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johnedoe

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johnedoe last won the day on December 4 2016

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  • Location:
    Central Oregon Coast
  • Interests:
    Beach Mining, Metal Detecting, Trading
  • Gear In Use:
    White's V3i, MXT, Eagle Spectrum.
    Cleangold Beach Sluice and other personally fabricated equipment.

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  1. I actually find this guy pretty annoying but .... What is this all about? Anybody hear anything about this? Click bait or news? Because I can't find ANYTHING else about this.
  2. It has been a while since I posted but life throws us a surprise every now and then. Anyway great forum Steve actually I consider this one the best in the industry. Keep up the good work. Best regards and happy holidays to all.
  3. Been a White's user since the early 70s..... So sad to see them gone. Was also a White's forum user ... I am at a point in my life the White's machines I have will likely outlast me.
  4. I have to say I agree with your assessment. When the day comes that my V3i finally gives up the ghost I will probably be done with detecting.... Even now I have to say I just don't get out like I used to.... Health and interest have both been in decline.
  5. Are there any rumors of Garrett maybe reintroducing the V3i? I hate to see such a great machine go away.
  6. Any word on what they are going to do with the Whites technology they bought?
  7. I have to tell you I have no experience with dream mats personally. From the reports of other users they will definitely not perform in my situation and use so I won't waste my time, money, and energy. As with anything some love them some hate them... In either case they are overpriced in my opinion. The thing that I have against them is the lack of capture area compared to the actual size of the mat in use. There is a lot of dead space. I personally prefer Deep "V" , Sawtooth , some miners moss , and last, magnetic ..... UR and Motherload are very good mats for a good range of gold sizes and shapes. I find the best place for the miners moss is directly under the drop zone from the the hopper. It will help catch the courser gold as it falls from the classifier and help smooth the water flow before it hits the riffles. I use 2 layers of miners moss with a baffle on the downstream side of the moss.... It holds it firmly in place and also acts as a stop of migration. The first pic shows the placement of the miners moss in my sluice. Below that is a short section of vortex 12", then a section of sawtooth 24", Then a section of Deep "V" 24". Then the last bit is 24" of magnetic sheet. Now this particular configuration would not work for you, a couple of reasons why is size..... and size....lol. The system is 16" wide and the sluice is 92" long. This is a beach sluice and as you can see not suited for much above 1/8" material. So, with all that said the bottom line is you have to identify the ground and type of gold you will be working..... If you have a lot of course gold you will do better with more traditional riffle sizes. If you are dealing predominately with fine gold you will want to setup to be able to capture that which is very low riffles..ie. Deep V mat or URmat or motherhood mat.... these mats maintain a smooth water flow yet when tuned offer good material action to help the fine gold settle. Anyway if this has got ya thoroughly confused drop me a line and I will do what I can to answer your questions. Heavy pans.
  8. Nice little high banker.... However I can not share your enthusiasm about the dream mat .... Something else you might consider is a smaller pump. 2000 GPH is a bit much for a 6" sluice. Try an 1100 GPH pump with some test material and see how it handles it. You are classified to what appears to be 1/4" which is good so water flow and sluice angle is all you need to dial in. The other advantage of an 100 GPH pump is they use considerably less power than the 2000 so you won't need as big a battery... Not trying to tell you how to do it just offering some suggestions for you to consider.... Heavy pans.
  9. This is excellent news...... I am excited to see what comes from this
  10. I did not know him but his passing saddens me.... Rest in peace Tim.
  11. It is a real shame Whites didn't embrace change and innovation. The V3i was an incredible leap and they let it die on the vine... Don't get me wrong I still have my Whites machines and will only replace them whey they no longer function. Of course there is a very good possibility I may be non functional before that time......
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