Homemade Floating Sluice Experiment | Finding Gold

[@VoGusProspecting]

Bro, 100% mad. Suggestion is to get rid of that riffled pipe, they cause headaches. $30 from Bunnings you can buy a smooth bore kit.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Chris we really appreciate your comment. We walked around Bunnings trying to find the right hose but had no luck, having to deal with imperial measurements in a land of metric measurements is painful sometimes, LOL. Might search Bunnnings online as our local one just may not stock it. Thankyou for the tip. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@goldluckvictoriaadventures7508]

@@GrotyGold eBay have smooth bore clear hose.

[@johnharrop5530]

I was wondering if you watched this video Chris ,it's a great idea

[@jasonsahadew-lall391]

I think Pauly would love this device ,don't you think?

[@clintdoolittle1576]

WELL HELLO CHRIS I just said in the comments that PAULY would like this thing cuz he is not allowed to use a regular sluice in BC Canada cuz this thing is FREAKING AWESOME hope everyone is good with this virus going around b safe out there CHRIS AND STEVE AND ALICIA 🇨🇦😎👍🇨🇦😎👍🇨🇦😎👍

[@onebull.crypto8054]

Maybe the best diy set-up ever created. Awesome and I will be imitating it STAT. Mad props to you guys down under!!!

[@garyanddoris6022]

That is one slick gadget...!!! Wow 🤩

[@MrDavid-gs8ch]

Texas...I'm very impressed, and that was just from looking at it. Texas doesn't have much to offer for looking for gold. 20 minutes and you two got THAT? Really can't wait for round two. Excellent!!!

[@bigfootingermany]

What a fantastic idea!! lightweight, and inexpensive, but most important, extremely effective! Bob in Germany

[@eastgippslandgoldadventure4619]

that's what I love about prospecting. been able to think of a idea and then see it work is awsome! i wasn't expecting that much gold. u will be itching to get back there! thanks heeps for the shout out!!! glad you like them

[@GrotyGold]

Thats it mate, we had our doubts about it working but it impressed us. We fixed the pump and hopefully we will take back up the creek in the next few days and give it another run. You are very welcome dude, we dig your channel and hope to head down your way in the next few months and look for some Gippsland shiny, would be kool to meet up. The stones are unreal our young fella has been sorting and inspecting them, even took a hole heap of photos of them. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@johnr.8723]

This looks cool! Great ingenuity! Very light for those of us that don’t want to drag a battery, pump, & sluice box up a trail!

[@oldbonesbushcraftrodjackso474]

At least you never got skunked . Very nice sluice set up

[@etmyld69]

Nice design and I like the sluice box and riffle set up. Some nice Australian gold you folks captured. Someday I hope I can visit family I have in Australia and do a lil minin !! Take Care and find lots of gold pockets !

[@leighanncronin6905]

Wow, love your invention! Great clean-up for only 15 minutes!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Leigh, we have fixed the pump and looking forward to hitting the creek again and getting stuck into it. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@calzydownunder3497]

Great invention guys, its cheap, easy to make, light weight and it works

[@3DProspecting]

Cheers from gold country in Northern California. This is great! Super lightweight, cost effective and it works. I did something similar but I 3D printed the whole thing. I hated pumping into the bucket and having to tote the bucket around. I also used the flotation noodles for buoyancy. I originally used a corrugated hose. I switched to a smooth hose and maintenance/clog issues were greatly reduced. Great job! Thanks for posting.

[@GrotyGold]

Thanks mate, it was a bit of fun to see if it would work Cheers for watching.

[@rusticthumper5500]

What a brilliant design. Simple but very effective.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, it's all fixed and ready to hit the creek for it's second run. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@markfryer9880]

Well done on the design guys and all made from stuff you can buy at Bunnings. Nice catch on the shiny stuff for 20 minutes work.

[@GrotyGold]

Thanks a bunch!👍

[@garyanddoris6022]

Truly enjoyed the adventure with the sluicer...

[@rawkinj6609]

One word : GENIUS ! i was thinking of getting that kinda hand pump for if my battery died! Great to see it in action! Beware dodgy plastic pieces i guess! Cheers from Montreal Canada!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

This is great stuff to watch. My dad gave me pump like this from his Coy carp pond shed. Very resourceful and creative . Keep up the good work.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou very much, we appreciate it. Cheers for watching, Alicia & Steve

[@gregmorse8326]

Very clever both go with a smooth wall hose, can't wait to see you guys next time.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Greg, we have a few leads as to where to buy some that will fit. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@gold-denprospecting8066]

Hi A&S, Thanks for a great idea. Even if some gold gets in the pipe it don't matter you still have it. Dennis

[@GrotyGold]

Thats it and you can always pan it out eventually. Cheers Dennis.

