[azgolddigger]

This classifier i use to classify all my shoveled in material to 3/8"..
When the 5 gal. bucket is full i just replace with another and keep going until i have 6-8 buckets full.
I then take the buckets to the drywasher and run them thru it.
I have a 3400 rpm motor 110 volt with 2 - 2 ounce counter weights , this vibrates the screen and breaks up the clay balls and shakes the heck out of the rocks , cleaning the nooks and crannies of all the gold stuck on them.. the cleaned rocks migrate slowly to one end and fall off. I can feed it quite fast with a shovel.
I did have metal sides on it at one time but replaced with some oak boards (to noisy with metal!!!!)
Another thing , it seems to dry the material somewhat, as it bumps and grinds on the screen. I have a small lip on the end where the rocks fall off, this spot catches the larger than 3/8" heavies (bullets,sinkers, etc...) no nuggets yet, but i hope some day i will..
I have found that this works a lot better than raking the bigger rocks out of your material, then using the drywasher griz. to classify. You get a lot more of the finer gold...thanks for looking , geo

[Terry Soloman]

Does it take quarters? - Terry

[frank c]

Nice machine , Hey Geo, that looks REAL interesting to me , I'd like to build something like that, can you maybe get a few more pics showing the detail on the motor area, how you rigged up the counterweights etc. ??? etc. And like what is the approximate size of it, length/width. Thanks

[Adam]

Thats pretty cool , I like it !!

[frank c]

Thanks for the P.M.info George

[Rod]

Looks very cool, thanks for sharing

[Grubstake]

I know a couple of girls, that would classify those viberators, But they want more than 3/4 inches. Thre kinds of viberators, alright, shazzam, and OH! BABY,BABY! Just kiddin ya! Grubstake

[keitharmy]

Frank (or anyone) if you come up with some sort of motorized classifier that can chew through the material let me know. I've looked and found... well pretty much nothing. I lack the mechanical aptitude or maybe I'm just too lazy... Either way I have yet to find a decent on or build it.

Wait I have seen one pretty cool set up when I was in Prescott but too big for me to store or build.

In fact if anyone has a "bigger and better" way to classify I'd love to hear it. My damn little bucket classifier is slow.

Thanks

[old timer83]

Grubstake, on 08 August 2009 - 09:40 PM, said:

I know a couple of girls, that would classify those viberators, But they want more than 3/4 inches. Thre kinds of viberators, alright, shazzam, and OH! BABY,BABY! Just kiddin ya! Grubstake

love ur centz of hugh-mor. his idea is great! ur`s is better than riding the vacum cleaner handle you dig some of rod` hugh- mor?

[old timer83]

the kind of gold diggers i knew in my wild oat days never used a shovel!

[crookedrecords]

I've got a few designs I've been kicking around using a concrete vibrator. There are gas powered ones but harbor freight has some electric models that aren't to much. The material could pass through the screen into a wheelbarrow which would also be your method of transport or it could drop into a bucket I guess....

[maui]

azgolddigger, that looks pretty awsome, how is working for you?
thanks much for sharing, take care. ron

[extractor]

I like it! It is one of the best ideas i ve sees in a while.

[old timer83]

was in goodwill yesterday, and for $4 yankee money walked out with 3 [ count em ] three vibrators. no girls!! a palm held or more accurate straps on back of hand, a rubber footed viberator with handle on top to use on muscles and a unit i rescued from under the frowstiest piece of furniture i ever saw!! looked like it came from a pit bull`s dog house... all 120 volts ac. got em home. all work. now to experiment. more to follow... no terry, none take quarters!

[maui]

old timer 83, when you put your project together and test it out, would like to see pictures when you get a chance and let us know how it is working.
thanks much, take care. ron

[GlennMc]

Now that my brain is 1/2 functioning, I thought of a potential improvement to the classifier:
Add a squirrel cage fan with a variable speed control in the chute to blow away some of the light dust. It could help to concentrate the material before it ever goes through the drywasher.
I have a fan with cage over here... runs on 120V... if you want it. I grabbed it from a paint and body shop expecting to only use the cage, but went a different direction.

[russfordAZ]

Standing screens...

They don't vibrate, but will classify material as fast as you can shovel. Different sizes for different applications. Note the small one in front. ..rf

[maui]

russ, sure looks like it will process alot of material pretty quick. thanks much
for the picture. take care. ron

[oldrider]

russfordAZ, on 10 July 2010 - 03:54 PM, said:

Standing screens...

They don't vibrate, but will classify material as fast as you can shovel. Different sizes for different applications. Note the small one in front. ..rf

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maui, on 10 July 2010 - 11:36 PM, said:

russ, sure looks like it will process alot of material pretty quick. thanks much
for the picture. take care. ron

So what am I doing wrong here, I can't see any picture? But then it turns up in the quote and I am still not allowed to see it! John