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SeanPosted on: March 22, 2011, 10:21:18
This is the first set of plans submitted to me by Gramps43
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SeanMy version of a gold sucker or sniper
As seen in a video on You Tube
Materials:
A piece of 3? X 48? ABS pipe
1 3? ABS pipe cap
1 3 X 3 X 2 X 2 ABS pipe fitting
1 3? test plug, mine is a Test Titan by Sioux Chief
2 1? one way valves, ball check or spring loaded
2 2? to 1? reducer bushings
1 7? piece of ?? 600 PSI CPVC pipe
1 ?? Tee
1 ?? cap
1 1? X 1? piece high press CPVC
1 Can PVC cement
1 4? ? X 20 carriage bolt
2 2? fender washers ?? hole
2 ? x 20 nylock nuts
1 Approx. 3? solid rubber ball, it should fit loosely in 3? pipe but be
able to squeeze to a tight fit.
6 > 8? of ?? ID clear hose, so you can see all that gold come in.
1 1? to ?? reducer bushing
3 or 4 feet of 1?? accordion type hose
3 screw clamps
Construction:
Cut 3? ABS into 3 pieces 1 @ 11? / 1 @ 9? and 25? I used the
Remaining 2? as a protector ring for the plug.
Glue the 25? piece of ABS into one of the 3? ports on the large
fitting and the 9? piece of ABS in to the other port.
Cut a 2?? piece off the 1? & 1?? X 1? pieces of pipe. Glue the 1?
piece into the input side of the 1? valve and the 1?? piece into the
output side of the 1?? valve. Now glue these into their respective
adapters and then into the 2? ports on the large 4 way fitting.
Drill a hole just a little bit larger than the dia. of the ?? pipe in the
Center of the 3? cap and a couple of ?? vent holes.
Cut a 26? piece of the ?? pipe.
Drill a ?? hole in the center of the ?? cap, insert the carriage bolt
With the head inside the cap and screw on one of the nuts up tight
To the cap.
Put the 26? X ?? pipe thru the hole in the 3? cap and either glue the
cap w/carriage bolt to the ?? pipe or as I did use a machine screw
with nut to hold the cap in place.
Now drill a ?? hole as close to center in the rubber ball, slide a fender
Washer on the bolt then the ball, the other washer and finally the other
Nut.
At this point I should mention that it would make inserting the ball in
The 3? tube if you file or cut (be careful) an inside chamfer on the main
Tube so the ball goes in easier.
Adjust the pressure on the ball until it fits snugly into the main tube and
Slip the cap on and push it down snug. Do not glue this so you can remove
to clean it out or adjust ball pressure.
Cut a 3? piece of ?? pipe and glue the into the 1? to ?? reducer and insert in
One end of the ? ID hose to it with clamp. Insert the remaining ?? pipe into
The hose and clamp it, slip the reducer into the input valve and push it in snug,
do not glue, this is your probe for sucking up all that glorious gold.
Cut a 3? piece of the remaining 1? pipe and insert in one end of the accordion
Hose and clamp and slip into the output valve. Put the other end in a bucket
and when the pump starts pushing sand out you can either empty the reservoir
or just continue pumping sand into the bucket.
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