Jack and dog

Steve we will never see one even close to it ' using detectors

Wow ! anyone care to guess a value on that 217 gram hunk ?

Excellent article Steve , cuts through the confusion regarding differences between these detectors . Thank You Jack .

Thank you Steve , looks like a good site , will be sending them an email for sure

Thanks Ken , Can you give me a link to Jobe as I'd like to email them .

Excellent photos & story , wish I was there

I've been working on a simple hand operated unit that can concentrate down dry material quickly, no need to classify just feed in the rocks as well . Have made a prototype that works at last after previous fail designs , this one is very portable for one man operation . My question is who do I offer the design to as I'm not going to go through any long patent BS . Would Garret be interested as an example ? Regards Jack

Keep safe Chris , having been to those sort of improvised lands be very carful ! Good Luck Jack .

Classic Minelab video , the only part worth watching was the guy dry panning with a basic plastic dish , the rest looks like acting , check it out again boys Jack .

Price has always been a concern to me, could never get my head around why the ML 5000 was roughly 6 times the cost of a good VLF gold machine & yet could not signal on certain gold specimens that were easy for a good VLF! Can't wait to see how much cheaper the 2300 will be sold in Africa for?

Thanks for the reply Rick , The hot rock balance on the Umax covers a wider section of minerals then the GB knob but takes a lot of practice to get the hang of . I think Steve was interested in getting one not that long ago . Jack .

Hello Rick , Love to hear why the following got the cut ? GoldMaster 3 & the Diablo Umax Jack

Great report Steve , you must be in good condition for a guy over 50 to do that stuff ! Jack .

What a crazy thing to do ' if they are natural nuggets

Now that we know the name , I remember Steve saying their Lobo ST was getting a bit old. So hope it's a new gold detector ? Jack

Thanks for posting the photos Rob , what an adventure you had back then ! Couple of questions ~ Did you get enough gold ? & how did you manage to post the photos , all I can send are small thumbprint size . regards Jack .

Wow Rob what fantastic photos ! remember wishing I could get out there prospecting back then but I was married with kids & in the red big time How old were you in that photo ? Jack .

Thought you all would like this nugget well over a 1000 oz , found back in 1931 in western Australia , not with a detector .

Excellent article , your rhetoric is tops ! I thought I knew but now I do Very well done Jack .

Thanks Rick but not one of mine ' although I do have a similar sized more worn example

Be careful with nuggets as a washed natural just out of the ground look can be more valuable .

That was nice of you Steve to give Rick the book , things like that are remembered Well Done Jack .

Yes Hobo that's possible ' I did have a think about doing that . Why I stopped more development was it only works wet

Thanks Dean , It works on a wave action ' crashing back & forth , takes the rocks as well . Jack .

Besides all the beer drinking & playing up I like to make stuff , last year I wanted a hand operated thing that would concentrate down the heavies quick so I could do less panning . First photo is the proto type - Then I fixed up the bugs & changed angles plus fitted an hand mixer on the next model . Works Like this , throw a bucket of water in then the same of material , rock back & forth whilst using the blue handle to stir the stuff up so the heavies drop quick into the bottom trap . After a minute stop and collect the stuff from the trap by undoing the 2 clamps , empty & start again . When you get a bucket full of the heavies run that through so you only have one pan to do I called it the gold pram . Jack .