Building a Homemade Aluminum Cleanup Sluice. Testing Dream Mat.

Have you ever wanted to build your own cleanup sluice out of aluminum, but you don't have a metal bender? Watch this video to learn how to bend up a scrap piece of aluminum diamond plate into a six inch wide clean up sluice that works pretty well!
Use whatever mat setup you like, but I found that the dream mat micro mat up top, followed by the rough top conveyor belt (sometimes sold on eBay as vortex mat) works pretty well! I don't think the third mat is needed unless you are very particular about catching 100% of your gold.
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  • @66bigbuds
    @66bigbuds4 ай бұрын

    My new snuffer is a clear ketchup container from a restaurant supply and I used a 3/16" brass tube. Love it.

  • @pauly51

    @pauly51

    4 ай бұрын

    I have a plastic 16oz coke bottle snuffer. I’ll have to try ketchup next.

  • @pauly51
    @pauly514 ай бұрын

    10:48 that’s some fine gold

  • @GSProspecting
    @GSProspecting Жыл бұрын

    Great job all around fam. Glad I found you. Keep on having fun and living the dream fam. Gold Squad Out!!!

  • @jamesolson4420
    @jamesolson4420 Жыл бұрын

    I just started building one yesterday so i like seeing your ideas on this

  • @jonathannay8544
    @jonathannay8544 Жыл бұрын

    I've been looking for some videos on how to build equipment. Stumbled upon these, you definitely got a new subscriber. Watching all that gold come out at the end was absolutely awesome

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it! Hopefully they help you out.

  • @bradcarpenter2396
    @bradcarpenter239611 ай бұрын

    Nice job and I look forward to seeing you again. ✌🏼👌🏼🤙🏼👍🏼

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @ninefingermining8694
    @ninefingermining86942 жыл бұрын

    Awesome build 👍🏻I like how you show you don’t need welders & a fancy metal shop to build things 👍🏻

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @Pa.PatriotProspecting

    @Pa.PatriotProspecting

    2 жыл бұрын

    Being mechanically inclined has its advantages... being in construction also has its advantages to get material almost free...left over material and alittle know how you're winning!

  • @Pa.PatriotProspecting

    @Pa.PatriotProspecting

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do alot of medical facilities, most have exhaust sytems in their labs that are made of aluminum or stainless ductwork there's always some left over 3', 4' lengths, 8,10,12" wide, usually they'll be 8x8 10x10 12x12 and so on, then whats left just gets trashed.... yep trashed alright right into the bed of my pickup. lol 😆 buy a mat and you're livin! I'll have a free highbanker by summers end! And maybe some sluice boxes to sell to my peeps very cheaply might I add! Lol

  • @Wonderboy46Z
    @Wonderboy46Z Жыл бұрын

    Good deal man! That was awesome to watch you sweep that table ad have gold suddenly appear. I played a joke on my nephew using that portion of the video. Said that you had invented a new brush that could sweep gold powder from sea water. We forgot to tell him we were picking, and on the last day of their beach trip, my sister called and said Hunter had packed 10-28oz Gatorade bottle of beach water because Uncle J was going to get him a brush to make gold! I’ve got about 4hours and 15mins to invent a gold powder sweeping brush. Think I see some god eyeshadow and fine glitter in the near future!

  • @markstahl1638
    @markstahl16389 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your learning experiences and of course your gold clean up. I am highly impressed with your videos.

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @adamzarate5547
    @adamzarate5547 Жыл бұрын

    best video i've seen so far, great job. now I have ideas and more confidence

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I'm glad you found it helpful!

  • @randombits5049
    @randombits50492 жыл бұрын

    That is pretty sweet. A nice well deserved gold bonus 😃

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😁

  • @timothypeterson5359
    @timothypeterson5359 Жыл бұрын

    That’s pretty awesome, that micro Dream mats does wonders catching fine gold.

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, as a cleanup sluice it's really nice stuff!

  • @MichaelJohnson-ux7pe
    @MichaelJohnson-ux7pe Жыл бұрын

    Nicely done

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @donloughrey1615
    @donloughrey1615 Жыл бұрын

    Really good.

  • @tecnoinformation7924
    @tecnoinformation792411 ай бұрын

    God work best licensing vidio. i like it.

