Recent content by michaelmoller1

Thanks Heatho, So the pump and emptying out the small rock pools beside the creek is probably not a good idea if no pumps are allowed. Its a shame as i bet theres a lot of nice stones down deeper in those little pools. Ill give Bill a call to discuss what is allowed and go from there. Thanks...

Hi all, Just after a bit of help/information on fossicking for sapphires in Frazer creek at Inverell. I was down there at billabong blue a month ago to scope the place out for camping and have a quick dig but only found small zircons but I didn't dig for to long so that's ok. The fella down...

Thanks G0lddigg, will use all the relevant information above to come up with the perfect setup. cheers Mike

Cheers Barry, Ill definitely take this on board. Regards Mike

Thanks Barry, 1200mm sounds like a good starting point for size. As mine will be primarily for gemstones only are there any other things I need to take into consideration? There will be 2 of us working the highbanker/sluice to hopefully enable us to process more wash. Is there a particular...

Thanks Barry, Which do you think would work better for my application. Your top box or wal's cable tray top? Is 1200mm to short for the bottom sluice box? Hopefully a lot of the lighter stuff gets flushed out the bottom of the sluice so I don't have that much to sift through Cheers mike

Thanks Barry, What size in mm do you think a 4 carat stone would be? would this be around the maximum I can expect in a sluice? Wals highbanker looks different from your setup. cheers Mike

Thanks Barry, Will definitely take some experimentation to get it right. Is there a particular size Sluice I should be using for gemstones? Also what would be the biggest size stone you would run in the sluice? Cheers Mike

Thanks Jamie, Definitely worth having a look. cheers Mike

Good morning All, Can anyone advise if its possible to use a highbanker/sluice for processing gemstones? I will be running my wash through a dry trommel to screen out all the fine sand. I would then like to run 25-50 of the 20 litre buckets of wash through a highbanker/sluice to catch all the...

Thanks AtomRat, Yes transport always seems to be a problem. Since I would need to drag the Pulsator/HiBanker 1000km's up north size will be an issue for me also. Are there any people that make the WalBankers specifically for GemStones? Id be curious as to how much they cost. cheers Mike

Thanks AtomRat, Have you made one yourself yet or are you still looking? I would be interested in building something simple that I can run 10-50 of the 20 Litre plastic buckets of wash through each time. Do you think a HiBanker would work? I know they are primarily used for Gold but thought...

Good morning All, I am just chasing some information on making a simple pulsator, hibanker or gadget that I can run my wash through to catch gemstones. All my wash has already been through the trommel to sift out all the fine sand. Just looking for an easier alternative to the Willoughby/Sieves...