Ben78
Ben
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Well this isn't something I thought I'd ever do but a couple of months ago a mongrel bastard arsehole sold me a fake Fisher Gold Bug. As a result I was left with a set of coils, a shaft and a non functioning detector.... Fast forward a few weeks I bought a Fisher F5 and the fake coils function almost perfectly on it. I was packing up the detector today for the trip and something that has always annoyed me is the length of the main shaft, I looked at it in the cupboard next to the FGB shaft which is a 3 piece design and thought 'what the heck' so a few holes drilled, one of the wife's cutting boards shortened and I have a functional S-Shaft set up - and on initial handling I have to say it's quite nice! feels better than the stock setup already. So I'll give it a good run next week and report back.
Mods required
Drill two holes for arm cuff
Cut a piece of plastic and drill 15mm hole and two 5mm holes to mount GB button
Remove cheapo hand grip and slide the GPX grip on the shaft
Thats it, took me maybe an hour and now it packs up more compact too!
Mods required
Drill two holes for arm cuff
Cut a piece of plastic and drill 15mm hole and two 5mm holes to mount GB button
Remove cheapo hand grip and slide the GPX grip on the shaft
Thats it, took me maybe an hour and now it packs up more compact too!