Backyard Mill

[chascpetty]

First Run

Ran six pounds of rock in my small homemade ball mill (14" x 12") for two hours,rock was reduced to flower fine dust. Nice pay day in gold too !

Luck on your next hunt. Chuck

[LuckyLundy]

Chuck,

Now that's a pan full of color, WTG! I'd like to see the stuff your milling before you toss it in the drum. Talk to you soon.

LuckyLundy

[pkirkll]

I'd like to get that much gold for every 6 lbs of rock i have dug in the last 6 months...lol

Really pretty stuff!

I was making a mill out of a mortar mixer, but I got hijacked in to other methods..

I really don't have an in yet on a good supply of ore either.

I am learning tho....keep the pics coming, very ingenious!

paul

[dave wiseman]

Great stuff Kid..tell us about that mill.What size rock it takes,motor,..how long did it take to make?

[adam]

That Ball Mill looks awesome. Do you have plans for it? For only six pounds of rock , they must have been pretty rich...Nice work Man

[matt]

Thanks for sharing Chuck. I have been interested in making something similar to that.

Any chance you could share more info about how you built it? That sure is a nice pan

full of gold.

Matt

[El Dorado]

Chuck... got any close up pics of rock before crushing. With that much gold I would think you have some jewelry grade rock?? Nice pan full

[New Beeper]

Chuck,

Very Nice! You could sell your crushers for some serious money.

Rocks? Heck, that's the tip of the Mother Lode!

Great Going!

New Beeper

[Sean.C]

Awesome gold and homemade equipment, it doesn't get much better! Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[chperdue]

Hi Kid.

Wow did you find the Lost Dutchman that is lot of color for just 6 lbs of ore. Good for you and your helper

Very very nice and a great home made mill.

Keeper Swinging

CH

[shep]

Chuck, very pretty!

Shep

PS- a pic of rocks going in would be nice!

[chascpetty]

Great stuff Kid..tell us about that mill.What size rock it takes,motor,..how long did it take to make?

Hi Dave ,

I have a small jaw crusher I run the rock through prior to putting it in the mill. Most rock is 1 inch to 1/4 inch. It took about a week to put it togather. The drum is a piece of 12 inch inside diameter pipe with a 3/8 inch wall. The rest of the moving parts are an old reel power lawn mower. The motor is an old 1/4 horse I had laying around.

Take care Dave, luck on your next hunt. Chuck

[chascpetty]

Chuck, very pretty!

Shep

PS- a pic of rocks going in would be nice!

Hi Shep ,

The rock I run through the mill would not make a good picture,can't see mutch gold in any of it until it goes through the jaw crusher.

Take Care, Luck on your next hunt. Chuck

[dave wiseman]

http://s457.photobucket.com/albums/qq297/drifter_046/?action=view&current=crusher.mp4 from a fellow on the Australian Finders forum..don't know how he knows me.

[rexb]

http://s457.photobucket.com/albums/qq297/drifter_046/?action=view&current=crusher.mp4 from a fellow on the Australian Finders forum..don't know how he knows me.

Just be careful breathing the rock dust, silicosis can kick in fast with high exposure (one year with high exposure). I've even heard of guys getting what is similar to silicosis from knapping arrowheads out of obsidian, you wouldn't think it would create a lot of dust, but one guy was all messed up from one year of steady obisdian knapping without wearing a mask and sitting inside his garage without ventilation.