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picked up some 8 MM carbon fiber shaft for pretty reasonable, think it will work good for one, gathered up some parts I had laying around in my shop, think I will have less than $20 in it when finished with my hip stick, plus maybe an hour and a half of time putting it all together, if I take a beer break in between LOL, or an iced tea break.

Thanks for the Link

a hip stick would be a good item for @Doc to produce for us here in the U.S i can get one from miners den in Australia but the shipping is like $50 to get it shipped to Arizona I am thinking about ordering one of these and then modifying it for use with a detector and the price seems really reasonable, this one is a shooting rest and fully adjustable in length, I believe I could modify it for use with a detector though even includes a 60 inch belt https://hipstickrest.com/ Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family also Bill and all the Detector Prospector family

Was going to order a hip stick from Outback Prospector but it says N/A to U.S Customers so I assume that means not available to us here in the U.S from Outback Prospector.

I have a area I have been going into to detect that looks real similar to your photo but I have been reluctant to swing up the sides of it because of my back issues, I did not want to take a chance and end up on the ground writhing in pain from swinging my detector above my head or chest level, just not a smart idea when you are out pretty much by yourself and have back issue, i am never alone as my wife goes out with me but if I was to go down she would not know what to do, I have a medical alert device that I have been working with her trying to teach her what to do f she ever gets out and gets lost or god forbid I go down and she has to use that medical alert device, I do know it works when we are out because I have tested while we are out in areas which is great to be able to just push a button and get help, with my wife's dementia I felt it was a good thing to have with us she wears it around her neck and I tell her to push the button, the company its through knows the situation with my wife, so they have had no issues with us testing it as many times as we want to

Doc has a great deal going on the Swingy Thingy and Saga swing Arm rite now so I went with that deal and purchased it I have been searching the net for the Hip Stick but have not had any success in finding where I can purchase it here in the U.S as of yet, with the issues I have been having with my lower back, sounds like it might be an answer to those problems, I have ended up in the hospital for my lower back issues three times now in the last 2 months and when those issues hit it literally buckles my knees as it feels like someone has shoved a knife into my lower back on my right side so I am trying to alleviate those issues from happening

Thanks @Doc and @phrunt I am sold getting ready to place an order as I type

Been contemplating ordering Docs Swingy Thingy, and the Saga Swing arm, since I added the Axiom 16x14 Mono Coil for sure going to pick up the Swingy thingy and Queegle bungee attachment but was wandering if it is worth adding the Saga Swing arm also, does it give you more control of your detector and coil, and can the Swing arm be removed when I am running the 11x7 Mono and DD without to much trouble, just to remove the added weight the 16x14 throws the balance off quite a bit on the Axiom, and at my age it is a bit of a work out swinging those big coils Thanks for any replies

I agree with everyone on @Goldseeker5000's book choked full of all kinds of info for all areas of detecting Nuggets it is a great learning resource

I sure like My X Pointer Max wit the Magic Holster George, its my favorite pointer of the 4 I have, looking forward to your report.

Welcome onboard Nikko

welcome on board, also as others have said enjoy watching your videos

Thanks for the replies @Steve Herschbach and @Joel - cacadordereliquia greatly appreciated, I will go ahead and pick up the 16x14 Mono and then keep an eye out for Steve's reviews on the X coils when they come out since Mr H is going to be testing that 8 inch X Coil, I will be keeping an eye out for that also Sometimes for me it takes a little ranting or debating myself before I can finally make up my mind so this has helped a lot for me to choose And Yes I always go out with the thoughts in my head that I am going to find something big or small and always hope for that big big nugget, either way it just comes down to having fun, that is what dreams do for you, without dreams what do we have, going to go big and then hope I swing across a big deep target LOL either way I will be prepared for what ever the situation calls for.

I need some help in Choosing which big Mono Coil to purchase for the Axiom I currently have the 13x11 DD and the 11x7 Mono which were in the package I purchased, I also picked up the 11x7 DD I am wanting to add one of the big Mono's for the Axiom, but can not decide if I want the 13x11 mono or the 16x14 Mono Someone please sway me one way or the other LOL How much depth will I gain with the 16x14 Mono over the 13x11 Mono if any, I know this depends on several things ??? how much sensitivity to smaller gold will I loose with the 16x14 Mono or the 13x11 Mono if any ???, I also know there is to many factors to consider on this one also price is only like $20-$30 more between the two so not an issue in my opinion So there is my dilemma, so again give me some reasons to choose the 13x11 mono or the 16x14 mono for me it keeps coming down to (if I am going to go big go the biggest I can currently purchase) LOL Thanks for reading my RANT

On all my VLF detectors I usually run the coil cable straight up the top of the shaft securing it with Velcro type cable straps, I usually do this all the way up the lower shaft and then wrap the coil cable around the Mid shaft to the control housing, this has always worked for me my question is, is it ok to do the same thing on a PI like the Axiom or should the coil cable be wrapped all the way up the shaft starting with the first wrap over top of the shaft ???, or is straight up the shaft ok ??? in the photo is how I have the coil cable on my Axiom

