (didn't show it on camera) but I usually take them off once it is broken in. That only happens if your rollers aren't aligned properly it will climb upwards.
Also, I will be having at least one nightmare about all those coupons from the beginning of the video!
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Good afternoon Sir
So I’m looking to build my own Trommel similar to yours.
So some questions here, where have you bought that trommel paper sheet template for cutting holes in pipe to mark out before cutting?
And list of things you used like hydraulic pump, wheelsbearings and things like that would be so appreciated.
I’m in Alaska
Thanks for your help, and awesome video man.
Nice build!
What would the Ton per Hour be?
What water rate for optimal performance?
Are the plans available on-line at all?
Thanks Jenko! I figure with a 4 inch pump ( not sure on exact gpm yet) and a 4 foot wide box the unit should be able to do 30-35 yph, I will only be running a 3 foot wide box on this one. I'll put it to a really good test come spring time and put out a video. As for plans, once I test it out I will try and get them out to people somehow, maybe Dan will let me throw a downloadable pdf on his website. I won't charge anyone anything. People also want plans for my cleanup sluice.
@@TheMiningChannel thanks mate I’m in Australia we have just applied for a mine lease and we’ll need to build a wash plant to ( if approved) so this information is great for me..
@Jenko’s Gold Adventures Oh excellent!!! I was talking with another person from there and told me how much it costs to mine there..... couldn't believe it!
This is a very simple design and anyone with a bit of welding experience can throw it together. Just the machining a guy may have to get done by someone else if you don't have the equipment. Another 2 months and I should have it tested out and a video up with some sort of downloadable sheet for everyone to use.
now who would make fun of your coveralls...😁
Your the main one hahahahah. I scored and picked up a coupe pairs for cheap.... because I am cheap lol.
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I have a way to potentially make this run forever power\electrical means
how many gph of water do you recomend for this trommel
With a 3 foot wide sluice I use a gorman rupp 4 inch pump. The output on it is 650 gpm but only run 1/2-5/8 throttle. A 4 foot wide sluice on this unit could run the same size pump at 3/4-full.
where i can buy that little magnetic tool ?
Hey Jason they can be purchased on amazon. I have a link i believe on my cleanup sluice build video.
What size of pump and motor did u use for ur hydraulic system
Hey Matt. I used a 11 gpm hydraulic pump matched to a 400 rpm 20 gpm drive pump I had kicking around.
Awesome ty and what rpm are u running the unit at.. tossing the idea for a trommel drive either hydraulic or gear drive.. for our unit almost the same size ..it's for our 2024 season in the cariboo..
And did u use the motor direct to the trommel or run a gear box with it??
And one more question what size of motor in.. cu in was it.. people out here have no idea and it's driving me nutz sorry for all the questions
$10,100 for man hours, rounded total of $15000.
I think that is fair!! A fabrication shop is around or more then that per hour these days.
@@TheMiningChannel factoring in the previous purchase of the tools it seems fair.
@Daniel F Myers Absaloutly. Both the welder and plasma cutter wasn't cheap to purchase.
HAHAHAHAHA! It really is that easy!!!
Haha thought that would be a funny addition to the video
@@TheMiningChannel yeah we just move rocks and find gold that quickly changes its form to digital currency. That’s the part that is ducked with an eff. 😂
Nice build any for sale
Hey there Rock. Not just yet. I have this one going out to the field next week for a trial run. If all goes well I will build a couple this winter.
Let me know I've thinking of building one just no time. I can run year round on the east coast
@Rock-jt5vk For sure Rock. That would be killer to he able to run all year... We only get 4-5 months here.
30K used. Cost you 5K. 25K in savings for 101 hours or you worked for about $250.00 per hour. I think you did an awesome job. On a side note. Can you turn down the music when you are talking?
That's Eric! Thanks for watching and I'm open to suggestions on making the videos more enjoyable.
Not to sure about your dime stacking mate how's about 10 bucks an hour sound ?
Sold!!! When do I start work? Hahah
@@TheMiningChannel as soon as I win lottery and find a claim are you sure you can handle Queensland weather though? I have a mate that is from Canada that I worked with and is my neighbour we call him moose he gets through it though (just) lol, good job on that build btw
@@TheMiningChannel oh and merry bloody Xmas from aus 🙂
would you sell it for $10k?
Hey there Michiel, sorry but it is in use now.
To be fair to yourself and count your labor?
hello really nice
Thanks a lot GB:)