Cheap Sand Sifter

dvendt · Oct 7, 2010

I made a very cheap sand sifter, I picked up a 2 quart animal feed scoop at Tractor Supply Co. for a whooping $3.95, laid a grid for hole placement on 3 sides and the bottom then drilled the holes.
I made the one pictured with 1/2" holes and the second one will probably have 1/4" holes.
Hope you find this helpful.

Dave
:viking:

tjr35 · Oct 7, 2010

did the same thing. Works great.

goofy · Oct 7, 2010

I did the same thing but i didnt go into the technical stuff like laying out the hole pattern.It works great btw.

Silversmith45 · Oct 7, 2010

Why smaller holes unless you're hunting earrings?

goofy · Oct 7, 2010

Silversmith45 said:
Why smaller holes unless you're hunting earrings?

I made small holes in mine because we were finding a lot of 22 brass and bullets where i am hunting.

steve07 · Oct 20, 2010

Similar Idea

I took a Frisbee and drilled a grid of holes and use it like a pan for gold-panning at the beach, if I'm with my nephew we can take a break and play catch with it. When I'm digging a treasure and need to put the dirt somewhere I use the Frisbee or a plastic bag, I always carry a plastic bags for big finds like Horseshoes, License plates, and others...

scrapman · Oct 21, 2010

I'm looking to make something like that myself, but I would like to attach a long handle. Bending over isn't as easy as it used to be.

treasurebum · Oct 23, 2010

Did the same thing with the one from Harbor Freight. They wanted $2.95 and the same thing on eBay (already drilled) is around twelve bucks plus freight. I can drill a lot of holes for fifteen bucks

machineman · Oct 23, 2010

I found an abs drain yesterday in the bath section at Home depot it fits in 4" abs pipe. I took a piece of pipe 8" long and cut it at an angle and put the drain on the end and a handle on. I haven't tried it yet but it should work well and is fairly sturdy. I will post pics if anyone is interested.

tjr35 · Oct 23, 2010

I also see you substitute the Dew for the Mountain Lightning but the Sam's Cola just can't replace the real Coke. :lol:

treasurebum · Oct 23, 2010

tjr35 said:
I also see you substitute the Dew for the Mountain Lightning but the Sam's Cola just can't replace the real Coke.

I have to agree with you on that, nothing tastes like a Coke and diet anything tastes like As for Dew, I coverted to it about two years ago and have to believe I presently drink at least two liters per day. After my coffee of course....most days

tjr35 · Oct 25, 2010

machineman · Oct 27, 2010

My ABS and PVC Sand scoop. Got the bottom from Home depot and made the handle from 3/4" pvc and a torch. One pic is pre drilling.

machineman · Nov 7, 2010

Tested mine today and it worked great on dry and damp sand but if it was too wet it plugged up the holes I drilled. I think I will enlarge them a little.

Shayne · Dec 11, 2010

I saw yours and made one just like it. Only modification was the addition of a 1/2 earth magnet that I glued to the bottom. That catches all of those small iron pieces that fall through the holes and causes me to take another scoop. Oh, I too have trouble in the wet sand, but dry sand flows right through. Thanks for the idea!

007tallguy · Dec 11, 2010

machineman said:
My ABS and PVC Sand scoop. Got the bottom from Home depot and made the handle from 3/4" pvc and a torch. One pic is pre drilling.

nice job on the scoop! i think i'm gonna have to give that a try! :yes:

and with that black pipe, would a gold ring ever show up some kinda nice in there!

Pete

gtect · Jan 11, 2011

another cheap with handle

not finished,but am eager to test it.LOL ! :lol:

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