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<blockquote data-quote="XLOOX" data-source="post: 624407" data-attributes="member: 16174"><p>If you have to carry in water, a standard 200 mm sieve fits well in 300mm cake containers.</p><p>The 300mm size gives JUST enough room to swish sieve around. Sands can then be panned with patience in same container with small plastic 200mm pan. Can get through quite a bit of material this way for a small amount of water but SLOW. </p><p>But I would only backpack in 5 litres of water & 2 of that is for me so the minimum water needed for sieving/panning is important.</p><p></p><p>Also </p><p></p><p>If you go down Sunday markets / op shops you can score old stainless bread knives & pruning saws.</p><p>Grind down edge/ points & carefully grind in a strong hook at tip.</p><p>Very strong & flexible & gets into thinnest cracks.</p><p>Pruning saw can go down 300mm to loosen up stuff.</p><p></p><p>Soft clear PVC tube make good cover.</p><p></p><p>DO NOT try with carbon steel knife as will snap and shards might get you.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/16174/1633746115_20211008_212458.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="XLOOX, post: 624407, member: 16174"] If you have to carry in water, a standard 200 mm sieve fits well in 300mm cake containers. The 300mm size gives JUST enough room to swish sieve around. Sands can then be panned with patience in same container with small plastic 200mm pan. Can get through quite a bit of material this way for a small amount of water but SLOW. But I would only backpack in 5 litres of water & 2 of that is for me so the minimum water needed for sieving/panning is important. Also If you go down Sunday markets / op shops you can score old stainless bread knives & pruning saws. Grind down edge/ points & carefully grind in a strong hook at tip. Very strong & flexible & gets into thinnest cracks. Pruning saw can go down 300mm to loosen up stuff. Soft clear PVC tube make good cover. DO NOT try with carbon steel knife as will snap and shards might get you. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/16174/1633746115_20211008_212458.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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