I am the same as Jeff I have had no issues pairing my Avantree's to either of my Legends, the only time I have had issues is if the Bluetooth is active in my Cell then the Avantree's will end up pairing with my cell phone so I always turn the Bluetooth off in my Cell and then pair the Avantree's to the Legend, once they pair up with either of my Legends the next time it is almost immediate when they pair the next time, but I still turn the Bluetooth off in my Cell I would suggest to do a factory rest of the Bluetooth in the Legend and try to pair your Legend again with the Avantree's

have not tried it yet still thinking about it

Well here is the thing which I did not mention, I have done as you stated went through and deleted all old update files and all old driver files and did a complete clean of everything in my PCs and then downloaded a new fresh update file from Nokta's site, it did not help in fact I have done this as stated above probably 20 times to no avail, I also even went as far as purchasing a new PC just for the purposes of the updates of the Legend and the only version that has been put on that PC is a fresh download of the 1.11 software update it has not helped, I have tried reverting back to 1.09 it did not help, as I stated the only thing that did help is I used one of my PCs which had the older first update installer on it and installed a 1.80 version that a friend sent me (I believe that was a beta version that was sent to testers) none of us normal end users never knew this version existed it was never released to us normal end users that 1.80 version was when I finally was able to start seeing good things again. When I was sent this loaner control pod I reinstalled 1.11 on my older Legends to do the comparisons because I wanted to do apples for apples comparisons not apples to plums, when I re installed 1.11 on my two older Legend everything went sideways again, I did this re install using a brand new PC that has only ever had one download of the 1.11 in it, it is not normal at all I have seriously thought about downloading the 1.13 version and install it on one of my Legends just to see if it changes anything or jars something loose in the brain of my one of my older Legends just to see if it works any different @Jeff McClendon yes you did offer which i do appreciate that, and I may end up sending the control pods to you but I want to give Nokta a chance to fix this issue how ever that may end up being, I figure all the pains I am going through it may just help others to find out why their Legends lost depth also among other issues (maybe), I do not believe my problems are unique to just my two legends, based on discussions I have had with others that are seeing the same things I have been seeing, those that I have talked to with similar issues like I have had all have older Legends and are pretty much seeing the same things I have seen.

for me I actually had to increase the tone into the higher frequencies to hear it better, I ended up on the complete opposite spectrum from you Steve I am running it at 83 @Steve Herschbach do you find that you have to adjust that tone a little through out the day or does it seem to stay the same for you through out the day, one of the things Kevin mentioned in the video is it can change through out the day.

Honestly I wish I would have modified it when I first purchased it, it feels so much better to me, now with the 40 inch shovel handle in it, it feels much lighter than when it had the 24 inch handle which surprised me completely, also added a 160 LB pull magnet to it but removed it pretty quickly, that was way to much of a magnet, so went with a 70 pound pull, attached at the end of the handle and also one on the bottom of the spike, that 160 pound pull magnet would have picked up a car door LOL.

Looks like a heck of a haul to me, nice saves

Like I said phrunt it seemed to help me when I followed Kevin's instructions on how to do it, the Legend tones can also be adjusted so I am going to try this with the Legend also and see if it makes a difference, at one point in the video Kevin did say that this could change through out the day, I took that statement that possibly ones hearing would or could change through out the day and you might have to stop and readjust the tone again (or Maybe I read to much into that statement)

this is a tip from Kevin Hoagland on the Axiom, I actually tried this Tone adjustment tip with my Axiom and it did seem to help with being able to hear things clearer, with me having severe tinnitus this seemed to work for me (Video Below)

I have been using a Bunks Hermit pick for a few years now, I find it to be one of the best picks I have ever used very well made pick for prospecting, I also have his burro Pick as well, which I do like but not as much as Bunks Hermit Pick, but the hermit pick always felt heavy to me and always felt to short for me so I modified it, it came with a 2 foot handle, i wanted a pick I could use for nugget hunting and also use it as a walking pick as well as one that I could use to get up of the ground after retrieving a target, what I did was remove the 2 foot handle and replaced it with a 40 inch handle, and honestly this 40 inch handle as strange as it seems made the Hermit pick to feel lighter and it accomplished what I wanted I now can dig while standing up and I can use it to help me get back up when I go down on my hands and knees to retrieve a target and it also made it a great walking pick,Bunk produces some fantastic picks and I would not hesitate to purchase another hermit pick again from him, and no this hermit pick you do not carry in a holder on your belt, even at the 2 foot length Bunk instructs you to never carry the hermit pick while hanging off your belt as that spike could do some serious damage if you fell on it, I always carried it in my hand where if I fell I could throw it side ways or away from me my recommendation for anyone wanting to purchase a Hermit Pick from Bunk just purchase the head only and then add a shovel handle which can be purchased from Ace Hardware,Home Depot or Lowe's and most likely any good hardware store

it is easy for different people to just blow things off as (USER ERROR) which I do believe happens, that is what I have gotten from numerous people telling me I am full of crap that there is nothing wrong with the 1.11 (if that were only true) with some of the Legends, i could eventually work through trying to get both my Legends to perform as they should I have contacted several people one of which started this thread @Jeff McClendon, nothing has helped like I stated i do not believe there is an issue with the latest version, but I do believe there is an issue with the way some of the older Legends accepted the 1.11 update, what it is I have absolutely no clue, I am not even sure Nokta can figure out why one Legend works as it should on 1.11 and another Legend falls flat on its face while running 1.11, or how a Legend that in my mind was running flawlessly on one version then I install what was supposed to be the finalized version of that same version and everything went sideways completely. I believe there is an issue internally like a bad board or something, but actually have absolutely no clue, all I do know is when you have over $1500 tied up in two detectors and they do not or will no longer perform it is pretty frustrating to say the least, and you contact people to try to get them to help you figure it out and all you get is (USER ERROR) to be honest it chaps my ASS and leaves a bad taste in my mouth, could I ever in good conscience recommend a Legend to anyone, if i could get mine to run like what I seen in 1.10 Beta Test version 3 or this new control pod absolutely with out a doubt (and I have ) recommended the Legend to people but I cannot with the way both my older legends are running ever recommend the Legend again to anyone until Nokta or someone figures this out as to why some Legends work great and others are dogs, it is that simple for me.