Do these really work?! Lets try them out at The Crater of Diamonds!
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- I have a couple new tools in my arsenal for hunting for diamonds at the Crater of Diamonds State Park. I have seen these and wondered how well they stood up, so I ordered a set and give them a try, check it out!
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60-Inch Steel Probing Rod (for helping you find that sweet pocket of gravel): amzn.to/3hg4m2f
5 Piece Stackable Screen Set that you can use to easily classify gravel by size, right into a 5-gallon bucket: amzn.to/302FWDn
38.7" x 20" Poly Gorilla Cart, holds water with some sealant. You can set up your own wash station with this one, or use it to haul material: amzn.to/3jHIej8
Milk Crates to use as a wet breakdown, saves your screens from big rocks: amzn.to/3hshn9m
Gorilla Cart, steel 6 cu ft, hauls heavy buckets around nicely: amzn.to/3jh6wzE
Lightweight rubber boots to keep your feet dry: amzn.to/2YtFCMT
Waterproof Vinyl Apron, stay dry during the winter, or clean during the summer: amzn.to/316Znuj
Heavy Duty Latex Gloves, to keep your hands somewhat dry in the cold of winter: amzn.to/2XiC1Rl
Vinyl Coated cotton gloves to help protect your hands from nails and glass: amzn.to/3lk0wYn
Small, Battery operated Diamond Tester: amzn.to/3g4pxUw
Fiskars Long Handled Shovel Steel Round Point: amzn.to/306sEpv
TABOR TOOLS 20" Shovel, short shovel can be easier to handle in a hole or while washing in a wash pavilion: amzn.to/2OY9Ims
Heavy Duty pick axe for loosening the lamproite or Gravel: amzn.to/3lihbvD
Sliding pocket magnifier with light/blacklight for checking gravel at home: amzn.to/2QC76f3
Jewelers loupe that you can carry with you to the mine: amzn.to/2FWIj38
Flat bottom feed scoop for handling gravel easily and securely: amzn.to/2EgNV7X
Clamp on lighted magnifier for checking take home gravel: amzn.to/32kKFQO
Plastic container to keep small stones you find safe: amzn.to/3jqMK4P
My recording equipment:
Canon Vixia HF R800: amzn.to/34w1b30
GoPro Hero 7 Silver: amzn.to/2Erh0xh
GoPro Bundle Pkg: amzn.to/3jeTnH2
Tri-Pod with mount: amzn.to/3htjx8t
Takstar SGC-598 Mic w/windscreen: amzn.to/3aVaDOJ
USB Microscope to inspect what you find: amzn.to/2YyDao9
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10’ Shade canopy for shade in the blistering heat of the search field: amzn.to/33Xu46v - Jak na to + styl
Hey guys, within the video descriptions I have included links to the tools and equipment that I use, along with many other items you see in the videos. Check them out!
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Great news! Looking forward to pokin around in a month or two!
Good luck on your visit!
Sweet video! I have the top to sizes from when I was gold mining in Colorado. I’ll have to get me a set before I come mine diamonds! Thanks! 😲👍
Thanks for watching, see yall soon!
I was wondering if those would be a good option. Thank you.
If I lived close to there they would be running me out every day. LOL
ive found that screens that sit fully inside a bucket work better than those ones. however, the stacking classifiers are Awesome when separating out your cons by size when they are completely dry. that helps out in the searching phase ones you have washed and concentrated the material.. i am looking for a way to get made a 20 mesh screen that is 15 inches diameter or so, and 5-6 inches in depth, so that i could do a primary bulk classification to remove the silts but have a large bulk of material to work with sooner. using the Saruca for 8 hours straight is hard enough on the back haha. so, i want to make an automatic jig machine that i can hand crank (since i would be using it in the crater/mine) that could jump up and down vertically, and then rock the sides to make the centers, but be far more energy efficient and less work on the back. with my dad and i working together we can get through 40 buckets in a day or so. but i really want to make a jig to help out the longevity of avoiding being so sore afterwards. haha. basically, such a machine would have two sort of frameworks, one to allow a jumping motion to get material to sink down in the screen, and a second means of motion to rock to make the centers for extreme bulk processing by hand.
The side to side would be tough. What about a concave screen?
@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner a concave screen would be awesome if it would work with rotation motions. then if you had a way to in one step separate the 1/4 and 1/8 mesh classifications in more bulk that would increase your potential volume a lot. a concave 20 mech screen to help make centers via rotation or up and down motions would be ideal as a Pre-Saruca step
I've used these screens for awhile and I like them also. However folks should know they aren't flat on the bottom with a slightly higher center. You can't do a clean flip with them like you can with a saruca.
Some people cut out the supports and flatten the bottom. I would rather not take the chance of an imperfect center and use a saruca with a proper screen.
I use these screens and also have removed the bottom bracing from my 1/8 and 20 mesh. Although smaller in diameter than the more expensive sarucas, the green set allows me to triple stack at the wash station (20-1/8th-1/4) while also classifying and centering the bottom two screens. It saves a lot of time and 20 buckets can be easily processed in one day. My centers turn out great since the bottom center of the screens sag just the right amount. Just my opinion, if you want volume these are the way to go.
david murphy awesome! I may have to try that!
Are the local vendors still selling sifters right now or are they closed cause of COVID too?
Bre Baker there are several venders open and selling supplies. Some are also renting various items.
Where is the best place to get a Saruca. Can you suggest a local vendor. I've been wanting to get out there and do this. My wife has passed away this week after a long fight against cancer. I've watched your videos and others. I'm ordering the screens and thinking the next weekend I am going there.
Curious, are you still using these? Just a week before I discovered your channel I had gotten a set of 9 from a different brand I think but when I tried just one of them I was disappointed. The mesh is cupped upwards making it hard to center material and stones get stuck in between mesh and edge of frame.
I do not. I was able to classify with them, but they didnt work to center very well due to the cupped screen. After all the effort to get there, find and work all that material, I decided to quit using them. Now I have Muddy Miner Sarucas in 1/4, 1/8, and usually a 16 mesh. I found a beautiful 4 point yellow my last trip, last flip of the day with my 16 mesh.
@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner we will be down for our second trip in three weeks. Although I would be extremely excited if I found just one, I’m looking forward to the ‘hunt’ and to see if I’ve learned anything from all your videos I’ve been watching. First trip was a surprise trip from hubby and we knew nothing.
@@vivalaketo5617 good luck on your upcoming visit!
As a gold prospecter, this video kills me a little. I know you arent hunting gold but I am sitting here screaming " You're losing your fines! Classify in the bucket!!!!"
Flour gold, right out the bottom😂😂😂