jrbeatty

Our running total (excluding the 10 ozer)

The 22" CC hits a 2 oz piece:

Some more bits 

13 oz @ 24" with the 6000 11" coil.

Who said it was just a flys*t detector?  :)

With property owner John:

Ended up 10 ozs after the acid bath with approximately an oz in detached bits-

Just to be different - Baling lucerne hay tomorrow afternoon after a damp cold week.

Christmas down under is like that sometimes!  :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

On 12/15/2021 at 6:16 AM, Jonathan Porter said:

Steve, that’s the beauty of this forum, it allows for polarised views and also provides the opportunity for people to become enlightened and then change their POV, me very much included. 😊 

As an example I’ve this past season taken on board your comments about running your machine flat out, something I have always discounted as nigh on crazy, because of that walleyed view I was missing a vital piece of information that you’d provided with your insane settings suggestions....... do you know what that is/was? Volume!! 🥴

I totally missed that you run your volume low. Well what a turn around that has been for some of my approaches to certain aspects of my detecting when the conditions allow for it, of course I’ve tweaked the concept to suit my particular tastes but the whole thing has coalesced out of your personal approach to detecting and willingness to share your ideas, so thanks mate. 😊 

JP

 

Well said Jonathan.

1 hour ago, phrunt said:

"---and I prefer the stability of the GPZ especially when by what I was seeing the performance difference was minimal if any between either on the gold we were chasing in the ground we were hunting, and in fact I would not be surprised if the GPZ was the leader due to it's superior EMI handling which a fair bit can be put down in this case to the concentric coil as using other coils in this same location doesn't provide the same stability as the concentric coils do" 

It's hard to appreciate just how much more stability and sensitivity the concentric coils bring to the 7000 (especially when running my preferred very hot settings) until one experiences it personally. I'm now very much looking forward to a head to head contest (on gold ground) between my 7000 CC set up (pictured) and Reg's 6000. 

Something to look forward to in the new year!

On 11/26/2021 at 11:28 AM, LuckyLundy said:

Well Robin, had the oven way to busy to put some bark on these Prime Ribs! Totally cooked in the smoker…Perfect in our books who gathered for the feast!

Lucky:

That does it!! I'm heading your way next Thanksgiving :) 

No need for directions, I'll just follow my nose from Australia!!!!!

6 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

As far as actual genuine additions in the form of real additional performance I expect little. GPZ was a genuine breakthrough, as was Equinox, but next generations are likely to be fine tuning of the original breakthrough. Back to what has been disparaged as drip feed, but reality is genuine advances in metal detecting only come once a decade. So I basically expect more of the same, plus other companies piling on with their versions of SMF and PI, all of which will add up to more of the same. More choices in style, feature mix, and price. But more capability that actually makes a real difference in what I can find in any given day? I’m not holding my breath at all. The good news is I’m very content with what I have now, light years beyond what I started with almost 50 years ago. I’ve personally experienced going from detectors with no ground balance, no discrimination, and no depth to speak of, to the fantastic options we have now.

I’m way more focused now on finding better ground than a better detector. That’s the ticket to success, not whatever new flavor of vanilla somebody is brewing to part me from my dollars. 

Well said Steve. 

However, I wish I still had the same young body that swung those early detectors. Technology now is brilliant and plenty of potentially rich new ground just begging to be walked -

On 10/15/2021 at 1:25 AM, Gerry in Idaho said:

I've done that exact same thing and sometimes it so stupid, as I know for a fact not a sole is around me within miles.  Then afterwards I just giggle to myself. 

Yes the stories I was told and some of the pics I was allowed to see into Pieter's life were just amazing.  Glad to see you, Mr. Beatty still enjoying the hunt and love your wealth of knowledge.

If you ever get around to it (maybe you already did), I'd love to see the 27.7 whopper you pulled with the GPZ-7000.  Just curious, was it at depth beyond the other big Minelabs of past?

Gerry: Reg and his nice little colour :) Reg reported not super deep and an easy target:

Ah yes! Pieter and Debbie Heydelaar:

Bad boys and girl in WA (early 1990's)

L to R: Me, Jim Stewart, Debbie, Reg Wilson, Pieter, John Hider Smith:

Pieter with fuel tank from Soyuz spacecraft. Gwalia, WA.

Pieter, Me (with video camera) and Jim Stewart. Early 1990's:

8 minutes ago, phrunt said:

I don't swear but I'm sure I'd slip a few words out after finding a nugget like that if I could maintain consciousness.

You'll find something decent sooner or later Simon. Gotta be more than flys#it in Kiwi land somewhere?  :)

The 22"CC certainly has the depth advantage over standard coils. I only wish I was allowed to go and use it -

Nice specimen, lovely gravels.

"Johnno" loves his expletives! :)

Ditto here in Aus -

5 hours ago, mn90403 said:

Just as a review ... are all Bogene's Settings alike on the 7000 and would they also be the same on the 6000?  Is there a 'range' of Bogene's Settings is what I'm trying to get at or is there just Bogene's and everything else is not Bogene's?

MN:  The advantage of "Bogenes" settings is that the operator can choose the degree of tolerable background "chatter" simply by fine tuning the threshold. Personally I prefer some background "noise" as faint signals will be missed with a near silent threshold. The critical key to success is to keep the RX gain at maximum. 