  • @Helpfulelf
    @Helpfulelf6 ай бұрын

    This is such a good video thank you 🙏 from uk

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @blackhawk35i
    @blackhawk35i Жыл бұрын

    19:42 yes.... this is the stuff what we find on the river Rhein ;-). greetings from germany

  • @Pa.PatriotProspecting
    @Pa.PatriotProspecting2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome brother... excited to see this! Just got all dream mats... 10x36, banjo micro and adventure sluice!

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, have fun!

  • @X4PROSPECTING
    @X4PROSPECTING2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome stuff! I am building a cleanup sluice for all my cons from my panning tubs, thinking of going the same route you did.

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go for it!

  • @sportsbettorKD
    @sportsbettorKD2 жыл бұрын

    Hahah, killer clean up on your old tailings pail, your new sluice set up seemed simple enough, sharp👍

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @browndogprospecting3141
    @browndogprospecting3141 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video Mate ... !!! Enjoyed Watching Your Skills and Commentary. Have a Wonderful Week Take Care and Stay Safe 🙏✌️💛🇦🇺

  • @paulwheeler4893
    @paulwheeler48932 жыл бұрын

    Nice bonus ✌👍

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I was surprised!

  • @bartbley1269
    @bartbley12692 жыл бұрын

    Found trimclad black gloss spray paint works good on 5/8" plywood use no glue just predrill and use deck screws

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good ol' Tremclad spray paint! Wood is surprisingly durable if you treat it right.

  • @monarch1957
    @monarch19572 жыл бұрын

    Awesome.

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @101RichardM
    @101RichardM Жыл бұрын

    I am always amazed watching your videos . They are always very well put together , I do have a question about your miller table and that is can you post a video on how you built the miller table that you use . I would really appreciate that..

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    If I ever build another one I'll film it and show the full build for you. Basically you just need a perfectly flat surface, and a way to spread out the water...

  • @yajtramer6913
    @yajtramer69138 ай бұрын

    Wow

  • @MohammedNovalija
    @MohammedNovalija2 жыл бұрын

    There is a mat we call "V RIB" - is often used early in a river sluice to assist as an indicator of the presence of gold. I find it very useful in a clean up sluice - You may wanna get yourself a piece and try it Catches very little nonsense yet still catches lots of gold

  • @jamesolson4420
    @jamesolson4420 Жыл бұрын

    You can run an inch of water over that dream matts

  • @MohammedNovalija
    @MohammedNovalija2 жыл бұрын

    With the direction of folding , are you saying if you fold with the cut inside the sluice , that the edges will butt against each other preventing the full 90 degree bend ?

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is correct. It's more important with thicker material, but also just leaves the nice clean edge on the inside so that the gold has nowhere to get stuck.

  • @slackwaterplacer
    @slackwaterplacer2 жыл бұрын

    Well for sh*t sakes ! Well done !

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @danhodgins4015
    @danhodgins40152 жыл бұрын

    Nice surprise Kyle! Do you ever snuffer up gold right from your auto feeder ABS pipe? Looks like it gets clean enough to do so.

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    I usually just wait until the next step and let the sluice do it's work. But that's a good Idea, maybe I'll try!

  • @danhodgins4015

    @danhodgins4015

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@UtmostOutdoors - let's see it on video : )

  • @raydowdy6914
    @raydowdy6914 Жыл бұрын

    How exactly did you say how to build the header box from wood?

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not exactly sure how to shape the perfect header box, but when working with wood I would just recommend you coat it with something that will keep it from swelling up and breaking down. Don't worry too much about sealing it all if you are able to dry it out between each use, but I would recommend thinning the sealer you use for the first coat so that it soaks into the grains of the wood and then it will keep protecting it even when the surface layer wears off.

  • @prospectorpete
    @prospectorpete Жыл бұрын

    Why dont you get a blue bowl

  • @blackhawk35i
    @blackhawk35i Жыл бұрын

    11:02 nice =), do you have a link to this?=)

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry, I haven't got anything going into detail on that mat yet.

  • @135sin
    @135sin2 жыл бұрын

    Did you make the Miller table?

  • @UtmostOutdoors

    @UtmostOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    I did. I bought the green hobby cutting mat from micheals art supply store, and set it on a sealed piece of plywood. The key is setting the slope just right and using some jet dry in the water.

  • @kevinerickson2595
    @kevinerickson259511 ай бұрын

    All mats ,waste time Use magnetic All gold is small Use magnitite as riffle