Steve Herschbach
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No, I won't be submitting that one, though now that you mention it the rules say nothing about when a find was made. My assumption like yours is they mean something found recently. Guess I need to get busy!
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Do you use a Fisher metal detector and want a chance to win a new Fisher metal detector? We give away a free metal detector every month! All you have to do for a chance to win one is be featured in our Find of the Day contest. Here's how it works.
Send Fisher a direct message at our Facebook page www.facebook.com/FisherResearchLabs . with the following information:
1. Picture of the find, preferably with your detector in it too. The better the picture the better chance it will be selected and featured as a Find of the Day.
2. Tells us what it is. We have to know what your find is in order to feature it. (The more information you can provide the better. Country of origin, time era, what it’s made of gold, silver, brass, etc. Any information you have will help)
3. Tell us what detector you were using (Sorry, but it must be a Fisher model)
4. Tell us what country it was found in.
Featured Find of the Day posts are not selected by how impressive the find is, as we believe all finds are impressive in their own way. This way a handful of clad coins can be selected one day and a Roman brooch or a Civil War belt plate could be selected the next day.
If your find is posted on our Facebook page you are automatically entered in a random at the end of the month and one lucky winner will win a brand new metal detector!
Good luck!
Steve Herschbach with 4.95 ounce gold nugget found with Fisher Gold Bug 2 (14" coil) at Ganes Creek, Alaska
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Nope, seemed like a straight forward quote to me. No apology called for but I am sorry to hear about the accident.
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It's possible to disassemble the ATX coil and shaft assembly. http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/168-disassemble-clean-garrett-atx-shaft-cams/
A rod could then be fashioned to do the job and the cable is long enough for such a project. You can see one I made myself at http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/462-garrett-atx-strip-down-rebuild/?do=findComment&comment=3580
However, just my personal recommendation - the Infinium starts looking more attractive as a complete out of box solution that can be hip or chest mounted. It's debatable for your use whether a lot of mods, backpacks, etc. would be worth it. That of course is something only you can decide.
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Never seen one before but looks like it would do the trick for light duty use. There are times for sure when a huge pick makes no sense so I also have a small pick in my kit for shallow digging projects.
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OK, I have to admit the years are sneaking up on me. Comfort takes on more meaning the older I get though I am way behind most people in that department. Roughing it in a minimalistic fashion is just ingrained in me. That is changing however.
It used to be just a squat over a hole behind a bush. Seems like these things take longer now and my haunches don't like squatting for long - help, I can't get up! So for several years I have used one of those small, cheap folding toilet seats for extended field operations. They are rather precarious and really too small but they get the job done.
I finally decided I wanted something a bit more upscale for camp use that is large enough to straddle a deep hole for a field privy. A trip to Walmart for a cheap steel folding chair and a soft padded toilet seat gave me what I wanted for about $20. Just cut the hole to fit with a jigsaw, a little smoothing with a file, and mount the seat. Only catch was lid would not fold up and stay up due to the chair back and so it just gets set aside while unit is in use.
I now survey the desert in comfort from my new field throne when camped in one location for more than a day. A worthwhile upgrade!
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Just a reminder. Minelab offers a 15% discount on any Minelab metal detector from the MAP (minimum advertised price) to U.S. active or honorably discharged members of the military. Proof of past or active service is required and must be verified by providing a copy of a DD 214 or Military ID to qualify. The discount applies only to a metal detector purchase - parts and accessories do not qualify.
With discount the $799 Gold Monster 1000 is only $679.15. The Minelab GPZ 7000, normally $7999, ends up being $6799.15, a savings of $1199.85
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Awesome - first gold nugget with a detector! Congratulations!
In all metal mode did you try the auto sensitivity settings to see if they run quiet?
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Interesting. This new Youtube channel popped up recently for somebody calling themselves X Coils
It appears to be Russian? and they appear to be working on coils for the GPZ. Here is a peek at the 12" x 10". Personally, that's a bit too similar to the stock coil to interest me - I would rather see a 10" x 8". Still, it's interesting that somebody has managed to make some coils that might work on the GPZ without blowing it up. This is one detector that I will have to let others gamble with first on this sort of thing but I knew you would all find it interesting.
