I will bet not 1 of you ever mined 1 ounce of gold on your own. Posted in hardware Tagged gold prospecting, gx120 motor, Honda, trommel Post navigation The real question on our minds is: can you get more gold for less effort this way, or through electronic junk mining? Regardless of which, this is portable gold mining trommel and perfect for those looking to step up their gold mining and prospecting game. This is probably due to the fact that is trying to sell his products and make some money. Releasing the instructions on how to build your own would most likely cut into the potential profits of his design. The rubber tires allow for the machine to be maneuvered from place to place without much hassle.Īlthough the parts are described on the website, no how-to instructions for this specific device can be found online. The rig weighs about 240 pounds dry, and 265 when soaking wet with a sluice box attached. But foregoing the use of plastic means that this guy is heavy. No plastic parts were used in the system to help make it more durable. The rig - which is meant to be easily lugged around from site to site - is powered by a Honda GX120 motor. A video of the process can be seen embedded below. By running dirt laced with rocks through this trommel, gold and precious materials can be filtered out.

Has been testing out his new gold washing machines that he made at home.

Portable gold dredging machine