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Wishful thinking....or....Bunnings sluice failure
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<blockquote data-quote="jgro1809" data-source="post: 200863" data-attributes="member: 6348"><p>Wally....I've tried something similar to your setup before as a small backpack river sluice.....I also found a bit of loss occurring.</p><p></p><p>....but I did find a fix that worked quite well. </p><p></p><p>The issue is the high flow/pressure area of the sluice is straight down the centre....the same place all your gravels and gold will want to travel because of the cupped shape (think gravity). Putting a few V shaped barriers down the centre (1-2cm's high) will give you an interruption to flow and low pressure areas. The V shape also doesn't chock up with crap too much. I suppose I'm saying think natural....where do you find gold in straight section of stream.....behind rocks and obstructions right???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgro1809, post: 200863, member: 6348"] Wally....I've tried something similar to your setup before as a small backpack river sluice.....I also found a bit of loss occurring. ....but I did find a fix that worked quite well. The issue is the high flow/pressure area of the sluice is straight down the centre....the same place all your gravels and gold will want to travel because of the cupped shape (think gravity). Putting a few V shaped barriers down the centre (1-2cm's high) will give you an interruption to flow and low pressure areas. The V shape also doesn't chock up with crap too much. I suppose I'm saying think natural....where do you find gold in straight section of stream.....behind rocks and obstructions right??? [/QUOTE]
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