Crack Vac Gold Crevicing Tool

[602michael]

im working on a 12v one right now that is solar powered with amazing suction power.

[anyonethiscouldbe]

how much

[sum1uallno]

i MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE MOTHER LOAD.........

[sumacmt]

Sounds like a extreme knee-jerk environmentalist reaction. Yeh boy, this machine can really move mountains and change river courses! I think your talking about hydraulic mining which was outlawed almost 150 years ago. Recreational prospecting does less damage than the annual spring thaw.

[Dexxxter7780]

As a nature llover I found gold farming to be a very enjoyable idea, any reason to get out doors more often!

But then I learned more and more about it and how just about every aspect of it is destructive to nature. I had my pals teaching me ranting and raving about moving entire mountain faces and completly changing the course of rivers.

I gotta say its not os interesting to me anymore.

[ds1919ds1919]

@Dexxxter7780 lol!

Volcanoes, spring thaws, and the billion or so people on the face of this earth that drive every day are far more impactful to the environment, not to mention the wasted space that brain dead people take up.....

[Brian01331]

What kind of bike is that?

[ds1919ds1919]

yeah whats that bike??

[Brian01331]

@ds1919ds1919 I googled it It's called a Rokon. It's a 2wd dirt bike. I bet that thing goes anywhere

[ismasamov55]

That's a wild looking bush motorcycle.

[sumacmt]

The big vac packs are useful in some situations. I've owned vac packs, but I've never come close to filling a 5 gallon bucket with the material from bedrock crevices. They're just to big for my prospecting needs. Plus I like the quick on and off electric switch.

[AnasaziAl]

I've used a 12 volt auto vac like it in Idaho and gotten some nice flakes. It's even better with gas leaf blower mounted to a 5 gallon bucket or old wet vac bucket. That can be used with a dry washer, too.

[sumacmt]

Yes, alot of fine gold on the Bear River.

[tdz61]

I also use a small cordless vac, a 18 volt Dewalt works great easy to transport...

Did you get much color on this outing?

[AnasaziAl]

I've used a similar 12 volt auto vac without the smaller hose. It worked well enough, but the smaller hose and tools are a good idea.

[circusboy90210]

what does crevacing do????

[sumacmt]

Gold gets stuck down in the cracks or crevices of the bedrock often during high water. You need to figure out where the gold was most likely pushed, and dig out cracks in that area.

[sumacmt]

Alot of dirt get's sucked up too!

[GetMeThere1]

Now THAT'S really a neat freak!

So...you plan to "clean" the world of all its gold, eh?

[sumacmt]

Spotty, like alot of the Sierras. It's hit and miss, even if the cracks look good. We do best in the smaller cracks.

[vraetorian]

I'm glad someones still helping to keep mothernature clean :)

All kidding aside, how were the results?

[seo7111]

Hey! Take a look at my 142 gram nugget video at: watch?v=Pf6H9rc8-4g (add this after youtube link)

[secoxxx]

i was crevicing one time, the crevice had large rocks embeded into the top of the crack, i bashed them out and stuck my crevice tool down in there and pulled up almost an ounce of placer. I love it.

[sumacmt]

While I still dredge, drywash, and metal detect, I like crevicing the best.

[circusboy90210]

wow so your saying if gold mining was gold you just made a hole in one?? how often does that happen???

[secoxxx]

when it comes to gold, it is where you find it. somtimes you hit a honey hole.

[circusboy90210]

still but is this the exception or the "norm"?

[secoxxx]

you should never expect to find gold, but when you live in a heavy gold bearing area you will typically do well if you know how gold travels