Againstmywill

18 hours ago, kac said:

the internal zipper does get stuck as I jammed it up with crud

On the first Garrett pouch I had (vinyl), the zipper also became unusable. I usually kept the internal pocket unzipped when I hunted. The second Garrett pouch, which I currently use (nylon webbing), has its zipper closed all the time. It still works great after years of using it. Keeping the zipper closed keeps the crud out of the teeth and prevents the little opening from getting snagged.

Tripod leg holder seems like a good option. Only thing I could think of was brake calipers.

Are the two cylinders open on both ends?

I currently use the Minelab WM08 High Speed Wireless Module. I was using aptX LL earbuds for about 2 years, but there were many times the connection would cut out for a second and it would drop the LL portion and not be usable. I would have to either restart the earbuds or the detector to get back the LL speed. It seems to me that the Equinox antenna for Bluetooth is not that powerful; perhaps it is just my machine. I tried three different brands of earbuds, and each one did the same thing. The WM08 also drops connection when in my right chest pocket and I bend down to dig with my right knee up and left down on the ground. I appreciated using Bluetooth, but it was frustrating when I had to restart every 5 minutes.

8 hours ago, midalake said:

Range has been  1-8. The thickest one rang, 8.  

Thanks for the info! I know orientation and depth of the chain matters, but do you recall if the thick one gave a good, solid 8 or a softer hit? Remember about how deep it was?

26 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Do you like it?

Yes. It definitely has the ability to sniff through the trash better than even the 6" Minelab, IMHO. I have a place in mind, with a good amount of trash, to put it through it's paces. Once I see it in action there, it should speak for itself. I thought I would use it more, but I really have a hard time taking the 15" off due to the fact that it covers so much ground and finds the goods. 

Maybe we could all chime in with numbers and pics of gold chains we have found without attached pendants. I know I am, like most of you, looking for numbers for the bigger gold link chains. There have to be some left on the field!

It's been a while, but I was excited to share a couple silver dime finds from a while back. I found one of the Mercury dimes using the 10x5 Coiltek coil in a VERY iron littered park that has been stripped clean for decades. The other dime was found on a local baseball field in a small section of the outfield. The war nickel is fairly trashed. 2021 is the first year I found Mercury dimes. I do like the artistic nature of the coins.

Equinox, Park 1, 4 recovery, all metal

I went out tonight to a local football field with the exclusive goal of digging a gold chain. Before going out, I looked on this forum to see what numbers I should be looking for. I came across this (thanks 😊) 

and used the +4-5 range as my target numbers. I know gold chains can come in other numbers, but I had about an hour to detect. While all the numbers in that range turned out to be aluminum, I ran across a solid 9 and had to dig. While it is not a chain, it's the next best thing. I scanned around the pendant, but all the +1-4 targets were foil and aluminum. I always use Park 1, but tonight for kicks, I used Park 2. Not sure it made the difference, but I have been over that area with Park 1 in the past.

Park 2, 7 recovery, 17 sensitivity, all metal, 15" coil

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Looks similar in age to this picture from the Civil War era.

1 hour ago, ROCKINGCM said:

The little tag thing was rolled up and I magnified it but still not sure what it says.

Looks like it says "Sardines."

I've had mine since way back in March of 2018. I haven't had water infiltration, but I use it for turf hunting 99% of the time. Here are some pics of mine in the same location as the leak in the video.

6 hours ago, Flydog said:

Have you tried to put batteries in it yet? I'm sure the tape deck is junk but how cool would it be if the radio worked!?

It was completely trashed inside due to the roots of grass growing inside and mud/water filling it up. This was a couple years back that this came out of the ground.

Take note that the coil came with a plastic bolt and wing nut. My original Minelab bolt did not fit through the holes on the Coiltek. The new coil snugs up very well and seems easier to tighten down than the OEM coils, IMHO. 

FedEx missed the Saturday delivery, but it did show up today. Like mentioned by another member, I am a bit surprised at the choice of packaging. All looks OK for now, however. Now, to find the time to use it! 

34 minutes ago, Kaolin washer said:

this thing would pull your ear off

Hence the reason you found it!

I went back to the local park where 3 silver dimes came out of the ground on the same day a few weeks back. I have found Barber dimes and Roosevelt dimes but never a Mercury dime. I thought this one was a Roosevelt, so I put it in the special zipper section of my pouch. When I got home and cleaned it, it was a nice surprise! Can't wait to see what the Coiltek can pull out of that area when it arrives tomorrow.😁

Equinox, 15" coil, Park 1, 5 recovery, all metal, 22 sensitivity

Reminds me of the one I found back in March. 

I had signed up to be alerted when a certain dealer had stock. I was up @ 12:15 am on July 1, and an email came through saying that they had stock. I clicked through and saw they had one more available. I was able to order and will await a tracking number. I was really hoping for one before next week when I go out west on vacation into gold country. We'll see if it gets here by then!

Here is a pic of a half dollar found deep as well.

Deep silver often comes out of our sandy, shell-sprinkled soil looking like this. I'm quite sure that there was fill added to the field from either the gulf or bay. So, salt water, no. Salty sand, yes.

6 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

My guess is possibly bearings

Thanks for the journey down the rabbit hole looking at PDFs and websites of railroad bearing types and applications... something I had never really thought about before. 🤯

Today I went to the place in a local park where I have recovered many old iron relics. There is likely still a literal ton of iron under the turf. We have had a good amount of rain in FL, so digging down 10-12 inches is not as horrible as it had been about a month back. Because the area is about 100 ft away from the tracks, I believe the area had been used as a railroad scrap pile because of the heavy-duty iron pieces that have come out of the ground. I have included two such pieces in the pics and would be interested to know if anyone knows what they are.

The nickel came out from about 10" so caked with sand that it looked like a button.

As usual: Equinox, 15" coil, Park 1, recovery 5, all metal.