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That gets a “HELL YEAH” from me!

Thanks Bob. Do you happen to know the weight of the standard shaft? I found the weight of the lite shaft at 320 grams, but can’t find the weight listed for the standard shaft. Just wondering if it’s worth switching to the lite version.

Very nice! And well done on the vinyl cover! Off topic a little but what’s the difference between the regular shaft and the lite one? Not just the weight but are there any other differences like more flimsy?

I live on the property of a 1400 acre conference center that also has two summer camps for kids. Up on the mountain behind my house is a former camping area. There’s also an old spring up there where I’ve found old relics and two silver dimes. The camping area probably hasn’t been used in at least 20 years so there’s older stuff mixed in with newer stuff. I hiked up there Saturday afternoon determined to find something good. I’ve hit this area quite a few times, but I never really scoured the camping area that hard. I immediately stared hitting some modern clad and then I got a solid 57 using the Tekkna program. About two inches down was a 1.43 gram 10k ring! Soon after that I hit a shiny silvery looking ring (not silver😧), and then not long after that what looks like an old copper wedding band. Here’s some pics. The pic of the spring was taken back in 2022 when I discovered it.

I use the root slayer nomad. I’ve been using one of these for about 6 years now. I’m on my third one. First two cracked at the top serration. Still a very durable shovel (I’m hard on shovels). With that said, I still love this shovel. I like the inverted V shape of the tip. It tends to cut through the roots rather than glance off to the side. These can be had for around $45 if you shop around.

Gotcha! I got lost in the translation! Lol!

The four copper coins are United States wheat cents. The dates of those four are: 1930, 1934, 1945 and 1953. The silver coin is a Japanese coin. I’m not sure of the exact date but most likely pre world war II…probably from the 1930s era. So they’re not very old. But thanks for your interest.

Tekkna is now my go to program for old house sites.

Thanks Bob! I did a google image search and couldn’t find an exact date either. I would guess that it was brought back with a soldier when he returned home from WWII. I am loving tekkna. I don’t know what it is but I’ll take Gary’s word that there’s some witchcraft going on with it! Lol

More Tekkna finds. Yesterday I went to a different area of this park and first target was a nice low 60s and about 4-5” down was a silver bracelet. This with the 13x11 coil. Went back this evening after work with the 9” coil and hit the same area that I hit the other day with the 13x11. This spot is loaded with iron. Again, I dug some nails, but pulled 4 more wheats and to my surprise a Japanese phoenix coin that is silver! Three of the wheats and the silver were in a very polluted area within a few feet of each orher. The phoenix coin came in slightly scratchy but with numbers in the low 90s and a decent two way 90 degree cross signal. I think most of the coins gave a two way signal. By two way signal I mean a good signal in one direction then turn 90 degrees and I still get a decent signal. Hard to believe I’m still pulling coins from this spot! The only changes I made to tekkna was lowering the iron volume to 8.

I wondered the same thing.

Hmmm, I remember watching a video of his where he modifies the mi6 to be louder. He said the volume was too low. Maybe you’re onto something with the red disc.

The D2 also has over twice the VDI range of the nox, so I would expect a little more fluctuation on any target, especially something not round or not in the shape of a ring.

I think Paystreak has a battery glued in there. I don’t think I want to do that, but that is an option.

Is there a reason that XP made the end cap with a hollow cavity? Unless I’m missing something, I just don’t see any reason to this as it collects mud and debris.

I think this is that video

Yes, I did lower the iron volume. I had forgotten about that. It got a little annoying at time when at 10. I think I put it down to 7. Even though I’ve hit that site many times with the 9” coil, there are instances where a larger coil will unmask a target when the smaller one won’t. And vice versa. It depends on the distance between the good target and the junk target and the width of the coil. I learned this from one of Loren Lemke’s (not sure if I’ve spelled his name correctly) videos. Eventually I’ll get out there with the 9” and the tekkna program and see if anything else pops up.

Loaded the tekkna program last week and used it on two separate hunts at the same site. I have pounded this site with the nox (6” and 11” coils) and when I got my first D2 I frequented it again many times. Last week after work I thought it would be a good place to try out tekkna. This area is public land where a house used to sit. It’s approximately 70’ x 120’. I’ve pulled many coins and a silver ring out of there in past hunts. Some areas of it are loaded with iron which consists mostly of nails and other areas of this site are fairly clean. So on the trial run with tekkna (exact settings as Gary listed), I hit three wheats and an indian head penny! I only have a pic of the ihp from that day, but I do have pics of all of yesterday’s non-ferrous finds. This all with the 13x11 coil! Now I did dig some nails because of this place being hit so many times, I dig questionable signals, however the coins were pretty decent signals.

Thanks Bob! Those finds are frim four different hunts. I got the medal this evening. At the top on the back it’s marked: AULD-COL,O. I looked that up and it looks like WWII era made by a company called Auld in Columbus, OH. Can’t find much more about it, but it’s in extremely nice condition. The clasp for the pin still rotates and captures the pin.

As some of you already know, I bought another D2 rig with both the 9” and the 13x11 coils. I’ve had 4 hunts thus far with the big coil and here’s the highlights. Two junk rings, a small junk pendant, 1910 V nickel, 1950 rosie, tootsie toy jaguar, organ reed (I think that’s what that is), and the highlight of tonight’s hunt, the sterling rifle medal. That medal was as deep as the mi6 and the tootsie car was around 10”-11” deep. Everything else was 6” or less. These four hunts were at sites that I have hunted many times before. The coverage of this coil is perfect in my opinion. The weight, although noticeably heavier than the 9”, is still very easy to swing. It has a pendulum type feel to it and once it switches direction, its momentum seems to carry it through to the other end of the swing. If you’re at all on the fence about getting this coil just do it!

Nice bunch of finds! I think the reel is actually a baitcasting reel. And I think the screwdriver handle is a valve stem cover from a model T or A.

This exact same thing has happened to me many times. I’m not sure what causes it….maybe some type of halo effect? If I’m remembering correctly this usually happens on deep targets. As to the OP lifting his coil and getting an iron tone, that dime was probably on the edge of detection.

I’m glad you like it! The guy that makes these is very meticulous and pays a lot of attention to detail! Even his installation instructions are very detailed. There’s another guy on ebay making a similar two piece stand but from the pics it looks like his uses a wood screw to hold the two pieces together instead of machine screws with a nylock nut. Which are stainless I might add. And he includes a made in the US allen wrench! Let us know how yours holds up.

I do the same thing sometimes and it really does make you concentrate on the sound of the tones. With that said, the VDI numbers are another tool in the toolbox of clues to help decipher what’s in the ground. Although guys like Paystreak only use tones all the time, I feel he’s not taking full advantage of all the clues the detector is giving him by not looking at the numbers.

Sorry, I put the wrong link. Here’s mine. It’s the medium size. https://www.ebay.com/itm/364647857186?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VpW7kC_7SF6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=aM-gh_K9QNO&var=634169554812&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY