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<blockquote data-quote="Syndyne" data-source="post: 7242" data-attributes="member: 378"><p>Hi Adam,</p><p></p><p>It's actually quite stable. The locking sections are quite tight when it's together and as with most highbankers, once you get a small tailings pile around the back legs, it's as solid as a rock. The only issue I need to address (in the coming weeks) is the addition of a small piece of rubber or aluminum underneath the mesh section of the boiler box that will guide the gravel wash and water more evenly against the centre rear blocked off section of the sluice/slick plate. This will stop that initial water cutoff and subsequent flush that builds up when I throw a full shovel of wash into it. It hasn't been bad enough to shift the gold out of the riffles but I'd feel safer with it in place. Most of the larger gold pieces we just pulled straight off the back plate before clean out. Those sluices seem to hold it there really well! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'll detail that addition in the thread as soon as I have it in place. </p><p></p><p>Kindest regards,</p><p>Shauno.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Syndyne, post: 7242, member: 378"] Hi Adam, It's actually quite stable. The locking sections are quite tight when it's together and as with most highbankers, once you get a small tailings pile around the back legs, it's as solid as a rock. The only issue I need to address (in the coming weeks) is the addition of a small piece of rubber or aluminum underneath the mesh section of the boiler box that will guide the gravel wash and water more evenly against the centre rear blocked off section of the sluice/slick plate. This will stop that initial water cutoff and subsequent flush that builds up when I throw a full shovel of wash into it. It hasn't been bad enough to shift the gold out of the riffles but I'd feel safer with it in place. Most of the larger gold pieces we just pulled straight off the back plate before clean out. Those sluices seem to hold it there really well! :) I'll detail that addition in the thread as soon as I have it in place. Kindest regards, Shauno. [/QUOTE]
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