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Angus Mackirk Grubstake sluice.
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<blockquote data-quote="Ag Man" data-source="post: 31655" data-attributes="member: 113"><p>Yep, Youtube is good but learning on the job is best.</p><p></p><p>I try & run mine as level as the water speed & volume allow. It there's enough - run it near level. </p><p>1" drop per foot of the sluice length is just a rough guide/starting point. You'll get the feel for & get to know how to set it up depending on flow/drop of the creek that is available.</p><p>No need for spirit levels. </p><p>Go by how the riffles fill with heavies - too much heavies on one side then lift it gently.</p><p>Keep the exit of the sluice clear(as in the area where your waste gravels get dumped). regularly clear that as a build up will cause the water to become turbulent or slow down in the bottom part of the sluice.</p><p></p><p>The speed of the water in your video looks good. (get a pebble & drop it in the feed tray & adjust the sluice so it happily rolls out - not tooo fast & not dropping into riffles and hanging back.) Just a little much depth for my liking tho. You can feed that sluice much quicker too - no probs.</p><p></p><p>Keep your eye out on the feed tray - you'll spot bits of gold hanging back - lovely sight! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p>Good luck with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ag Man, post: 31655, member: 113"] Yep, Youtube is good but learning on the job is best. I try & run mine as level as the water speed & volume allow. It there's enough - run it near level. 1" drop per foot of the sluice length is just a rough guide/starting point. You'll get the feel for & get to know how to set it up depending on flow/drop of the creek that is available. No need for spirit levels. Go by how the riffles fill with heavies - too much heavies on one side then lift it gently. Keep the exit of the sluice clear(as in the area where your waste gravels get dumped). regularly clear that as a build up will cause the water to become turbulent or slow down in the bottom part of the sluice. The speed of the water in your video looks good. (get a pebble & drop it in the feed tray & adjust the sluice so it happily rolls out - not tooo fast & not dropping into riffles and hanging back.) Just a little much depth for my liking tho. You can feed that sluice much quicker too - no probs. Keep your eye out on the feed tray - you'll spot bits of gold hanging back - lovely sight! :P Good luck with it. [/QUOTE]
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Angus Mackirk Grubstake sluice.
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