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Bazooka Gold Trap Sluice box

kiwijw		Posted : Friday, 5 August 2011 8:07:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Hi goldnut, I did explain in the post above the pic. 1" X 1" square spaced at about 1.5". Square....not hungarian. Very simple to make....& works. Keep it simple & dont try to get too techo. Good luck. Regards John :)

Goldnut		Posted : Saturday, 6 August 2011 11:41:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Well I went to my local op shop and they gave me a bunch of wood and plywood for $5 and 2m x 1m chicken fence for $2 so I decided to make my own version of the bazooka gold trap. I just need to get some sealant to make the trap water proof. It measures 40cm x 12cm -> 22cm x 9cm. I will give it a go the next time I am out. Here are the pics. Edited by user Saturday, 6 August 2011 11:51:28 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): DSCN9322.JPG DSCN9323.JPG DSCN9324.JPG DSCN9325.JPG
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Goldnut		Posted : Saturday, 6 August 2011 11:47:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		cheers for that Kiwijw.
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zimbo		Posted : Tuesday, 16 August 2011 9:53:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Goldnut Well I went to my local op shop and they gave me a bunch of wood and plywood for $5 and 2m x 1m chicken fence for $2 so I decided to make my own version of the bazooka gold trap. I just need to get some sealant to make the trap water proof. It measures 40cm x 12cm -> 22cm x 9cm. I will give it a go the next time I am out. Here are the pics. hi there looks like you forgot to put in the water tubes, it wont work with out them, i used pvc in my trap Edited by user Tuesday, 16 August 2011 10:03:58 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): imgp5310a.jpg zimbo attached the following image(s):

Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 2 September 2011 3:05:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		I took that photo before I put them in... is that one your version? I made another one... bigger... while I was panning in the states and wasn't sure if I had got it right. I see that you have 3 tubes... I only used 2 and had 6 holes on each side of the tubes. I don't think i was getting hte agitation that I needed. How is it working for you? cheers Edited by user Friday, 2 September 2011 3:08:22 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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John		Posted : Thursday, 1 August 2013 2:42:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 2 Location: Central Otago		I have 2 Bazooka sluies and they work great. I have capture floating gold in them and have not found gold in the tailings even with a Keene A51 set up to catch tailings.

John		Posted : Thursday, 1 August 2013 3:07:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 2 Location: Central Otago		I have 2 Bazooka sluies and they work great. I have capture floating gold in them and have not found gold in the tailings even with a Keene A51 set up to catch tailings.

Golddigger7		Posted : Thursday, 1 August 2013 7:05:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/09/2012(UTC) Posts: 252 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 46 time(s) in 35 post(s)		lol, and how do u know that the keene catches gold :)

Sideshow		Posted : Monday, 6 January 2014 7:02:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 3/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 31 Location: Cromwell Thanks: 19 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Bringing this sucker back to life! Got a prezzy card for XMAS so thought I get a Bazooka Super Mini I see there's not much love on here for these type of sluices but I think I'm on a winner with one of these bad boys Anyone else own one? Cheers Sidey

Flintlock		Posted : Saturday, 18 January 2014 4:42:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 9/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Ashburton Thanks: 9 times Was thanked: 11 time(s) in 8 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Sideshow Bringing this sucker back to life! Got a prezzy card for XMAS so thought I get a Bazooka Super Mini I see there's not much love on here for these type of sluices but I think I'm on a winner with one of these bad boys Anyone else own one? Cheers Sidey I don't have a Bazooka but I just made one of a similar design. Have tested it on a river with no gold and it does collect the fine sand. I just wanted a small backpack sluice. Cheers

Sideshow		Posted : Saturday, 18 January 2014 10:04:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 3/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 31 Location: Cromwell Thanks: 19 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Flintlock Originally Posted by: Sideshow Bringing this sucker back to life! Got a prezzy card for XMAS so thought I get a Bazooka Super Mini I see there's not much love on here for these type of sluices but I think I'm on a winner with one of these bad boys Anyone else own one? Cheers Sidey I don't have a Bazooka but I just made one of a similar design. Have tested it on a river with no gold and it does collect the fine sand. I just wanted a small backpack sluice. Cheers Mine arrived couple days ago its a pretty cool wee sluice took it out today and got two tiny as bits of color works really well easy too clean out cant wait till next weekend

simon		Posted : Saturday, 18 January 2014 10:48:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		would love to see it process heavy clays or semi cemented conglomerates. the hard pack i got in the river today would be the ultimate test - was packed so hard the pick hardly broke it up. i reckon this would jam up but would love to see a video of it in action with various materials. has anyone else got one?.
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Sideshow		Posted : Sunday, 19 January 2014 8:51:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 3/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 31 Location: Cromwell Thanks: 19 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Here's a pic of my new supermini and a deserdog 24inch sniper II got it off eBay File Attachment(s): image.jpg

Flintlock		Posted : Friday, 21 February 2014 11:56:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 9/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Ashburton Thanks: 9 times Was thanked: 11 time(s) in 8 post(s)		I used my home made bazooka on the Shotover a couple of weeks ago. It worked well. Captured lots of fine gold and so easy to clean out. Just lift it up and wash out in a bucket or even a pan.

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