Out of all the gold pumps being offered for sale, yours is the best that is out there. The thing that a lot of new prospectors don't realize is that you wont be able to stick it behind a rock and suck up dirt. Perhaps in some sandy areas but most gold settles in compacted gravel which is hard to penetrate. Even with a shovel. What it is good for though, is after you have dug to the bedrock, you can use this tool to suck gold out of the crevices.
Thanks for posting this - having worked in hardware stores for years I can see that you have made a very practicle tool for getting to the gold! You gave me some good ideas there and i thank you.
Yes, you can use use a metal detector to locate gold. I designed the gold recovery pump for fast ,easy removal of gold bearing material. This a continuous action pump that can easily reach up to 20 feet with the extraction wand. I solved a problem I had to get more coarse gold in deep pockets and now I offer it to you. (Very easy to make) Thanks for your question, Randy
@10wramsay1 Many people are using the recovery pump. Its the right tool for the job when it comes to pulling Gold from pockets and cracks. The gold pump usually pays for itself within hours of use in any kind of Gold country.
Because the pressure of the pumped force is less through the pump vs. the intake nozzle, I don't want to create any slowing of the gold bearing materials until they enter the capture cartridge. Thanks for your question.
Looks like your outlet valve could use a tube into your pan or a bucket. I see a lot of gold flakes shooting right over the pan. Interesting design, hows the sand affect the plunger?
@Bulldog187th Hi Bulldog, The pvc wand becomes close to neutrally buoyant when full of water and is easy to punch into choice spots in fast flowing water. There is some movement of the wand with the current, but it is controllable. The Falls video is coming. The gold recovery pump is the big kid on the block. I'm currently building a Magnum Hornet that will challenge the recovery pump for that top position. Thanks for your questions, Randy
A nugget that would be 2" in diam would not go in the hose, I'm a pipefitter welder and I do machine work to, this looks good and the bottom of the pump would be most interesting to me as this is where the big nuggets should lay.
The best way to recover a good quantity of fine gold as well as nuggets is to go to bedrock. Bedrock is the mantle of the earth and any size of gold will not pass through it. All gold stops there. Because of the tremendous weight of gold it always seeks the lowest point. This is a bit dis-heartening because most panning or sluicing is done in the first 2 feet of river or stream gravels. However we can look for bedrock as we are traveling a river to find good panning spots.
I live on the rogue river and we have some pretty big falls that move fast and that are VERY strong , How can i get the pvc wand to stay down with out it it wanting to float back up? Also Can you show us the size of the falls that you work in and around ? One more question, You have the hornet now also, which one do you use the most the hornet or this one? Thanks Im buying or plans in the morning just need to get the money in the bank lol :)
Question, could you give me a ballpark figure as to the cost of building this myself, i am worried about parts being expensive. like are we talking under $100 ?
The cylinder on a bike pump is too small. In order to create the deep sucking force needed for holes I chose a 3 inch primary suction tube. That gives me over 9 sq. inches of pull to suck up nuggets on the up stroke.
