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Hi all, Got out after work for only about 45 minutes to a site that used to be the main beach a long time ago. It's been filled to street level since, but still has a little strip that's searchable. I pounded it hard last fall with the CTX and got a very old .8g 10k band from there. This time...

Reidman, looks like a great fit! Very tidy and well thought out. What kind of run time do you get with the TDI SL? Here's my latest and hopefully final version. I've added the balance plug and the voltage monitor/alarm. The batteries I have are sort of oddball as far as 18650s. They were...

The button is .750 or 19mm. The shoe in only 5 inches across, 6 inches long. The crotal is small, only about 1 inch. I also pulled a musket ball from this field this spring.

Hi all, Got out for about an hour after work to the field that I found many early IHs and the crotal. A first for me was the old horse shoe as a surface find. Another first was an old toasty cast one piece button. The shank is broken and it looks like it tangled with the plow. Very faint in...

Hi all I've been out a few times this year for some short hunts where I could get them. Results weren't great, but I had been trying some new things and thought I would post a short recap. One place I had tried was the old field turned park in an area that had produced in the past but was...

If you like gold, this video from about a year ago should get the juices flowing! https://youtu.be/VfSW2MnZHiA

Hi all, Just ordered the Predator Intrepid model 76 shovel. Can't believe I spent just short of $100 to dig some dirt. I've been using a mini spade from Menards for almost 3 years and dug countless holes with it. But it finally gave up the ghost when the blade split in 2 places. I'm hoping this...

Got out to a park I've pounded hard in the past where I found an 1870s harness buckle guard and a few other things which were all deep and at the edge of detection range. Dug LOTS of holes today and got duped by many large bent nails and wire coils. :shocked02: But I got 1 really beautiful...

Hi all, I got a chance to swing for about 2 hours after work this morning and wanted to give the new TDI a try in an area I know used to hold a lot of later wheats and even a few silver but that I hunted long and hard with the CTX in the past. The CTX struggled in this area to get the coins...

There's been a lot of talk on the net about the stock NiMh TDI SL battery pack. Though I haven't had mine very long I've realized pretty quickly much of what was being said was true. Mostly the complaint is that there just isn't enough "oomph" to properly power the coil which affects the depth...

Don't get confused with playing too much with the settings, at least until you become more familiar. Best bet for sensitivity is to keep it in auto +2 or +3. Drop it if you get too much falsing. In areas with a lot of clutter I've used manual and dropped it low as 3 or 4 to better separate the...

Here's my post! :hystericallaugh:

Poring over the Internet the past few weeks looking into getting a PI machine. I've been waiting for a company's new board to come out for an affordable DIY machine. Instead, I stumbled across a series of machines from Whites that sounded perfect for what my intended uses are, the TDI. Found...

Here's the differences between the sash buckle and the brooch I found. Sash buckles are on top. The brooch pin at lower middle. Of course the others are suspender buckles. Hope this helps!

Wow, it doesn't seem like it's been very long since I joined the forum, but I have to say it's been the best thing I've fine since getting back into detecting. So many other forums (detecting or othetwise) have little activity, people on them just don't participate. Their members often have...

Hi everyone! I got out this morning for about 45 minutes to my 1850s field where I found the fatty last fall. Ground is frozen rock solid after a thaw melted the snow and then refroze. Had the idea to try the rock pick I made last year for river hunting as a long handled ice pick in the field...

Hi all, Pretty sure how this will go, but I found a listing on Amazon for a "never used" "used" Whites TDI Pro PI detector on sale for $499. At that price I'm pretty suspicious, but Amazon seems to be pretty good about weeding out counterfeit merchandise as opposed to Ebay. Could this price be...

I was thinking half of a fancy hame bell. Something like the photo, but the dragon instead of tassels?

Hi all, Found this piece by the old cellar hole I was working. No idea what it was, and nobody chimed in with any ideas either. Found a Hames bell at the site recently not far from this piece. Got to thinking, maybe part of a Hames bell harness? Here's a mock-up: Thoughts anyone? Seems...

In case anyone is not familiar with Hames bells, here's a pic of a complete set: And here's a link to a great article with video to hear a set. Great sounds from the 1800s! https://www.google.com/amp/s/shinealightproject.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/sleigh-bells-ring-are-you-listening/amp/