Ridge Runner

Steve I totally agree with what you said but like I said about the Legend You too could be a legend in your own time.haha The Best To You Steve In The Coming Year Nugget Hunting. Chuck

Steve Has Garrett invited you at their expense to this big hunt and lots of show of the Axiom? The cost of having you there with gold you have found with the Axiom is nothing to what it would mean to the sales of it . Heck people would for sure want to take a picture with you. You may not think so but you have become a Icon with the Axiom. I don’t know what he’s called but this guy is holding Lightning bolts in one hand and you with the Axiom in the other hand. Guys it’s not to late to let Garrett know that you would like to see Steve at their Memorial Hunt. Chuck

Garrett is putting on a big hunt for three days in April 14-15-16 and say they putting out a lot in prizes. If interested signup ends on March first and it will be a limited number hunting. Go to Garrett site to get the full info you may need to register. Here is what Garrett has to say.

GB That’s for sure as one said We not in Texas anymore but it was Kansas not Texas. I don’t remember what year but due to less snow fall that year I could walk across that river. That may give some a hint about the location. Chuck

Who can tell me where this picture was taken as in state and river. Sorry no prize for the winner but if you could tell if you worked that river before. Chuck

Rick Aaron was a dealer for Tarsacci and a great one at making videos to help us the buyers. I don’t know what happen between Aaron and Dimitar but I do know good man was gone. Chuck

Goldseeker 5000 I hear you loud and clear so I’ll go slow. It’s like cutting a board in cut a little each time is better than too much . Thanks again. Chuck

One don’t have to go to that expense of buying cons that’s if you can get your hands on some birdshot out of a shotgun shell. If you can get some lead you can make your own. I’d just count the number of shot I had in my pan so you know if any was lost while panning. The pans we have today out shine any metal pan I started out with. Chuck

Blackjack I’d have to say I love dredging more than detecting for gold. If the powers that be would let the dredgers back to dredging we would clean up our rivers of mercury. The first and main reason is that mercury has gold in it and no dredger is going to throw gold away . It’s surprising just how big gold can be but still float. The Best To You Blackjack. Chuck

Blackjack Many years ago I wrote a article for GPAA on prospecting. I was in finer than fine gold and the only finer than what I was in would have to be Nome Alaska. The statement I made was How could a nugget hide behind a speck of black sand. When working with such fine gold it’s a lot of work getting a ounce of that metal. Chuck

I have one nugget that I’d like to remove some dirty quartz so I shall give this a try. It may go from a ugly duckling to a beautiful nugget. Thanks for the video. Don’t you just love show and tell !? Chuck

When I first got into prospecting and finding gold I wish I’d known just some of equipment I could have made . I was in the Air Force and first duty station was just out of Merced at Castle AFB . As my stepfather would say I didn’t have a pot to pee in are a window to throw it out at the time. Chuck

Oneguy What you’re talking about is that something like a big sucker bottle like the one when getting gold out of your gold pan only several times bigger? I could see it would work if the bottle after squeezing would pop back out like your small sucker bottle. Thanks Oneguy. Chuck

You can see that Art was not my best class. The Chinese made their own sluice and it may not have beauty but it worked for them. The board that I show is a 1 X 6 but like said you can use whatever you want. The cuts across the board is a electric saw blade width and a 1/4 deep but you can make a cut deeper if want but too deep will weaken the board. You could use a 1 X 8 are wider if want. I’d have the sides stick up about 1 1/2 inches on the side. If you make the sluice too much over two feet it could get heavy but 3 feet should be good. You will catch material in the first two ruffles and they to slow that nugget down to drop in the next one. If you want to cut it over two blade width you could repeat this every other one. It’s nothing cut in stone on making it. One Hung Low had luck with it so why not you!? Chuck

I have yet to have a problem of any kind so far but you will be the first to know if the need be . Thanks for a great forum. Chuck

You can make different tips to reach down in those cracks that you can’t get to. If you make one yourself have it that you can use more than one tip . On pvc to make it flatter just heat it like I do in the kitchen oven. When hot enough flatten it like you want and run cold water on it. This will set it just like you want. Please post on whatever you buy are make. Chuck

Northeast I’m back but the one I’m showing is on the high side but more to it . They make one lots cheaper but it’s just the pump and you drop in a bucket yourself. Here is both found on Amazon. Hope this helps you. Chuck

Northeast It’s more than one way to skin a cat 🐱. You can make one yourself are maybe buy one and this a suction pump that’s made out of pvc . Just do a search on what I’m talking about. I’ve never had the need for one but it works fair pulling material out of cracks when a vac is not available. We have one of the major gold states you can’t use a dredge anymore. So we can relate to your problem. If can find a picture of what I’m talking about I’ll post it for you. Chuck

One thing about gold if it comes across a crack it will fall in it. I don’t know if you got access to a vac with a two cycle engine on a 5 gallon bucket but sure could help you a lot.. You can take this to the bank in if you find a nugget you going to find some fine gold. I know it’s more to carry but but just maybe double your take. If you just run the vac only when you need it you can cut down on the amount of gas needed. Fill up the vac before leaving and a small gallon plastic can should be more than enough. The Best To You! Chuck

A Apple don’t fall far from the tree. Chuck

For over 30 years I used nothing but Whites detectors and I never broke a ear off any of their coils. On thinking back I don’t remember using the coil for a shovel to push rocks out of the way. Just maybe that’s why I never broke a ear off any coil are any I have now. They really don’t work good at busting rocks. Chuck

When I started detecting the trash was the clad coins. I don’t get to hunt now as much as I like but I don’t think I’ll ever stop completely. For all the years I’ve been detecting it has never been for the money. It’s always been for the adventure of what my next find will be . People I remember would ask how much can a person find in one. I’d tell them if you get out and hunt often you could find 600.00 to a 1000.00 a year. I’d say that was about my average back when. I always told them they would have to put out money to buy their first detector but if they will really get out and hunt they’ll find enough to pay for the next one. Today I buy too many detectors so I shot that down of doing that anymore. Chuck PS some may say that’s a lots to be found in one year and some may find more than that but I have gone 6 months are more seeing no one detecting.

GB Haha on leave the dirt out. Until you get down to the dirt you don’t know the whole story. You guys are a lots better than I ever was now are in the future. Chuck

What I’m talking about is come in from one hunt and put your finds in a plastic bag . I do this to keep my finds separate and at the same time hoping I can remember what detector they were found with. You also have to remember where you put them. The second picture I was using my ORX. The first picture who knows what I was using. Chuck

Rick It could make the Legend a Legend in its own time. A great company making great detectors at a great price. What they say? You got to Love Them! Chuck