[@darrylrowley7547]

That's a fantastic idea as a hand used dredge. It's brilliant.

[@joey9193]

Super Duper little invention. Register that design guys x

[@Matspeare]

Outstanding guys! Very creative use of handy materials. Great job and thanks for sharing. Enjoy the search!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Matt, cheers for watching

[@antonwoudwijk3448]

Wow that’s nice way easier then shoveling and hauling buckets great idea

[@GrotyGold]

So much easier then carting buckets, we have a few spots that it will be very handy in. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@thecopperminer6175]

At first I had my doughts but after seeing those pans I'd say that's an awesome idea! Great little pump sluice guys!

[@GrotyGold]

We thought she would have sunk once the tailings pan filled up but it surprised us. Looking forward to getting it back in and pumping. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@johnopfer8899]

That’s awesome!!! Good thinking Nice little invention

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou John

[@tazyt3388]

Great set up guys lots of black sand very well done got me thinking now cheers

[@GrotyGold]

Thanks mate it was something i had to try out. The black sand is nuts in that creek Cheers Steve.

[@tazyt3388]

@@GrotyGold yeah the sands a great clue as to what else is there but a bugger to work good luck mate cheers

[@jpradprospecting8820]

Very cool and some ausome gold. You could put a classifier over your tailings pan, just to make it easier

[@GrotyGold]

Didnt think of that but i bet it would work well, cheers. Thankyou for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@zandemen]

I have one of those pumps, after trying it a few times I put some stainless steel wire across the intake to filter rocks above 1/2" which were always plugging the valves. Works much better now, except for leaves which still plug it up occasionally.

[@GrotyGold]

Cheers and great idea, thanks for sharing, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@adampurcell7119]

Awesome. Great job

[@wizzard363]

That is so cool, 10/10 for effort. Can't wait to see the results of a full session

[@GrotyGold]

Cheers should be a video out soon.

[@p2934j1066]

Looks like a great way to find archaeological sites in creeks. Thanks for the vid and idea! Happy hunting and finding!

[@josephkolodziej3748]

Wow. Great job guys. I applaud your ingenuity. The best challenge any prosector faces is creating equipment for your specific area. Every area is different. You have to become the expert in the area you're working.😁👍 cheers from Massachusetts

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Joseph, we both have tinkering brains and it always helps out. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@pjbowler3129]

Great little invention, well done, imagine a weekend away using that device, not just 30mins or 3hrs, hope you find heaps more..... 👍👌

[@exploringwithamission]

Cool little invention 👍

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Dan and Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@onlyreallove17]

That is incredible!!!! Bless your beautiful hearts!!!! Thank you Soooo Much!!!😊

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou so much Ginger, very kind. Cheers for watching, Alicia & Steve

[@GOWIN8109837]

1,450th thumb up. 👍 I got that manual dredge. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Paid for itself in 2 trips. 8 mins in. That miner's moss matt...😳 Looked like a helluva catcher for fines.

[@GrotyGold]

Nice 👍

[@DiggingCanuck]

Very creative of you both !!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Liz, we like to tinker. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@digginghistorytasmania3897]

That’s awesome guys great idea thanks for sharing enjoyed watching 👍👍👍👍👍⛏⛏

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, I think sometimes we have too much time on our hands, LOL. We tinker with hotrods and always looking at making different things. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@californiamotherlodeprospect]

Wow you guys, excellent design and idea! I love seeing this kind of stuff, gives me ideas!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Jerry, we have been thinking about it for a while but finally got in and made it, so happy we did though. All fixed now and ready for it's second voyage. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@jamiesescapereality3613]

Great minds think alike, I just watched your cool Frankenstein.. And a few days ago wanting to makea clean up sluice I was at bunnings and got that same gully drain, I also saw that miners moss matt, it seems to look like it will do the job, good to know someone's used the same items with success, glad to know I'm on the right track, Im now going to look to see if u have a update vid on your Frankenstein, good job

[@susanmoriarty9900]

I'm impressed, great invention guys..... you'll work out the bugs and this sluice will work great for you!!!!!