The ability of the trained human ear to isolate repeatable targets from background noise is the key to utilising such settings. This is also applicable to the earlier Minelab detectors -

Reg is having a break from freezing Victoria for a month or so. On a road trip with partner Jannine to sunny QLD and the NT while Covid allows.

Detectors verboten, only expert photographer Jannine's cameras!  ☺️

The other reason Reg has spent less time in the paddock. Another orphan lamb rescue: 

8 hours ago, Norvic said:

Aye JR, Uncle Reg with a 6K, hold on I`ll get back on my chair..... If his assessment is not that the 6K is the love child of Z and the QED, I`ll eat me at... pass me the salt please😉

Norvic: Early impressions (just an hour in his back yard) are most favourable  :)

As of yesterday, Reg Wilson now has one. 

Looking forward to his assessment 👍

OK. In that case you probably need to get the detector checked out.

If two chips have failed then it could be a coil problem. 

My two bob's worth anyway - 

Nice wings! 

When my pick point wore out I cold cut a Cat D4 grouser plate to shape, cut the old blunt tip off and stick welded the replacement on using low hydrogen rods. Note the chevron shaped cut for maximum strength. 

That was some years ago and the point still remains sharp many hundreds of holes later  :)

I've just been informed that the 26" GPZ Concentric I ordered will now be a 30" The designers believe this will be the ultimate manifestation of the ZVT CC and it should have some serious depth. 

I replied that I will now have to grow a right arm like a lobster. Oh well! what the heck! 

Exciting times! Could be like the old "Bismarck" days all over again?

1 hour ago, Aureous said:

Just wondering if anyone has heard if X Coils are gonna make a large (18-24") spiral-wound CC for GPX detectors??? The Detech ones are both bundle-wound and the logical step would be to go for a spiral-wound one instead...

I'm urging them to do it Aureous. Apparently its in the development pipeline -

Edit: Bugger me! I've turned into a gold member. Do I now present myself at the White House for a gong?? :)

16 hours ago, Jeff McClendon said:

As far as the QED, I have one. I paid for it. I did not pay much attention to what the now ex-dealer said before or after he became an ex-dealer.  The QED I have works quite well with smaller coils. Is it even close to a GPX 5000........NO. Is it better than a Whites TDI for me.....YES  so far. I don't have enough hours on it yet to compare it definitively to the SDC 2300 except to say that it is tons easier to swing and coil changes including DDs are easy.

If anyone wants to borrow it just let me know. 

As far as this forum is concerned, it is where I feel at home with people like Steve, Rob A, Bill S, Gerry, and many other detector lovers and prospecting friends here that I respect and trust. My day would not be the same without this forum.

Jeff and Steve: 

As a former QED enthusiast, it has given me no joy to witness the disintegration of the relationship between my friend (and former QED agent) Reg Wilson and Howard Rocky, the QED creator. 

What has amazed me is how long the relationship actually lasted - given that both these strong personalities are in reality chalk and cheese. I'm not going into boring gory detail, but suffice it to say that the casualty list of former QED supporters is now both lengthy and distinguished. 

Despite this, The QED remains a popular entry level PI detector. I have never maintained it is anything other than an excellent lightweight first assault prospecting detector, certainly not a world beater as some have incorrectly maintained. It has certainly added dozens of ozs to my collection over the years:

https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/4255-gold-found-with-qed/?tab=comments#comment-45878

To X Coils: 

I met X Coils Ilya Yalanzhi online through our common interest in detecting and ancient coins. It turned out we both had a rare gold stater of King Kotys 11 of the Bosporan Kingdom (124-133AD) Ilya is lucky enough to live in Kerch, where that kingdom was located and frequently sends me images of other ancient coins he finds as part of earning his living. We have been able to use that coin as a common test object for comparing different coils.

To date he has sent me one 22" GPZ concentric gratis, I have purchased a 17" spiral DOD and have ordered a 26" GPZ Concentric which I will also pay for. He expects nothing in return except honest feedback and that I have given.

I made my own adaptor. To me, it was an easy project since I have been soldering electronic circuits since they were powered by valves in the early 1960's

With both QED and X coil connections I'm apparently in the eye of the storm. If certain people wish to maintain their agendas and conspiracy theories, hissy fits, whatever, that's up to them. To me, the weather is clear and sunny.

Steve: I trust you have no problem with my posting on either topic. If you do, I'm sure you'll inform me.  

The X Coil Concentrics are seemingly unstoppable with their reopening of old patches in Aus 😄

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3553656301344280

Acting on Ilya's advice, I'm now expecting a 26" CC instead of a DOD. There's a considerable weight difference and the 26" will have a larger diameter centre winding than the 22".  This should give much greater depth - 

On 3/31/2021 at 10:14 AM, Sheppo said:

The biggest killer of these engines is the EGR (exhaust gas recirculation). It literally recirculates a portion of exhaust gasses back into the intake manifold to burn again and ‘lower’ the emissions. Massive fuel burner and blocks the intake manifolds up with gunk (google is your friend here if you want to see what it does). Many people usually (and naughtily) do a ‘delete’ of these systems, usually with massive benefit to fuel economy and power.

Somehow a metal plate found its way into my EGR a while back, I've no idea how that happened-  :)