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Post by goldrunner on Dec 30, 2013 17:29:41 GMT -5
I haveonly shovel and panned. Looking at getting a sluice. What length do most of you run. I know it will depend on stream size etc..but I do not wan to get oneto big or small.
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Post by uregold on Dec 30, 2013 17:43:10 GMT -5
I run a homemade sluice i built for small creeks its about 2 ft long but 4 ft keenes, prolines,ect work very well as long as you have enough water and a good setup. I would not go with anything longer than 4 ft most creeks do not have enough gradient to get a good angle on the sluice
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Post by goldrunner on Dec 30, 2013 17:50:00 GMT -5
That is what I was wondering. I am hoping to start wandering around a it more. Wanted to work easier...or at least more that just panning.
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Post by uregold on Dec 30, 2013 18:01:47 GMT -5
Ive always done well with a sluice its my favorite but i recently started panning alot more here lately
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Post by shadow on Dec 30, 2013 20:17:52 GMT -5
I have a 7"x36" Buckabilly with a 12" flare and its about as big as I care to go for the creeks that I tend to frequent, but like Uregold said anything past 48" will be to big to run in most of the creeks. If your just starting out sluicing like me make sure to get an Aluminum/Stainless steel one as they can be beaten around with minimal gold loss. Whereas plastic/rubber sluices tend to be more for the experienced sluicer that can classify and not overload or bump it causing it to dump out a fair amount.
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Post by goldrunner on Dec 30, 2013 20:57:59 GMT -5
Thanks I appreciate the thoughts. I hope to hear more and narrow down the search. Hope to see everyone out and about and get some sluicing tips in person.
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Post by Savage on Dec 30, 2013 20:58:51 GMT -5
The box shadow got is perfect. It is also a good all around box. I can teach you tricks with about any box you choose. Again, you can't go wrong with one like shadows. Ywevis and dirtymike can tell you a story about my sluice that is the same as the buckabilly. Mine is a keene a52 mini. We hammered that sluice with two people shoveling and one tossing ricks out and we had a lot of gold. I am not sure why, but those narrow, fast sluices really catch the gold.
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Post by Gold Seeker on Dec 31, 2013 10:50:53 GMT -5
The box shadow got is perfect. It is also a good all around box. I can teach you tricks with about any box you choose. Again, you can't go wrong with one like shadows. Ywevis and dirtymike can tell you a story about my sluice that is the same as the buckabilly. Mine is a keene a52 mini. We hammered that sluice with two people shoveling and one tossing ricks out and we had a lot of gold. I am not sure why, but those narrow, fast sluices really catch the gold. Savage, I just wanted to clarify which sluice you have, Keene has the A52 10" X51", the A51 Mini 10" X36" and the A51A Mini 6.5" X 33". So as not to confuse anyone looking for such a sluice, I'm guessing you have the A51A mini? |
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Post by Savage on Dec 31, 2013 12:18:26 GMT -5
I have at least one of each plus a A52p. I was referring to the a51a.
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Post by goldrunner on Dec 31, 2013 12:24:18 GMT -5
I was wondering about that. I figured it was the a51a mini.i am debating on the mini and the a51. Leaning toward the mini. Still undecided though.
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Post by Savage on Dec 31, 2013 12:32:11 GMT -5
I was wondering about that. I figured it was the a51a mini.i am debating on the mini and the a51. Leaning toward the mini. Still undecided though. Get both. The a52a mini first. |
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Post by goldrunner on Dec 31, 2013 12:42:41 GMT -5
Thanks again you guys have bee n very helpful. I think the a52a mini is right for me for now.....hopefully many more to come!
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Post by creeker on Dec 31, 2013 18:33:46 GMT -5
i'm new to prospecting too and i did a lot of checking and youtubing to pick my sluice and made a couple homemade ones too and i have to say that I chose the Angus Mackirk Explorer and am glad i did ....it is a drop riffle type, one piece, no carpets or any thing just run your dirt when the riffles get full of black sand rinse in a bucket and do it again ,only takes 10 -20 seconds to clean out and i get the super fine gold here is a blury pic of some fines with a stick pin for size referance 10x magnifacation.. check out Angus Mackirk ,keep in mind i'm a green horn  |
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Post by Savage on Dec 31, 2013 18:55:23 GMT -5
i'm new to prospecting too and i did a lot of checking and youtubing to pick my sluice and made a couple homemade ones too and i have to say that I chose the Angus Mackirk Explorer and am glad i did ....it is a drop riffle type, one piece, no carpets or any thing just run your dirt when the riffles get full of black sand rinse in a bucket and do it again ,only takes 10 -20 seconds to clean out and i get the super fine gold here is a blury pic of some fines with a stick pin for size referance 10x magnifacation.. check out Angus Mackirk ,keep in mind i'm a green horn I have a AM eureka. They are good sluices. Every sluice I have has a specific job. If I had it to do over, I would get a smaller AM. They work very well in small creeks where you are working clay into buckets. I like my old school boxes for production. The explorer is a good choice. |
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Post by fireonthemountain on Jan 2, 2014 10:14:02 GMT -5
I use either a Keene A51 or an Angus Mackirk Foreman in the streams here. The foreman is nice because you can run it with a lot less water, which is good if it hasnt rained in a while.... but if the water's higher I still love my keene. can feed it a lot faster, run a lot more material.... But both are awesome sluices!
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Post by goldrunner on Jan 8, 2014 17:31:19 GMT -5
Just got in my keene a51a mini. Ready to run it out and turn some dirt.!
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Post by uregold on Jan 8, 2014 17:55:12 GMT -5
Just got in my keene a51a mini. Ready to run it out and turn some dirt.! Thats a good one. Very well suited for production in small creeks. |
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