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Gem Stone Mining Sluice DIY
- portable
- disassemble
- multi purpose
- water
- sand play
- sluicing
sluice
- Wooden water troughs
- angles
- multi height for kids with different heights
- each section should have a valve/plug to stop or let water through
Water circulation
Hand pump
- shallow well simmons pitcher hand water pump
- Simmons 1160/PM500 No.2 Pitcher Pump
Electric pump
- electric water pump
- broken antique water pump (decorative)
- bell valve like aquaponics
- self tipping / dumping bucket
- tilted tube with the axis just above the centre of gravity of the empty tube and just below the centre of gravity of the filled tube. This means that it falls back when empty and forward when full.
- contained in decorative water tower?
- with 5 second notification bell!
- water wheel
Both
- At top of sluice, one edge has electric.
- Other edge has hand pump
Plans
- 3 rectangular sections
- 3 angled heights
- each section has multiple or large valves/doors/plugs on the lower end on all three sides
- hooks underneath so return water tubing can be hidden
- tower
- electric water pump with flow control
- hose splitter
- water can be diverted into base of tower (for hand pump) or directly into self tipping bucket
- base of tower has water basin (max water in entire system)
- drainable
- even if you don't use hand pump, the bottom water weight will hold the tower stable.
- hand pump for funzies
- self tipping bucket below
- with handle for force tipping
- removable / lockable
- water catcher basin
- pond filter
- recycles water
- drainable
- cleaning / hose it off
MAterials
- Wood fence boards
https://www.familyhandyman.com/landscaping/backyard-ponds/one-day-diy-patio-garden-pond/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YkzoIx-cU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_x4qHq8Y90
- water sealing
- pond shield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS6AJL3CAt0
- kreg pocket holes