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For attaching it to a broom stick Seriously though, I think it is there as a back up if you break the original shaft, if you want to make a shaft that suits your height (or even the height of a kid) or if you wanted to make a real shorty shaft that would make it easier to scan creek/mine walls, etc. And if all else fails in the bush you can find a stick of the appropriate size and use that. I've actually found the provided shaft a bit long so might end up using the extra bits myself.

Phoenix, I'm not sure if that parameter can be variable but I agree 100% with you and I think I've seen others make the same comment - sometimes Normal is too much accelerator and difficult is too much brake - something in between would be nice.

Hehe, it's OK Chris - I'm just pulling your chain. Take your time, be happy with your finished product and I'm sure we will be thankful for the effort you are putting in. Looking forward to seeing it

Reno Chris - I believe there are a few detector companies interested in hiring you for their marketing departments. You're doing a brilliant job of giving us a little teaser and then leaving us on the edge of our seat waiting for the next release date Thanks for the first vid - but really looking forward to seeing the next ones with the Monster in action

I think this report just put me over the line. Thanks californiagold. JP, when will you have them in stock again????

Aussieau. Coral trout. Blue bone. They are pretty good. Personally my favorite fish to catch and eat are Spanish Mackerel. Awesome to fish for, fight and great table fish with heaps of tucker off one fish. I miss the NT Barra are reasonably good tasting and are also great fun to catch.

What are you missing?

Maaaaate, real nice

Will they deliver to Australia when I win??

Shame that I can't speak the language but showed many of the things that I wanted to see. Thanks for putting it up Strick.

Quality video JW. Excellent representation of the quality machines GER manufacture. Mobile, adaptable and highly accurate devices. Wish I'd seen this before buying the Z... Does anyone know if the company provide finance???

1) Automatic sensitivity option like the GM 1000. 2) 3 different user configurations. E.g. Option 1 is High Yield/Normal with low sensitivity, smoothing off, etc, etc.. Option 2 is General/Difficult, high sensitivity, etc, etc. You could program each option to the different combinations you frequently use and swapping between them would be a press of a button and not a selection of 6 different buttons. Probably make the thumb pad last longer too as the up/down buttons would be pressed much less when changing sensitivity, etc. 3) Dave's comment about the password is a good one.

Mr Herschbach, psychic extraordinaire A good write up from JP. And I know where you are coming from with the vid thing. I sometimes think about it and then naaah, just want to dig the hole and find the nail, can, button

Lunk, JP, Steve - during testing did any of you take any video of the GM in action on undug targets, speccies, etc? One thing I've noticed since May 8 is that there have been no new vids posted to YouTube or ML website from testers or from ML. Obviously not going to see any from average Joe of course. Have seen the introductory vid from ML and the 2 vids on this forum with the African lads/lasses swiping a few small pieces. Has anyone seen some that I have missed?

MT - better than beef? Is it similar to anything? Lamb? Buffalo? Pork? Eaten lots of different stuff but never camel or horse.

One might even hope that the rumoured not too far away GPZ software update may include this feature. Might be handy

If you've got enough to buy a beer please don't waste it on a VB Fred Carlton draft, from a pub, served in a handle (insert a video here of Homer Simpson drooling and making that sound ).

Great write-up Lunk. After my experience today I know now I 'need' one of these. Very rich old mine with masses of football sized quartz chunks lying everywhere and great shallow gravels all around and targets, targets, targets, targets...and after the first 7 being junk I said ?$&( this and went somewhere else. I'm positive there is gold there but I don't have 10 years to get through the crap

Nice work Norvic. I'm heading to Bendigo for 3 days this weekend - if I come home with some decent yellow I'll have some more leverage with the old girl I did see on the other forum I frequent that a person who placed a GM order has received an email to advise that the GM isn't actually available yet and might not be until the end of May/start of June - anyone else been advised of this?

Hey Fred, I went back to look at the pics of the lizard again and I also noticed something in your gold picture - an Australian 1 dollar coin. I had to have a quick check and confirm to myself that you are actually based in the USA What is a comparable size USA coin? Dime, nickle, dollar?

Your forum only review is even better than your Minelab review!! Definitely waiting for a few months to hear reviews from Oz but you are making it harder to say no. I suppose if anyone really wanted wireless they can add the pro-sonic to the package. Thanks again Steve

Very nice review Steve. Norvic, can you let me know if the "Steve said I should buy it" line works with the treasurer? I want one, I'm not sure if I need one and I'm almost positive I will be in all sorts of trouble if I buy one

Thanks for the links Steve. I did wonder if I was barking up the wrong tree. The old 'go low and slow' that I use for gold detecting is certainly different to their style on the vid - but considering their finds I'm happy that they know what they are up to They really have found some amazing stuff!!

Hadn't seen that one either Steve. Maybe things are different when relic/coin detecting but would I be right to suggest the detecting technique of one of those blokes would be ineffective. Fast, wide sweeps with minimal overlap. Now that might be being nit picky since it's a vid for a wireless audio unit but it is also a minelab vid that is (hopefully) being seen by thousands of people world wide. Not all those people will have detecting experience and they then leave this vid thinking you detect like you are trying to cut the grass with a scythe And for me watching it, who has some detecting experience, I automatically start guessing if these guys actually have any idea what they are doing and should I be listening to them. Is that over the top of me?

Not sure about the transferable warranty but recently had an issue with my SDC. Sent it back and they replaced the "Main PCB Assy. Pressure Tested and Field Tested OK". So they do fix things rather than just send out a new one. This is in Oz though so USA may be different?? Good luck.