I went out yesteday because I couldn't stand it. I fired up the machine and took two steps. Solid high tone, easy to pinpoint. Garden trowel was useless because the ground was frozen. Got out a WWII...
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I went out yesteday because I couldn't stand it. I fired up the machine and took two steps. Solid high tone, easy to pinpoint. Garden trowel was useless because the ground was frozen. Got out a WWII...
Thanks gentlemen.
I have the pinpointing thing down. The question was more along the lines of getting a handheld pinpointer unit.
Back in a previous life I used to have to locate water...
Well since most people feel they get crapped on by the government, I suppose turn-about is fair play!
I think I'll have my kid set up a grid! Here's the detector he uses:
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Even with my cheapie Bounty Hunter I can't walk 2 feet without getting a hit. As stated in an earlier thread, the home was built in 1873. I have a photograph of the house from that period and there...
Yeah, we haven't had enough cold weather to even begin seeing frost.
One note though, everything is damp. Some of those strap-on gardener's knee pads will help keep your knees dry.
Another newb here, also from Michigan.
Phil, I've detected in my backyard every day since Christmas. No ill effects so far.
As someone who has participated in many, many forums from motorcycle to musician, guns and shooting to historical, you're issue is common. Not much different than a club where only a small percentage...
Thanks for the responses. Today I found some rusty nails, a small piece of steel bar stock, some sort of rusty strap, a couple of metal Jackson and Perkins tags from rosebushes that are in...
As stated in my introduction, the referenced detector was under the tree. I don't know if this board typically engages in flaming, if so, please know that I realize it isn't the best unit out there....
Hi, newbie here. Not much to tell. I once mentioned to my wife, just in passing, that I thought it'd be fun to run a metal detector around our back yard. Our home was built around 1873 and has had a...