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  1. towelly

    Wally69's Nugget Hunting Practice. The By-Catch.

    Can I ask what method you used to clean the florin? It looks magnificent!
  2. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    I should update... I have actually worked out how to get it to run.. the trick is the frequency. My procedure is. Get to the salt water. Put the max in all metal and run threshold. Ground balance but then hold the coil about and inch off the wet... Turn up the sensitivity till it's unstable then...
  3. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    Hi Guys. Has anybody been able to use an At Max international successfully in salt water and in the saturated sand? If you have can you please respond with your settings. I've owned one of these for a year and a half and although I think it's a cracking machine on the dry sand and in any other...
  4. towelly

    Virgin Ground!

    Hi Moneybox. They are badges of a scouts uniform. I think they come off the leather thing that holds the scarf in place.
  5. towelly

    Virgin Ground!

    Hi Guys. Been a long time since I've posted anything on here, but thought this was of note. I decided to try a spot that I have dismissed for a while thinking to myself that it would have been pounded by every man and his dog. Boy, was I wrong.. You know that feeling you get when you realise...
  6. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    Just an update for anyone considering the Max international. I have alot of hours on my unit now (200+) and I really do like it. On land,,, it's really very hard to beat. It's as good, or better than anything out there. Personally I like how Garrett machines have less settings but there is more...
  7. towelly

    MAKRO KRUZER SERIES information

    The Multi has taken me by surprise. I was waiting for the new Minelab but now I'll be purchasing a Kruzer instead. I already have a Nokta and know just how good these sister brands are. Can't wait.
  8. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    I have an international and at first I did not like the low tone break. However, I have come to appreciate how to listen for a target again rather than looking at numbers. I must have got lazy. You can hear cans. You can hear pull tabs. Although they give a high tone there is a flutter in the...
  9. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    Hi Thought I'd do a quick update on the Max now that I have around 20 hours on the machine. I can confirm again that it runs very well on salt water beaches and in salt water. I use the same settings as detector comparisons on YouTube which are basically -3 threshold then auto ground balance...
  10. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    Bribie Island Queensland
  11. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    Well, took the Max to the beach today and once again very very impressed. Works great with minimal falsing in salt water. Iron discrimination set to 25. -3 threshold. Auto ground balance then take it negative 2 clicks. Runs very quietly with some chirps only when you are entering or exiting the...
  12. towelly

    Garrett AT Max information and questions

    Purchased a Max and been very impressed so far. It may still look the same at the older AT units but it is a big step forward internally. Taking it to the beach tomorrow for the big test in salt. I'll let you know how I find it. I can't get my Nokta forscore to run at the beach at all so I'm...
  13. towelly

    Adventure bike, detector and ya swag

    Hi Guys. On the KLR 650 the speedo is on the front hub so changing sprocket ratios doesn't affect the speedo reading.... Is it the same setup on the DR650? Cheers
  14. towelly

    Treasure Snoop Metal Detector

    Gee Wiz Colin, a detector with ground balance and discrim for 80 bucks you can't go wrong. You'll have it paid off in no time. All of us fall into the more expensive the better trap from time to time. There's some real gems out there in the cheaper end of things. Looks like you got one.. Happy...
  15. towelly

    New hunting grounds.

    I have been flat out since Easter and haven't had a chance to get out but today was the day. I was given a tip-off last year from an old fellow that had seen me detecting early one morning and he came over and initiated a conversation. At the time, in my arrogance, I thought, "oh God, here we...
  16. towelly

    Ramjet's Garrett At Pro finds

    Great finds. Love the medallion.
  17. towelly

    The Explorer's magic button

    Went out to my old faithful park which I have flogged to death over the last year looking for pre decs. To date, I have pulled over 100 coins from this locations but finds are getting thin now. I knew if I had any chance I would have to set the Explorer up differently. I have always just set the...
  18. towelly

    Full day hunt last Sunday

    Both locations are private schools which I have permissions for. (Sunday's only). When you have the whole place to yourself it's easy pickings I guess. I'll make a donation to their Xmas raffles as a thank you.
  19. towelly

    Full day hunt last Sunday

    Hi Silver I didn't count them... I was too interested in the 6 pack I had purchased afterwards. I guess around $40.00. There were lots of .20c pieces. Maybe 80 coins in total. My piggy bank is a lot heavier though. Cheers
  20. towelly

    Full day hunt last Sunday

    Had the opportunity for a full day hunt last Sunday. 2 locations that are both permissions that I'm certain nobody has hunted before. 4th time I've hunted there with similar results. I used my Tesoro Compadre all day and discriminated anything under 20c after lunch. Must have done 500 squats or...
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