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I havent been out for a relic hunt for some time...........so though I had better go to an old cricket field for a quick innings .........

Looking to get a roll of fibreglass matting picked up from Melbourne and delivered to Canberra to help a Viper Builder PM me if you can assist.

This is possibly the first item I have made that will be part of a collection of themed jewellery. I think I will call it the grey nomad collection, as it features some silver-streak obsidian :playful: The stone changes appearance depending on the light as it is opaque

Over the years I have found a few caves that have yielded a few nice coins, buttons and relics. Today I found one that kept beeping, and beeping, and beeping ........... :inlove: :money: :inlove:

Thought I should start a post for technical information or questions relating to gemstone photography. First up.... I currently have the stock-standard 18 - 55mm lense ....for whatever that means. From my limited use, it obviously has a minimum focal length and enables a certain amount of...

Apparently my wife needs a spring clean out and it is time to let an icon of history go to a new home. 8.( The FT-16000 was a hot machine in its day and the super search coil still hums. I took hundreds of dollars off the beaches with this machine and extracted a fish barb at 6 at the height...

The relic gods are being nasty to me :argh:

Though I would start a new thread and ask a question that has prevented me from dropping a small yellow sapphire for fear of stuffing it up. The photo shows the cut and rough shape of the stone, so you can see why I chose this diagram. What is missing from the instructions I have is where to...

Anyone have any info on 1948/49 Threepence forgeries ??? or strange weathering effects on these 50% silvers?? or metal mint errors :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Found something today that raises the question :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I have found numerous brass screw thread rods with the SDC and each time I go from a excited high to a fugget low. The mystery of what they were used for has haunted my mind for a number of years. A couple of detecting trips ago I found definitive proof of their purpose, but before I share the...

There have been some great button finds by members over the years. Some have sparked interest, some mystery but the story behind some of our greatest and most memorable button finds are sometimes lost in the overwhelming volume of threads and posts. So here it is, a dedicated topic to share...

After years of honing my knowledge and skills following tips and advice on this forum and proving the techniques on the goldfields, I have finally mastered the skill of finding an indicator and chasing breadcrumbs to the mother load. Just a shame those skills have been deployed on finding boot...

A special offer to members - swap for facet rough ;) .......or an enthusiastic smile O:) Pick up Sydney, Ulladulla or Newcastle by appointment

Raided a broken UPS today for a few 12v batteries to run some camp lights and reclaimed a bunch of ferrite rings. A question came to mind : has anyone tried ground balancing their GPX or SDC with a ferrite ring and was there a noticeable difference?

Had an epic day today in the Rough2cut workshop. Barney and I spent the day with Anthony machining and tuning our brand-new 30 year old gemmasta machines back into fine examples of modern day faceting equipment. Anthony, once again, imparted his years of knowledge and engineering skills on us...

I have my eye on an item near Springwood Qld but it is a cash on pick up item only and the 2200km round trip is just not going to happen. Not sure if anyone is from that area or passes through regularly, but I would appreciate some help to secure a deal and post the item to me. If you can...

A question for those hydraulics and sluice experts....... After running a bucket of dirt through my Bunnings sluice, quite quickly and with just a little soak of the rough with no classifying as most gravel was less than 7mm, the sluice capture is on the left and pan capture of my spoil on the...

On this day a German born miner found something that everyone on this forum would love to show off to their friends. Who, what and where was it ?

I am heading to a wedding in Victoria and will be stopping in Narooma for a few days with the family next week. I see Nerrigundah goldfields are closeby and would like to get an idea of the type of detectable gold that this field has produced. As I have a SDC, size, type and depth has a big...