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    Detectors for Big Deep gold versus Detectors for Small Shallow gold

    G/day XLOOK. Now I understand why you were asking, yes you had to move with the times in those days. The old VLF detectors had their limitations, but found plenty of gold in those earlier days. After the first initial jump up to the SD 2000 PI. Which we thought cost an arm and a leg at the...
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    Detectors for Big Deep gold versus Detectors for Small Shallow gold

    Hello XLOOK, Re, your questions about the detector models suited for finding big deep nuggets; over the years there have been a few M/Lab detectors that had a better chance of finding big nuggets in that situation. Here is my take on those models, the first deep PI they made is the SD 2000...
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    GPX 4500 & SP01 Enhancer & Lightweight Battery Kit - 3d Printed Mounting Bracket

    Hi Zac. I made an Aluminium one once, but if it is fixed at the rear of the box, it knocks against your side as you swing. It needs to be clipped at the front section of the control box, and best if it lifts the front up, even by 2" inches. Make the base about 7" inches wide, (across), to...
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    GPX 4500 & SP01 Enhancer & Lightweight Battery Kit - 3d Printed Mounting Bracket

    Hello Zac. That looks great, now your cooking. Another Suggestion is a wider molding across the front legs, have the legs clip into it. The problem you will come across, is your detector tends to tip over on its side. So, a lift-up bracket that extends out wider on the front legs would do it...
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    GPX 4500 & SP01 Enhancer & Lightweight Battery Kit - 3d Printed Mounting Bracket

    Hello Zac. A great piece of engineering there, excellent ideas. One change to the wiring is necessary, the lead from the detector plug to the SPO 1. Is sticking out too far. It needs a right angle fitting. or risks breakage. As it is now, it will be knocked on scrub/trees, or other obstacles...
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    How do you tell the difference between ground noise and a true target signal?

    Hello daveo85. Mate, don't walk away from that one! You have a few options to try out. Try turning your settings down as low as you can. See if you can get a pin-point on the target then. If you can borrow a Pin-pointer, or use another detector, say a GPX 5000, try those. Its signal sounds...
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    Keene Gold Wheel for Sale: Expressions of interest?

    Expressions of interest are sought for my good mate Tony Mills Spiral Gold Wheel, with a Custom made pay dirt feeder. This has had little use. For Sale: Spiral Gold Wheel (Keene GH25). For the prospector, etc., a portable automatic panner for recovery of gold from concentrates, or mill...
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    Neville Perry

    mbasko & Members; Hello members. Nev and myself thank you for the responses of your thoughts to the matter that we all viewed last night. I thought the show only gave a very brief outline on what has actually happened. Heritage Victoria’s decision here, sets a precedent in law that leaves a...
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    Neville Perry

    Hello fwdoz: and Members I had Neville Perry ring me last night, and he asked me if I could tell members of Aussie gold forums to watch A Current Affair tonight. He is hoping to get everyone’s opinions of the story tonight, he said he was told that Government Departments will be watching the...
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    For Sale

    Hello Mods. Detector now sold. Please remove Ad thank you. ozziegold.
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    For Sale

    Thanks for the likes fellows. Bump. ozziegold.
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    For Sale

    Hello members, I have a lightly used late model Minelab GPX 5000 Detector for sale. Original Coiltek Sales Receipt. 13 / 6 / 2020. Serial number etc. Package includes all original standard 5000 gear. Minelab Battery and Chargers, all leads etc. Bungee cord, un-used Koss H/Phones and Harness...
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    Stolen GPX 6000

    Thank you Members for your responses. Yes it does sound suss to me too. The police would have to think that as well surely. G.H. He has reported the serial number to M/Lab, and detecting shops in Qld. I think if it was me, I would make up a list of all the ones who knew about the 6000 and...
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    Stolen GPX 6000

    Hello Members. A friend from Toowoomba Qld. has rang me to ask if I could put out this message. Last week his detecting mate had a break-in at his home, with them stealing his new GPX 6000 etc. The serial number is 97864349664, as brand new. Unfortunately his safe with all his nuggets...
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    18 NF Coil

    Hi Leroy. I have sent you an email. Cheers ozziegold
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    Can you see the birds in these images? (The feathered kind.)

    Hi Grubstake. Yes I can see a leopard. It is up near the top left corner an inch or so from the guy's name. Partly behind the tree Its rear end and tail is to the left of the black tree up on that bank, the head etc, is to the right of the black tree trunk. Cheers ozziegold.
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    Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    Hello Dave & Betina. I havent heard of a GPS fitted, could be?? But I have heard a few things about the new 6000, and have seen a photo too, it does look like a 7000. Yet it looked like a smaller version to me. The coil looked like about 14 inches in size. There was a speaker? grille, near the...
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    Today I BOUGHT

    Hi Tuna. We had the same problem, being constant punctures with the Carlisle stock tyres. It is mainly their open tread pattern, more than the wall ply thickness, too much casing exposed to the scrub and rock etc. After much investigation these are what solved the problem for us, by 95% ...
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    BIG LUMP FROM VIC

    Hello Pinfire opals. These Photos are years old, nothing recent mate. The 3 masked bloke found their gold in WA many years ago. And the first photo you put up of the big specimen nugget, was found around mid 2018. It was cleaned in acid, and weighed in at 5353.5 Grams. being 172 ozs. I have...
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    Hotfoot RUG detector

    Hello Big Johno. I tested one of those Rug detectors in open country on a gold-field behind a quad, about 10 years ago. The ground mineralisation was medium, we tried it over un-buried nuggets of small and large sizes, and at different speeds. We could not get enough adjustment on the PI, to...
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