[@GrotyGold]

Cheers Susan and thankyou for watching, Alicia & Steve

[@getdownanddirtyprospecting]

Great little idea I remember the gold dredging days we would get some gold in that rippled pipe.I think if u could get a pipe without the ripple it would be even more efficient enjoy.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, we have been trying to find the right size that we need we have a big roll of it but its the wrong size. Trying to find American size hose in Australia is a pain, but its got to be out there somewhere. The dredging days would have been awesome, we are a little jealous, LOL. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@chrislilly1463]

I can’t wait to see what you get when you put a few hours on it. Thanks for sharing!

[@GrotyGold]

The pump is all fixed now and hoping to hit the creek with it in the next few days. Hope we get a few hours of pumping in. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@joediggings844]

This is a great idea good job!!! You guys should try it with a larger hand pump and smooth hose supplying the sluice! you will probably be able to pump the Material with less effort do to less friction with a smooth hose

[@AndySjostrom]

I'm impressed, you should draw up a set of plans with an actual backpackers sluice and your home made sluice and sell the plans online. I'm sure other will be asking in the future.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Andy, sounds like a good idea, cheers for that. Happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@Samson____]

Great idea 💡. Works really well. Hope 🙏 you get all the bugs out. I think I will build one myself. Thank you for sharing. Maybe you could do a video of the construction of little Frankenstein. Much love ❤.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, we managed to fix the pump and its ready for its 2nd run. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@Smithsgold]

Worked pretty good for the area your using it . Nice job looking forward to seeing more

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Jeff, we were pretty happy with how it ran and we have the pump fixed so going to be heading out with it soon. Fingers crossed for smooth sailing. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@Smithsgold]

Groty Gold Prospecting good luck 🍀

[@freelife6880]

Nice one look forward to make a Frankenstein for my self. Thank's for the video

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate and have fun making your Frankenstein, it was a fun project to make. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@mijodo2008]

Clever build with easily obtainable local products. Just need to get into a more gold-bearing area to gain your just reward,

[@georgedobrovsky3800]

Hello groty gold, may I suggest using smooth hose between pump and sluice ,as ribbed hose is going trap particles of gold along the way ,difficult to shake out, Good Luck finding gold with Your setup, regards, George

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou George we have been trying to get the smooth hose but as the pump is in imperial measurments it hard with getting the right size as we only get metric size hose. We are on to a few leads. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@my2ndchannell959]

I would be happy with that. Thanks for the vid.

[@GramCanyonSam]

Congrats ! This video took off fast ! 😎😁🐕👍

[@GrotyGold]

It did, it got there fast spun us out how it took off. Thanks mate for watching. Happy hunting Adam & Petey.

[@beanysgold963]

Looks like it was working well before pump broke. Will be good to see it have a few hours run time! Can't wait to see the next vid cheers

[@GrotyGold]

As soon as we got home we fixed it and looking forward to heading back up and giving it a longer run. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@BlueOrion-X]

Very nice sluice design. Too bad that part failed. The pool floaties were the hit of the show. 🤣

[@dyergoldprospecting]

Great little project a hand flotation dredge it works that's for sure great job

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, we were quite surprised that it went as well as it did. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@sirwilliamofpennylot]

Great idea, gunna make one. Congrats!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate and have fun with your build, its a great bit of gear. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@highlandminingltd1084]

Really nice little sluice guys, great stuff!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, we are very happy with it and looking forward to hitting the creek again with it. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@mountainviews5025]

Guy's this is amazing you have made something that will help people that think and know that it's highway robbery the prices of these sluses out there like that goldhog the price of that is twelve hundred dollars to damn much I would be embarrassed to sale something like that for so much money there's 150 dollars in metat and a hour to make it ask a welder oh ask me been welding for thirty years and that awful but there's you and we love y'all thanks for sharing your unbelievable creation with people that need it bless Y'ALL thumbs up my friends WOW everyone hit that thumbs up

[@GrotyGold]

I hear that mate i started my welding apprenticeship in 93 thats when i made the alloy 12" sluice out of scrap. cheers for the comment Steve.

[@JusPenner69]

nice interesting design. thats cool! time to watch the rest the video.

[@Gonzb023]

I think about three 2L soda bottles tied on around the gold pan side would do the trick of keeping it from weighing down as it fills up with rocks and dirt. GREAT Invention though. I think I'm gonna build one myself. Cheers!

