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by Mythicalminer
Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: Jim Foley Update
Replies: 6
Views: 791

Re: Jim Foley Update

My heart goes out to my friend and and friend to all miners Jim Foley, may you Rest in Peace Jim! My heart goes out to Jim's wife Linda who just lost one of the best people I knew. The only good in this is that Jim is no longer suffering, and doesn't have to answer my daily emails to him. JIM: Pleas...
by Mythicalminer
Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: Members Forum
Topic: Status of Jim Foley
Replies: 3
Views: 602

Status of Jim Foley

TO ALL FRIENDS AND USERS OF THE NEW 49ER'S FORUM: On Friday, July 14, 2023, longtime moderator of these forums, avid gold miner and a damned good friend Jim Foley underwent quad-bypass surgery in Medford. News at this time is the operation went well but Jim has not woken up. LET'S ALL PRAY FOR JIM'S...
by Mythicalminer
Thu May 06, 2021 1:36 am
Forum: Members Forum
Topic: Mining
Replies: 10
Views: 4182

Re: Mining

Considering the importance of this news, and my full confidence in Scott Harn (CMJ) that he would not publish something he wasn't pretty sure of... along with my/Waldo's long-term relationship with PLP and their many trips to DC; it certainly sounds like they have found a way to get us back in the w...
by Mythicalminer
Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:24 am
Forum: Legal Fund Auctions & Resource Forum
Topic: MINERS APPEALING TO U.S. SUPREME COURT OVER NPDES
Replies: 6
Views: 3896

Re: FINAL UPDATE RE: NPDES PERMITTING

Sorry for the delay here... but the U.S. Supreme Court denied to hear our case with no explanation; just like they denied to hear the earlier RINEHART and BOHMKER cases regarding States prohibiting mining. So much for JUST-US! Information regarding the NPDES case and the BOHMKER case can be found on...
by Mythicalminer
Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:22 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: STEERABLE WINCH FAIRLEAD (PLUS MORE)
Replies: 2
Views: 1513

STEERABLE WINCH FAIRLEAD (PLUS MORE)

I have a Lewis Chainsaw Winch. It holds 150 feet of small (3/16") aircraft cable good for 4,000 lb. pull (can be multiplied with snatch-blocks). The chainsaw winch is very handy as it is portable (I can carry winch & eng. one load), holds a lot of cable, and runs at any angle. However, most of the ...
by Mythicalminer
Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:08 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: FREE PLANS FOR WETSUIT HOT WATER HEATER
Replies: 4
Views: 1933

Re: FREE PLANS FOR WETSUIT HOT WATER HEATER

Jim_Alaska wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:27 am
Tom, those designations under your username are generated by the number of post you have made. So it only has to do with how prolific you are at posting.
I knew that... was just kidding.
by Mythicalminer
Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:40 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: FREE PLANS FOR WETSUIT HOT WATER HEATER
Replies: 4
Views: 1933

Re: FREE PLANS FOR WETSUIT HOT WATER HEATER

Thanks for posting these plans Tom. They look like a well thought out and tested design. Miners have posted on this forum, as well as others, regarding how to make a wet suit heater. Now that you have supplied this information all anyone has to do is to save it to their computer and they will alway...
by Mythicalminer
Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:23 am
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: REASONABLY SIMPLE EXTERNAL SUCTION HOSE SPLICE
Replies: 1
Views: 1141

REASONABLY SIMPLE EXTERNAL SUCTION HOSE SPLICE

Occasionally, while dredging, I needed to add more suction hose so I didn't have to move the dredge... and of course, the most common way to splice suction hose is with a short piece of steel tubing inside the hose & clamped. This can be a pain... as it is sometimes hard to slip the steel tube insid...
by Mythicalminer
Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: SIMPLE PUMP PRIMER
Replies: 1
Views: 1132

SIMPLE PUMP PRIMER

Sick of jerking your footvalve to prime your pump?
I was... and will never do again!
I found a extremely simple and cheap ($5?) alternative!

GO TO:

SIMPLE PUMP PRIMER - LINK:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KBKbPU ... sp=sharing
by Mythicalminer
Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: Gold Prospecting
Topic: FREE PLANS FOR WETSUIT HOT WATER HEATER
Replies: 4
Views: 1933

FREE PLANS FOR WETSUIT HOT WATER HEATER

i've been building my own Hot Water Heaters for over 25 years, the links below show how i built my last Heater which performs well on 6.5 hp, 8 hp & 9 hp engines (and I presume on anything larger) This Heater produces a heat increase over 50 degrees at more than 0.5gpm on Honda 6.5 and Honda 9hp GO ...