How Do You Build Gold Prospecting Equipment?
Buying gold prospecting equipment can be very expensive. You can build your own prospecting equipment like a sluice box for a lot cheaper than buying one for retail price at a store. Sluice boxes act as a natural gravity trap for gold. Acting as a medium, the sluice box uses water to sort gold from other minerals. Determine what size you want your sluice box to be. A good length to start with is 4 feet. Match your sewer pipe and 2×4 board with the chosen length. Use a sharp knife to cut the seams on your sewer pipe. Cut both seams of the sewer pipe to make the main part of your sluice box. Cut your 2×4 board with your skill saw matching it exactly with the length of your sewer pipe. Put your sewer pipe (one of the cut halves) inside facing up onto your 2×4 board. Make sure both ends of the 2×4 board are flush with the sewer pipe. Drill your first screw ½ inch away from the top edge of the sewer pipe and wood. Put in a screw every 12 inches until you reach the bottom. Mirror the top by
