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  1. X still producing on the little run. Didn’t want to take the 17x12 off the Zed and use the 19. Coiltek 18” pinged a fair percentage of these, punches deep.
  2. Another ounce and a half today with the X
  3. 17 x 12 Spiral, pings tiny .1 gram bits no worries. Pain in the butt digging them but sometimes they lead to bigger and better chunks as was the case for me today. 76 grams at 18 inches, any detector would have heard it, same with the 6 gram bit. 14 gram bit was a different story, 20 inches down and very quite but definitely a dig me signal. With the X running so quiet it was no worries. A bloody pleasure to use, a complete contrast to my stock 14” which is so touch and knock sensitive, it’s had a hard life so maybe just worn out but it never ran as quite as the X.
  4. It’s not that hard a job, making the patch lead. Just take your time and follow the instructions to the letter. A mate and I made mine today, took our time and double checked everything. Fingers crossed after reading this thread but she fired up beautifully, balanced nicely and pings .20g bits easily. Not bad for a 17 x 12 Spiral. One tip, some solders melt at high temperatures, we had both but used the lower temp one, made life easier.
  5. Here you go Condor, a little WA gold to whet your appetite. Picked up over a few days last winter. Happy hunting.
  6. Getting harder and harder to find anything decent Meeka way Jen, a very busy area. I specifically wanted to try the new salt setting in one particular area there, it loses a lot of depth but is usable.
  7. Next trip I headed up Wiluna way for a week then on to Meeka to meet up with a mate. Just the one little patch at Wiluna, nothing deeper than about 6 inches. Had me a little excited for a while but she dried up after about an ounce.
  8. I was up Madtunas way about a month ago, beautiful weather cool nights and around 25-26 C during the day. A few frosty mornings when I had to scrape the ice off the quad before heading off. I ran into Steve one day (going where even a mountain goat would think twice about), had a yarn and a couple of ales and garnered a little local knowledge and marked a couple of spots Steve recommended. Shifted camp the next day to an area Steve mentioned and picked up the bulk of my finds there, 26 grams so thanks for that Steve.
  9. I visited a mate in Bunbury recently, he had one and I tried it coupled to the Zed with the 19" coil but only for a few minutes. I was impressed enough to leave $365 with him, the Prospectors Pick being closed at the time. My first trip out will be mid April for about a month, I'll give a rundown on it when I return.
  10. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/311777725050 This is the little unit I purchased, about au$300 including postage. Phoenix I used Map gas, cranked it up full bore first go and caused a little damage to the kiln, they burn a lot hotter than I expected. Toned it down after that, taking 10 minutes per pour start to finish. Wombat, I searched everywhere in Australia but couldn't source a locally made one. I do prefer buying local when possible.
  11. My little kiln arrived from America and I gave it a workout the same day then sold the gold the next day. I used the chapman flux supplied and only lost a few grams. The purity was around 88-89%, the rest silver. Pulled in au$9,742 @ $48 a gram, spot at the time was $52. Happy with that. Try as I might, it just will not allow me to post a photo ?? Submitted the post then hit edit and the photo option worked.
  12. Hey Lanny, I suppose there was some hard work involved but looking back I've enjoyed every minute of it....Maybe not the staked tyres, flies, midgies and mozzies but those memories fade. Haven't ventured out this year but big things planned for the cooler months. cheers
  13. Hi Northeast, I use one of the re-released GPX4500's coupled to a 14 inch Coiltek Elite for patch hunting, a great combination. If I do happen to find a few bits I give the area a good going over with the Zed. Still leave some behind though, old patches and known areas revisited always give up a little more.
  14. Hi Mitchel, here's a pic of most of last years finds. I'm awaiting delivery of a little furnace from your neck of the woods, couldn't find one anywhere in Aus unfortunately as I prefer to buy local. When I do smelt I'll post a video. Heres a picture of my best bit so far, haven't had a specific gravity test done as yet, no rush. Cheers Mick
  15. No trouble with mine AussieMatt, charged about 20% of the time with 240v and never had an issue. The cig lighter in the car gives the usual red flashing light. the majority of my charging is using the USB port on a Weekender/ Thunder battery box, 120 AH AGM battery, woks perfectly.
  16. Well done, excellent finds Condor! If a 20 inch coil ever eventuates for the Z you have a great testing area.
  17. A post below from an Aussie forum, I have my ground balancing pretty much sorted but do have the occasional hassle in various areas so I hope there is some truth in the rumour! http://golddetecting.4umer.net/t22605-gpz7000-up-date "Hi fellow 7000 swingers, I heard on the grapevine today that either tomorrow Friday or next Monday that Minelab will be announcing the release of an up-date for the 7000; something to do with improved tracking/ground balance, the exact details are still under wraps. Like most here I will be very keen to see what improvement/s they have been able to come up with. Stay tuned. Cheers, AUoptimist."
  18. A couple of weeks in Alibright, quite a bit of Quartz but still has a lot of weight. Will get a gravity test done to find out exactly how much gold the specimen contains.
  19. Finally onto the scales with it, I ended the trip with a total of 150 grams uncleaned. Hopefully the big one will weigh around three and a half ounces cleaned.
  20. Finally out of the hole, sorry about the multiple posts but it is taking me over an hour to upload each vidio to u tube. I've just found three unknown users on my wireless network and have changed my password, hopefully that will sort out the problem.
  21. Still chipping away, down to 20 inches and very close!
  22. In the area I detect jasong it's nearly always gold at that depth. The majority of hot rocks there are on the surface and easily sorted.
  23. Jasong, my go to settings on the Zed. High Yield/Difficult. Sensitivity 12. Smoothing off. Threshold 26. Manual ground balance, I always use the Ferrite. It's a little chattery but I don't mind the noise and targets are always discernible. With the GPX4500. RX gain- 11 Stabilizer- 9 GB type- general Special- extra
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