afreakofnature

Well.... no

i sometimes cherry pick hi-lows.

big nuggies come in sometimes as low-hi

trash is like a low-hi with sometimes a quick low.  Best place besides your own practice is to watch aussie gold hunters and listen.  You will see both and its fun to watch.  .  Or youtube channels can help too

On 5/2/2019 at 9:04 PM, mn90403 said:

Fred,

I took those pictures because it was layered.  I wanted to bring that rock home for my rock garden but I have so many now ... I just took a picture.  The rock was not hot.  I had just not seen quartz in quite that many layers.

Mitchel

Its a Gneiss.  No nuggety gold in that quartz, look more for the veinlets cutting that rock in the GB area.

The name Victory does sound militaryesque.  

Aw Phrunt, maybe he’ll leave a ripper for too kindness sake 

So.....JW....How did that 10” work last weekend?  

Broken antenna.  All fixed now.

Hey Chris, no worries!  I know you are a busy person.  Plus I was still green with this when I wrote to you.  I have seen more and deduced more since then.  Almost feel like i have a grasp on it and it opened up many more opportunities.  Yeah afreakofnature is not my real name LOL, its my first and only user name since the internet started for me back in 1997 LOL.  I sent you a PM with my real name.  ?

My first detector was a modified Excalibur 1000 from Excalibur Dave and I got really ripped off.  Only one headphone would work and the pods would be staticy when adjusted.  It was a Frankenstein of a machine and was heavily abused.  I was new and bought on a recommendation plus thinking i needed modded gear.  How wrong.  Even though he said he would stand by his work for a year, he didn’t, and left me high and dry.  I called Minelab, told them what i had and they were more than willing to help me.  When it got to the repair center the headphones were garbage and replaced, pods and board, replaced, the case had a crack (no longer waterproof), replaced, and a couple other things.  They basically brought that Excal back from the dead, I had to pay, it wasn’t free but now My Excal is what it should have been from the start, and its still my go to underwater detector for the last 4 years.  That was a huge lesson learned.

Minelab for sure has great customer service.  I can attest to that.  Last week I sent my Zed in because the GPS didn’t work.  They received Monday and I got a call yesterday saying it was fixed PLUS replaced my faceplate since it was scratched up.  How cool was that!  I have called in the past because I lost parts to my harness and they just sent me new ones at no charge, due to my own fault!  When you call the Minelab office the ladies are great there, they first try to trouble shoot, but not much, they know we mostly know our machines, then give you the repair number to send to the center.  Only downside is you have to pack and ship on your dime, small price I’d say to pay, and they ship back on their dime.  Just keep in mind they use your box and packing, so pack it good ?. I’m a minelabber for life first based on great detectors, second from this fantastic customer service.

On 4/13/2019 at 3:27 PM, Reno Chris said:

Hey I just put up another video, The Geology of Placer Deposits, Part 1 (it will be part 1 of 3) This one focuses on different types of placer deposits and how the gold concentrates naturally - then also about finding those natural concentration spots. I do think it has a lot of hints, information and secrets that will be useful to most prospectors.

I promise not to continually do this, putting up video notice when I throw something on Youtube. That would be kind of lame of me. So if you want to see parts 2 and 3 also, be sure to subscribe and tick the notification bell. The other two parts will be out shortly. They are geology and doing research, and then also on recognizing rocks and minerals. 

 

I don’t thinks it lame to announce your videos.  I have loved every one.  I am really looking forward to your videos on “The Geology of Coarse Gold and Nuggets!” ? The insights in your book and your articles in the IMCJ helped me immensely, and I am noticing the same observations.  I being a geologist does help alitte. I’m still eagerly awaiting your reply on that from an email I sent, but I have more to add to the equation since then.  Love em Chris, keep them coming!!

Thanks Dan!  Looks like the HD.  I like Zagg too.  Others might be the same but Zagg works fantastic on my cell too

Dan(NM), do you use Zagg Original, HD, HDX or Glass.  I think you use the HD.  I have been researching this for my Equinox and my GPZ and I like that on on the Equinox you can do the whole face plate.  On the GPZ the screen is recessed some so I would assume you can not do the entire face plate and only the screen.  I personally think that using the Zaggs in combination with with the Darwoody's method of sticking on the clear rubber drawer stoppers would be a great combo!

I'm in luck!  I still have warranty until May!  I have sent the unit in for repair.  Minelab customer service is Awesome!!!  They have helped me so much over the years and all I have ever paid is shipping.  Minelabber for life.

I scrub with my Zed, I don't remember reading that you should not do this.  But can't give you any feedback to your other problem.

Yes I have tried both

My Z’s GPS will not connect to the satellites.  I have left this on for days now for it to connect and did a factory reset and left in for a day. No luck.  Anyone else have this problem and maybe a solution.  Probably gonna be calling Minelab but my warrenty is just out of date.

Damn that's pretty slick! And it appears that the unit itself stays waterproof.  Too bad they could not have figured away to have the cable go back up the shaft, seems like it could have.  I'm gonna wait for the waterproof ones.  They gotta eventually be coming 

Special fishing tool 

3 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

"need for removal of components and special tools required to revert back to original....."

 

OK..... Im gonna catch it when I get back to OZ for this one....but i cant help myself.....?

Special tools????-----------what?  ---A  Hex driver and a flat head screwdriver....... ?  cmon mate...  lololol-----

Sorry it's my day off and I couldnt help myself!!!

And that chain thing to wire your 8" back through the shaft 

On March 9, 2019 at 9:08 AM, Lunk said:

Ask, and ye shall receive:

ctmenquiry@coiltek.com.au

I asked and received!

but you all got the same answer here first 

So you can put the 8 back on and have the same original waterproof detector.

no waterproof coils coming  Sorry beach hunters.

2 hours ago, Lunk said:

Ask, and ye shall receive:

ctmenquiry@coiltek.com.au

Oh, Thanks Lunk, I think I shall.

4 hours ago, kiwijw said:

You would have to wonder, since Minelab have pre set the settings internally in the SDC, that they didn't optomise its performance to the 8" coil. Time will tell I guess.

JW 

Didn't think of that, but I would assume its no big deal.

I think a smaller coil would be nice but needs to be waterproof for sure.  Even if the big ones were waterproof then this would be a fun and useful beach machine!

But what I really want to know is if you can put the orignal 8" back on and have the coil or the entire machine waterproof again.  

Pounds! 

I wonder if by doing the conversion if you can go back with the old coil to be waterproof.  Main thing I need my SDC for is to be waterprooof.  At least the coil!

5 hours ago, Cheese said:

It was about 4" deep.

Thanks, I am trying to see how deep folks are finding gold in parks.