Treasure_Adventure Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 What do you guys think about these? I made them initially because it’s what I need but... I’ve got a small batch of Carbon shafts for the Minelab Equinox that are perfect for shortening your detector right up for transport or water type detecting, for a fully collapsed detector you’ll have shave down or melt the small plastic locating pin on the handle clamp to let the inner shaft come in and get the last 100mm of retraction. They look superb, have no wobble or slop and are a lot lighter than the stock shaft (110g vs 186g) Even when fully collapsed and the aluminium clamp Is within the coils proximity it has no effect on detection depth, sensitivity or ID surprisingly. Taking PRE-ORDERS for a discounted price of AUD$75.00 ~USD$54.00 They are very limited so definitely be quick as most are already gone! http://www.detect-Ed.com All comments welcome ? Cheers! Ed 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveg Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Ed, Very nice-looking shaft you've got there! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosey Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 love 2 see a video looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewcon4414 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Not so surprising........ we used to have metal coil bolts. They move with the coil so the machine doesnt react to them...... but what some found out is that they could cause dead spots on the coil where sensitivity was reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure_Adventure Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Yes the alloy clamp is exactly where the lower cam lock used to be so absolutely out of the way ? Yes sold out! I’ll have some more within 3 weeks though ? Essentially it collapses down to a CTX form factor but still fully extends Ill try and get video on YouTube demoing it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure_Adventure Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Now, depending on what length everyone here has there detector at for normal operation I can cut down the carbon to a custom length for you so it’ll collapse even further when not in use or when in the water etc. Currentlythe carbon rod is equivelant length to the alloy shaft and does collapse 200mm shorter than it BUT most people probably don’t even use their equinox at full length so for example I’m 6’2” and I use the equinox at the 4th pin hole from the bottom so I could further shorten it by 6” (150mm) and have a very compact shaft that’ll be ideal for me in any situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSwell Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Very nice to see. I very often have mine set at the 4th pin hole as well because it's usable to detect with and quickly fits in vehicles at that length. However I'm still occasionally pushing it to the 2nd hole as it feels like a more natural swing for me. I might be willing to give that up though for the ability to get really short for water use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure_Adventure Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 I agree, sometimes it’s nice to lengthen the detector out and just do broad swings letting the centrifugal forces hold it up but I generally run at 4. To be honest it’s perfectly divable as is and I feel no need for it to be shorter other than convenience when transporting. Which set of holes does everyone use for their arm cuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure_Adventure Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Second batch is already ordered with an ETA of mid-late October for those interested. More interesting things to come too! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix50 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Has anyone bought and used one of these. I have ordered and paid for one but the ETA keeps getting pushed back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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