[@adamfrew6699]

Awesome idea dudes and shame that pump broke haha! Looked like heaps of gold in that creek. Doing it with a pump is definitely the go! Can't wait to see the next time you give it a go over a few hours. Have a good week, cheers!

[@GrotyGold]

Cheers dude, we reset it with super glue when we got home and it seems to have set really well. Hoping to head back up in the next few days and give it a go for a few hours. Its a great little piece of the creek and the gold is really good too. Thanks for watching, have a great weekend, chat soon.

[@adamfrew6699]

@@GrotyGold Good one! nothing that glue can't fix. I was thinking maybe a metal o'clamp to reinforce it. Still frankenstein looks awesome and people love it haha! great job on it and definitely on a winner there.

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Pretty damn cool! Where there's a will there's a way!

[@GrotyGold]

That's it, and that beautiful gold is great motivation. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@paulspecht5165]

The only thing I can see that might be a problem is every time you pump you are sending a surge of water across riffles which might cause gold loss. It is better to have a consistent flow of water with the sluice being at the appropriate angle. Good job on the design it is more than I have done.

[@socosteve1]

Hey guys, very inovative of u both it's an awesome idea. Can i make 1 suggestion, u should try using a smooth wall hose so as 2 eliminate having cleaning out aswell thus shorter clean up time. Top work guy's.

[@philipstout6899]

Well done guys hope your gonna patent that little bad boy !!

[@Tshizzle42o]

Hand powered dredge. I like it

[@ProspectorJosh]

Outstanding idea, Great job!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, it's been on the design table for a while but so happy we decided to build it. Looking forward to her 2nd run. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@lesterleporesr5228]

Very Nice! Proof of concept!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou, looking forward to the next run. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@squizzygolddogtaylor7463]

Great video Guys!!!! Please please do another one with this same setup as I’m very interested to see how it goes!!!. Also wondering if you’s have a video on making the hand pump dredge as it seemed to work great while it was going.. Cheers

[@JohnKlopp]

Very cool! Hope you find lots of gold with it. 👍

[@DonaldRogersBaldEagle]

very nice job on the sluice. hope the next outing brings you lots of SHINY! :-)

[@milansulc6871]

Nice gold and good idea !

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Milan and Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@garywiggins5845]

Nice!! i love it. i am going to make one . thanks for sharing.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Gary and let us know how you go with your build, cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@goldluckvictoriaadventures7508]

Great idea that.. Very impressed guys & girls.. 💛 the hair colour.. Suit's.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, glad you like the purple too. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@advenzures]

Super awesome job. Happy Hunting.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate and Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@arniebowie2572]

Good one guys very nice idea, now did he buy you new pool noodles....lol look forward to seeing it in action again!!

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Arnie, I now have small pieces of noodle that might keep a mouse afloat, Steve will have to replace them before summer this year, LOL. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@GramCanyonSam]

That's pretty sweet! Thanks for sharing your creativity 😁

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Adam, we had fun testing it out and looking forward to running it again. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@jethrodigger]

What a great way of beating NSWs stupid laws on sluicing. I can see this being a great crevising tool. Give me a shout when you next plan to come down south of the border. Im 25 minutes from albury. Great Work.

[@GrotyGold]

Good old Nanny state of NSW, its a pain for sure but at least it makes you creative, LOL. Hopefully we can get back down south soon and will most certainly give you a shout out, cheers Jethro and thankyou for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@mikeeureka2171]

Great idea. I think it needs some out riggers to help make it stable

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Mike and for your tip, Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@jeffmcdonald8076]

Brilliant I love the concept I do however see some room for improvement ..

[@naiakaseiasvili8631]

This man is genius.👌🧠💯

[@GrotyGold]

Thanks mate👍😀👍👍

[@naiakaseiasvili8631]

@@GrotyGold 👍.✊🏻⚒.

[@aumetalmental8403]

You two might be on to something there. I can see some potential in that idea. Cool...😎✌️

[@johnharrop5530]

Awesome work well done love it

[@johndenison5088]

Just a thought put a classifier above your pan so you can dump the gravels and leave the pan in place so you can continue pumping longer.

[@peterweber6963]

Thank you iam a poor man and love it 😁😃😎👍

[@3nuggeteers19]

We think 43 people hit the wrong thumb! Great idea.

[@GrotyGold]

Cheers mate, probably because they cant buy it lol. Thanks for watching.

