Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Treasure Hunting
Treasure, Coin and Relic
Deeper Targets - Shovel Selection Pinpointing - Volcanic Soil
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Phantom" data-source="post: 647118" data-attributes="member: 2603"><p>Hi All,</p><p>Recently I visited 2 farms in far North NSW, red volcanic soil, played hell with the detector (Equinox 800 6", 11" and 15" coils) and the pinpointers(Minelab 35 and Garrett)</p><p></p><p>The targets where very deep and I faced two problems:</p><p></p><p>Problem 1. I really needed to dig a deeper sods, my home made digger meant I still needed to dig deeper which was really hard and not strong enough. </p><p>I see thee are a few that look good.</p><p>Does anyone have and views on these especially once you take the top sod out and need to do a better job of taking the second sod from the same hole cleanly.</p><p>Tyger Nokta Makro</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2478[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Problem 2. Pinpointer In Volcanic soil</p><p> I really struggled to pinpoint the deeper targets in the hole the soil was so volcanic it sets pointer off, even after I desensitised the pinpointers , even on lowest setting still sounded when just touching the soil or 3/4 deep in the hole. I the end I felt like I was just digging my way to China.</p><p>The Garret performed the best the Minelab just went crazy no matter what I did.</p><p></p><p>Both these issues meant I found the process very frustrating and only found the shallow rubbish targets. Both are old farms with quite a history. the only good find was a 1917 George V One Shilling, so I know there are heaps more when I can improve my skill.</p><p>I even brought a sod of soil back with me to test with.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]2480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]2482[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As usual any help or pointers to links would be appreciated.</p><p>Regards,</p><p>Phantom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phantom, post: 647118, member: 2603"] Hi All, Recently I visited 2 farms in far North NSW, red volcanic soil, played hell with the detector (Equinox 800 6", 11" and 15" coils) and the pinpointers(Minelab 35 and Garrett) The targets where very deep and I faced two problems: Problem 1. I really needed to dig a deeper sods, my home made digger meant I still needed to dig deeper which was really hard and not strong enough. I see thee are a few that look good. Does anyone have and views on these especially once you take the top sod out and need to do a better job of taking the second sod from the same hole cleanly. Tyger Nokta Makro [ATTACH type="full"]2479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="564px"]2478[/ATTACH] Problem 2. Pinpointer In Volcanic soil I really struggled to pinpoint the deeper targets in the hole the soil was so volcanic it sets pointer off, even after I desensitised the pinpointers , even on lowest setting still sounded when just touching the soil or 3/4 deep in the hole. I the end I felt like I was just digging my way to China. The Garret performed the best the Minelab just went crazy no matter what I did. Both these issues meant I found the process very frustrating and only found the shallow rubbish targets. Both are old farms with quite a history. the only good find was a 1917 George V One Shilling, so I know there are heaps more when I can improve my skill. I even brought a sod of soil back with me to test with. [ATTACH type="full" width="199px"]2480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="204px"]2482[/ATTACH] As usual any help or pointers to links would be appreciated. Regards, Phantom [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Treasure Hunting
Treasure, Coin and Relic
Deeper Targets - Shovel Selection Pinpointing - Volcanic Soil
Top