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    Flash Flood desert videos we should watch

    I was exploring YouTube and happened to clik on a ' flash flood in the desert' video.Very interesting and dangerous .Might give us some ideas where to look for gold in a creek after a storm in the desert ? I've experienced a wave in a creek in Indianapolis once, right in the city. We were...
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    Where to go for Assays?

    Any suggestions for reputable gold/silver assayers,prices, address /website? I was using Action Mining in Oregon until their prices went up to like $75 a sample, need more like $25 for my budget. Maybe their prices will drop as gold prices drop? -Tom V.
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    Bazooka sluice header box conversion?

    Has anybody jiggered up a header box that will work with a Bazooka sluice box in slow moving creeks yet? This black plastic sluice has no riffles but requires a FAST water flow and the lower part of the sluice must be pressurized in order for the fluid bed to work right. Need some ideas before I...
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    Need advice on gloves for dredging/highbanking?

    My gloves keep wearing out the fingertips while dredging or digging by hand. Its not very much fun getting sand or tiny rocks stuck under my fingernails. I've been getting the cheaper gloves that are cloth with rubberized fingertips or the cloth gloves with rubberized polka dots on.These are...
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    Question on fences in Natl Forest?

    Just was wondering why I encountered fences across the creek when I was in a National Forest area in Arizona? Are they trying to keep cows out of the creek, but why in only the spots where I wanted to pan for gold I wonder and not the whole creek? I didn't see any No Trespassing signs or Claim...
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    Does anybody make Gold Rocker Boxes?

    Am trying to find a liteweight and not too expensive gold rocker box thing for use where they don't allow anything more than panning/sucker sticks,etc? Allen Trees has one over at GoldDredgeBuilders.com but wants $600 for it ,altho it comes with a manual operated water pump of some sort.And...
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    Flusher nozzles, garden hoses for dredging?

    I always wondered about them flusher nozzle things I have seen on some gold dredges? How do they work? What are they used for? I am also trying to figger out how to attach a garden hose to my current dredge output setup? Am using a Honda WX15 trash pump, black ABS plastic 1,5 inch dia.output...
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    Any cheap ways to weld aluminum?

    Just getting tired of paying out 70 bucks an hour to get my gold machine projects welded together!! I like to use aluminum to keep the weight down. Can my aluminum pieces be glued together somehow besides going to the expensive welding shop? I use bolts where I can and try to do as much cutting...
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    European Detector I stumbled upon tonite

    http://www.jeohunter.eu/jeoscan.htm Looks like some sort of ground Penetrating radar metal detector with LCD screen for $4000. Anybody ever seen one in action? Steve likes expensive detectors !! Is this thing meant for coins, gold, cache hunting ,or what? -Tom V.
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    300 Ohm Headphones Thread, microdredge ideas?

    Ok, Reg, I sent off for 4 of the 300 ohm speakers .Can't beat the price of 1.25 + shipping from Electronic Goldmine online store. Will these fit in my Detector Pro headphones or should I just get a pair of cheapo phones to modify? Will still need help on doing the limiter circuit board? FYi...
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    How are the 3 whites TDi models different?

    I can't tell from the Whites Electronics website what the differences are between the TDi,TDi Pro, and TDi SL prospecting detectors except they are all priced different? The SL model seems to be the one Digger Bob favors and it is the cheapest of the 3,wonder why? -Tom V.
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    Just wondering how to ID Silver nuggets?

    I found a spot in Arizona/Nevada area that looked promising for gold so did some research and found it was an old silver producing area at one time. Also, found out there is a Canadian junior mining company there drilling test holes and buying up property?? I guess their test holes look...
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    Pictures,links to gold finding equipment, new, home made..

    http://www.mobiledrill.net/new-drill-rigs/Minuteman, 270 pound mobile core drills for gravel deposits, made in Indiana -Tom V.
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    Phillipine gold?

    Stumbled over this YouTube video of what looks like worthless gray rock being mined in the Phillipines. They say this rock contains 1 ounce of gold per 20 kilograms of ore and many locals are becoming millionaires off it ,IF they aren't killed first by rocks or cave ins... Wonder what the host...
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    where can I get a Vernier control?

    Where can I get a Vernier control knob like they used on the old Fisher GoldBug detectors? Or maybe even the knob and the Pot ? Do they still use these on the Goldbug 2 detectors? Thanks. -Tom V.
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    Need AT Pro settings for Freshwater Hunting?

    I can't believe its Sept already and I have yet to get my AT Pro out hunting yet. But with gold at $1800+ an ounce, even 10 K gold rings should be worth some good money. So, can you Pros tell me your favorite settings for hunting gold rings in freshwater swimming areas with low to mild...
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    Looking for Keene /Honda Hookah unit

    I am kinda looking for a Keene gold dredge pump, model P103c, either Briggs and Stratton or Honda engine, water pump and T80 air compressor,in good running condition for a good price,located near Chicago. Email me at tvanwho@yahoo.com -Tom
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    what do you guys recommend for Hookah units?

    For metal detecting in swimming holes? Cheapest unit I can find is made by an outfit called Scubapro.com but I have no idea if they are reliable or not? $799 for a 2.5 horse engine with reserve tanks, a regulator, and 50 ft of air hose and a basic face mask. Everybody else wants double or...
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    Goldbug Version numbers,what do they mean?

    Looks like my Goldbug SE is a version 1. What does that mean exactly as opposed to versions 2, 2.9, and 3.0? Will I be able to tell approx target depth by the weaker sounds? Can mine be sent back to FT and retuned to a 2.9 or a 3.0 and does it cost anything? What sort of depth are you guys...
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    Can AT Pro be chest mounted,is it just Vaporware?

    For water hunting mainly or long hours nugget and relic hunting? I don't wanna drop the detector in 5 feet of water and well, its hasta la bye bye? Seems like this detector is fast acting like a Vaporware machine? What happened to the early Nov shipping dates? Plus what to acquire, the AT...
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