[@DetectaBull]

Nice, not bad for 15 minutes. Maiden voyage of the SS Groty 😎

[@GrotyGold]

Haha, like the name will have to write it on it. All fixed now and looking forward to its second run. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@thomasmckay9878]

That is ingenious!

[@kerrygoodwin5520]

Bloody Brilliant, thousands of people now in there sheds trying to make one. Me included :)

[@jameszell1285]

Funny I'm doing it in my kitchen lol the wife isent to impressed lol

[@michaelsamuel7812]

Nice job as a proto type

[@clintdoolittle1576]

WOW THAT FLOATING SLUICE IS AWESOME YOU SHOULD PUT A PATENT ON THAT SLUICE or kickstarter cuz this is brilliant I know a few gold prospectors that can't run a regular sluice in some parts of like Canada Australia or whatever Pioneer Pauly would probably love that thing cuz I know in B.C CANADA he is not allowed to run a regular sluice there SO GET THIS THING GOING ASAP LOL any who till next time 🇨🇦😎👍🇨🇦😎👍🇨🇦😎👍

[@johnvanriet3529]

Love that little hand pump sluice,would it be to rude to ask for some info on it

[@GrotyGold]

Not at all mate, ask away. Cheers for watching.

[@Famo59]

Well done Guys..👍 Cheers Famo59.👍🤓🍺⛏

[@meanboycoins6250]

🤩 Just don’t let it tip over !

[@chrispyskiwiadventures3583]

Great idea guys👍👍 looks like it will work well.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou mate, we were quite surprised with how it worked, we thought it would have sunk after a few minutes, LOL. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@timareskog2418]

G'day Alicia & Steve. Love your design, straight forward in its approach with a good layout. To be honest I was expecting it to go arse over once the pan at the end filled up with waste. I'm guessing that for most of us, we would have to wait till the end of summer to be able to steal the kids pool noodles and get away with it 😆😆. If you can replace your existing hose with an internally smooth hose you'll find its easier to work with because you'll obtain higher suction pressure and water velocity with less pumping effort simply because an internally Smooth hose has about 30% less restriction to flow than an internally Corrugated hose. It's the same with airflow through corrugated duct versus smooth duct, pipe or tube. Thank-you for another top original video 👍.

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou Tim, Steve was lucky I had a few spare, LOL. We thought the pan at the end would make her sink but surprisingly that ring of noodle holds it up. We have had a few suggestions on where to get some smooth hose so hopefully we can get some in the right size. Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@womandetecting]

Genial la rampa,me gusto mucho el video.like👍👍😊😊 Saludos desde España

[@GrotyGold]

Thankyou so much Cheers for watching, happy hunting Alicia & Steve

[@timareskog2418]

Hi Alicia & Steve. I love the floating sluice, great & practice design ! Any type of corrugated pipe - even rigid tube or air-conditioning duct - is 30% harder to pump things thru, because the corrugations add resistance to the flow, so if you changed your hose over to a smooth sided one you'll pump easier and faster, and probably have greater suction pressure to pick up what's on the creek bed. Was wondering if you fitted like a Cake Cooling Rack over your tailings pan at an angle, the larger gravel would slide off, leaving only the smaller gravel & dirt to enter the pan. Rather than using printed plastic tube, surely there would be a piece of plumbing pipe in the right size to replace it ? Loved the video, great results from only 30 minutes pumping. 👍

[@GrotyGold]

We have been trying to get smooth hose but everything we find is in metric but the pump is imperial, we might need to look a little harder. Like the cooling rack idea, reckon it would work well. Cheers

[@timareskog2418]

If the current hose connection was replaced with a "screwed barbed fitting", a hose could be held on to the barbed end with a hose clamp ( like a cars radiator hose being secured to the radiator ) and the other end screwed or fitted to your existing pipe work. I'm wondering if a piece of canvas fire hose could replace the corrugated hose - that would be easy to screw clamp onto a barbed fitting.

[@gleno2008]

where did you get the pump , unreal invention

[@GrotyGold]

The pump is from the US the brand is FissureMan. It's a great bit of gear.

[@LeafyisHere.RobertDowding]

You just turned my subscription if this actually works I'm actually going to be impressed even if it doesn't work I'm impressed just to think of that is awesome Bob from Connecticut I already know I'm going to enjoy your Channel that's an innovation I have not seen or even would have thought of thank you God bless you and yours and good luck I hope it works

[@GrotyGold]

Thanks for the sub! mate, and yes it works if you have a strong arm for pumping it can go all day. Cheers Bob.