Edit - the videos disappeared so I deleted the link. Here is the latest X Coil 2021 News
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I love mining gear rigs like this Bryce, thanks for posting. It was too good to leave in the other thread so split off on its own. I am glad AMDS treated you right, although I am afraid they have struggled with getting knowledgeable people on board since I left. I met with them recently with ideas on how to turn that around but sadly it is not what it used to be at this point. Hopefully improvement will be seen going forward.
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Very nice report Peg, and I know you know your Gold Bug 2 - thanks!
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Great adventure and photos Tom - thanks for posting!
The White's metal box machines are more water resistant than most people realize. Box is gasket sealed. Speaker is plastic cone and sealed to box - you can pour water in the speaker holes and the water will not get into the machine nor hurt the speaker. There are orings under the knobs and rubber caps on the switches. There is nothing in the pods that is sensitive to water. I have run an MXT in rain for days on end with no protection and no harm done.
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According to several threads at Findmall the AT Max is not available and could be as late as September. I have to say I was a little surprised to find out Garrett has also joined the "announce way before ready" club. Quite a few other people appear to be surprised as orders were placed thinking the machine would be available soon. Those orders are now getting canceled by at least a few people.
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Meanings do change over time. Here is a good comprehensive reference from 1920 that can sometimes clear up older definitions or terminology no longer in use:
A GLOSSARY OF THE MINING AND MINERAL INDUSTRY by Albert H. Fay
WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1920From the above. The second definition for chloride is interesting as per Merton's speculation.
Chloride.
1. A compound of chlorine with another element or radical. A salt of hydrochloriC acid. (Webster)
2. To follow a thin vein or discontinuous ore deposit by irregular workings, intent only on extracting the profitable parts and with no regard for development; usually said of a lessee, sometimes of one who works another's mine without permission. The term is eaid to have originated at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah when the rich silver chloride ores were being worked. The thin seams were followed by lessees with the least possible handling of barren rock, hence the miner became a chlorider, and his operations chloriding. The words were later extended to similar workers and their operations in other fields. (F. L. Hess)Magnesia.
Magnesium oxide, MgO. A light, earthy, white substance, obtained by heating the hydroxide or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. (Webster) -
That's them - I modified your links and added the pictures to make it clearer which is which.
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Google Earth.... click for larger view.
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Some current single frequency detectors:
Fisher 1280X - 2.4 kHz
Fisher F2 - 5.9 kHz
Fisher F4 - 5.9 kHz
Fisher F5 - 7.8 kHz
Fisher F70 - 13 kHz
Fisher F75 - 13 kHz
Fisher F19 - 19.2 kHz
Fisher Gold Bug - 19.2 kHz
Fisher Gold Bug 2 - 71 kHzGarrett Ace 150 - 6.5 kHz
Garrett Ace 200 - 6.5 kHz
Garrett Ace 250 - 6.5 kHz
Garrett GTI 2500 - 7.2 kHz
Garrett Ace 300 - 8 kHz
Garrett Ace 400 - 10 kHz
Garrett AT Max - 13.6 kHz
Garrett AT Pro - 15 kHz
Garrett AT Gold - 18 kHzMinelab Go-Find 20 - 7.7 kHz
Minelab Go-Find 40 - 7.7 kHz
Minelab Go-Find 60 - 7.7 kHz
Minelab Gold Monster 1000 - 45 kHzTesoro DeLeon- 10 kHz
Tesoro Cortes- 10 kHz
Tesoro Silver uMax- 10.6 kHz
Tesoro Outlaw - 10.6 kHz
Tesoro Compadre - 12 kHz
Tesoro Tiger Shark - 12 kHz
Tesoro Cibola - 14.5 kHz
Tesoro Vaquero- 14.5 kHz
Tesoro Tejon- 17.2 kHz
Tesoro Lobo - 17.5 kHzWhite's TreasurePro - 8 kHz
White's TreasureMaster - 8 kHz
White's Coinmaster - 8 kHz
White's MX5 - 14 kHz
White's MXT - 14 kHz
White's MX Sport - 14 kHz
White's GMT - 48 kHz -
Welcome to the forum Bryce! I do hope you will report on how the GM does for you. Hopefully you do not have the graphite based hot rocks that plague operators further south in British Columbia. As a non-ferrous conductive rock there is no reasonable way to deal with them short of a PI. I have a few graphite "nuggets" I found in Alaska but thankfully they are normally so rare as to be an interesting find rather than a nuisance. There is one spot north of Anchorage however where I encountered graphitic slate hot rocks with every swing of my VLF that shut me down quickly until I returned later with a PI.
