2/12/2024 0 Comments Gold n sand hand dredge plans![]() ![]() In a few spots where there were more than a few inches of "overburden" I should have shoveled first. I've found a few places where I could pull gravel off bedrock depressions and out of cracks, using a screwdriver to pseudo-snipe the stuff out so it could be sucked up, and that worked best. That should probably be assumed anyway with a 1 inch, electric pump device but I thought I'd say it explicitly. I said "in the right situations" about the SGS-1 because it doesn't move a lot of material. ![]() It catches fine gold I'm not 100% sure how it does it effectively while past underwater designs have failed, but I believe (from the Goldsnare website and also from private email exchanges with Rob the designer) that the hard work Rob put into the design of the "gates" coupled with the proper water velocity and the matting he uses allows the device to catch the fine gold (I've recovered 50-100 mesh stuff for sure). the SGS-1 performs as-advertised and in the right situations I've been very happy with it. Kevin mentioned that I have a Goldsnare I've got the SGS-1, the little brother to the SGS-2. ![]()
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