Water Sifter

[Nortonics]

Dang Baron, that is a beautiful sight of simplicity and cost effectiveness - I love it! And heck, if the holes aren't big enough to suit some that's easily remedied with a drill bit. Thanks for that pic - I'm there!

 

[wishooter]

Good idea Craig,
Picked up the Feeding Dish for $8.00 tonight at Tractor Supply.
Thinking about drilling two different dia. size holes.
The bottom pan is a good 15" allowing for a finer Gradient section.
So what would be the best pattern to drill in the bottom.
Using 1/4" in the middle and 1/2" holes around the outside?
My idea here is to be able to sift the different bottoms effectively.
Anybody got any suggestions?

 

[Billy]

Well done, post some pics when you make it

 

[Carol K]

Here's the ones Vlad and I made.

The first one was out of PVC and it tipped too easy with a load of sand in it.

The second one is wood with that pink foam taped around it and ties, 2 different sizes of chicken wire.

This second one worked excellent.

 

[Cfmct]

i also hunt beaches with mud and occasional clay and it works fine for me. i made the holes in mine smaller to catch those clamp sinkers and 22 slugs and shells , which i find on a regular basis . and they will just fall right through the mesh in the pvc sifters. which is a waste of time for me . you can always drill the holes bigger to your own preferences . but if you have your heart set on mesh , just cut out the bottom out of the feed dish and pop rivet in some mesh in the bottom . that way it will work like a pvc sifter but it will hold more weight without sinking and be about 4-5 times lighter than the pvc one. oh yeah and way cheaper .

Tell you what... I'll send you some of my mud and you take the time to push it thru your holes in your sifter... it doesn't break down it would come out like spaghetti... I guess we will have to agree to disagree because your sifter would not work here... Carol and Vlad hunted the same type of muck I have hunted you see their sifter mine looks the same way now

 

[THE BARON OF JUNK]

Tell you what... I'll send you some of my mud and you take the time to push it thru your holes in your sifter... it doesn't break down it would come out like spaghetti... I guess we will have to agree to disagree because your sifter would not work here... Carol and Vlad hunted the same type of muck I have hunted you see their sifter mine looks the same way now

thanks for the offer of the mud , your too kind.
i am trying to help people out with building a sifter . and i never claimed this is the best sifter for anywhere or anyone in the world for every situation . however it is better than the pvc ones in many aspects . and if you need bigger holes , obviously... just drill bigger holes. and if you feel that there is no substitute for wire mesh then by all means cut out the bottom of the feed dish and pop-rivet in some mesh , again an obvious solution . i have both types of sifters pvc and feed dish types . HERE ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF EACH AGAIN :
PVC CONS
the pvc ones cost more
are more heavy
they do not float as well
they are very unforgiving when you hit your elbow on them as they float up behind you they have to be transported carefully so as not to damage your other equipment
wire mesh will not catch lead sinkers , rifle slugs , ear rings and 22 shells

FEED DISH TPYES
PROS
cheaper to build
much lighter
better flotation
it doesn't hurt when you hit your elbow on them
you can just throw it in on top of you other gear without damaging the gear
you can make the holes any size you want for most any type of material or install mesh
the hole size i chose catch slugs , sinkers, ear rings , and 22 shells

i dont really see your argument holding any water.

 

[Cfmct]

Not a prob.... PM me your addy and I'll send you a whole bucket full of mud

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Lol

Not a prob.... PM me your addy and I'll send you a whole bucket full of mud

CRAIG SHOULD GO ON "EVENING AT THE IMPROV" STAND UP COMEDY

 

[THE BARON OF JUNK]

Not a prob.... PM me your addy and I'll send you a whole bucket full of mud

lol , thanks again , could you please send the bucket of mud next day air ? as i am very eager to get to work squeezing the mud through all the little holes in my sifter. often times i find myself yearning for a new hobby to try out.
mud processing just may be the ticket i have been waiting for.

on a more serious note , i do appreciate your viewpoint , what works for one person may not work for others and visa versa . it is what the individual is more comfortable with that counts .

 

[THE BARON OF JUNK]

Good idea Craig,
Picked up the Feeding Dish for $8.00 tonight at Tractor Supply.
Thinking about drilling two different dia. size holes.
The bottom pan is a good 15" allowing for a finer Gradient section.
So what would be the best pattern to drill in the bottom.
Using 1/4" in the middle and 1/2" holes around the outside?
My idea here is to be able to sift the different bottoms effectively.
Anybody got any suggestions?

i would consider drilling the larger holes on only one side of the feed dish at first , towards the outer edge . that way you could use the small hole side to dump it on and then as you sift you can move the larger stuff to the large holes in case there is a small sinker or ear ring it will be caught by the smaller holes. if that dosent work for you . you can always drill out the smaller holes bigger at a later date . and fine tune the amount of large holes a little bit at a time.

 

[wishooter]

Decided not to drill the bigger holes in the Feed Dish. Scribed lines with a Compass and drilled quarter inch holes using a 1" spacer as a guide.
This made a nice pattern, the dish was very easy to work with. Got some heavy duty HVAC zippy ties for fastening flex pipe duct work. Need to buy the inner tube yet, maybe tomorrow. Now I'm thinking with velcro, I could interchange the $8.00 Feed Dish. One with big holes, or one with small holes.

Baron of the Junk should consider getting a Patent on this. The marketing cost shows a good profitable margin to the other makers of the sifter.
Grampa always said, "one mans junk is another mans treasure..."

 

[wishooter]

Tube cost $9.50 new verses a used patched tube for $2.00.
My size turned out to be a KR16 from Barons 16-215-75.
Seems a little bigger than his picture. Hoping to test it out this weekend.
I ended up Drilling two circles of extra holes around the outside perimeter at a 1/2" dia.
The last outside holes in the bottom and inbetween those slightly up the radius on the Dish.
As it turned out the Valve Stem Cap slightly enters one of the holes.
I also drilled the Dish Lip with four holes for the 3 Zippy Ties ( in thirds ) and the Rope.
Going down and around the tube instead of lashing thru the Dishes inside walls.
Having the Rope and Zippy Ties around the house already, my cost was $17.50.
I give it two thumbs up on Price and Skill Level of Construction.
Baron of Junk, I thank-you and from the number of views, the Fourm thanks you...

 

[GeorgiaJay]

Really interesting ideas! I was going to build one using PVC pipe, but after what Carol and Baron said, I am not sure what to use. I think that I might use an inner tube, noodles, or possibly foam. I am not sure about using noodles. I don't think that the noodles would be able to hold much weight without sinking. Unless, maybe you doubled them up. How well do you think foam would work and hold up? The kind that is used for floating docks.