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Thanks Monte!
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A person may need to be logged in as a Facebook member to see the video?
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Higher frequencies aid in recovery speed.
From the Nokta Impact Owner's Manual page 24:
Frequency
IMPACT offers 3 operating frequencies — 5kHz, 14kHz and 20kHz— to suit different target
and soil types. Based on the frequency selected, the detector's detection performance for different types
of targets will vary. The list below includes, but are not limited to, different types of targets
that correspond to each frequency:5kHz: Large ferrous and non-ferrous objects
High conductive coins
Medium or relatively small targets in non-mineralized ground without iron trash
Ferrous masses and militaria14kHz: General use
Small coins
Different size coins in medium-highly mineralized ground20kHz: Small coins with different conductivities and thin large coins
Gold coins, rings, small jewelry , sheet iron, foil
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A nice overview of why some people like to go metal detecting. This is a bit of an experiment as an embedded Facebook video so let me know if it does not work for you.
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Some good basic information along with a video from Brandon Neice (Dr. Tones) on his Treasure Talk blog. Follow the link to the article and here is the video....
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For those that do not know vanursepaul is in Australia for a nearly three month long adventure, with gold prospecting at the top of the list. Imagine his distress when he arrived in Australia and the control box portion of his new Minelab GPZ 7000 was missing from his luggage!!! This on top of just having his previous GPZ 7000 stolen over the winter.
The solution to this serious problem is buried deep in another thread but I thought it should not go missed by people not following that thead, so here is a copy of Paul's post today at http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/3724-nurse-paul-in-oz/?page=6#comment-41276....
12 hours ago, vanursepaul said:MINELAB AU
Well.....back to the detector issue...
The control box (CB) was not in my baggage and customs has not found it laying around....
Right before I left for a week detecting with Norvic, I called JP, and MinelabAU to see what could be done...
JP didn't have an extra he could loan out, (I will be here 2 1/2 more months)--- I was thinking of buying one from him, but I wanted to wait and see what Minelab could do...
Sarah from Minelab AU and I had discussed me buying just a CB from them.....
Right before Vic and I got out of cell range on the drive down to our secret detecting spot -- I wrote Sarah and basically begged for some help, I said, "Maybe you all have a returned control box that was sitting on the shelf gathering dust----maybe one that was traded out completely due to the pixel thing.. whatever...as long as it worked I would use it...."
Sarah replied almost immediately to that e-mail , BUT... I didn't get to read it until we came out of the bush today----
I was totally stunned by her reply..... She said she had had some success and would be shipping me a control box to use while I was here in Australia.... if I would give her a address.
Is that customer service or what????
From the very get go.... Minelab AU was trying to help me---(you know when they are and when they are just passing you on)-- I felt like everyone I talked with at Minelab was genuinely interested in my problem. Darryl, Kathy, Sarah and ALL at Minelab have salvaged an adventure of a lifetime for me! I am so grateful.
Can you guess what brand of detector I will buy next time??
It starts with an M.....
Garrett ATX Strip Down & Rebuild
in Garrett Metal Detectors
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The whole project was done to poke a stick in Garrett's eye about building a lighter weight ATX. Though they are well aware of my thoughts on the matter so far they have not shaved so much as an ounce off the ATX. It really is a shame as there is an excellent light weight and relatively inexpensive PI nugget detector screaming to get out of that heavy housing.