NCtoad

I’d be very happy with those two finds!   Congrats!🍾 

By the looks of that can I’d say it’s past the expiration date…..if it has one.  Lol

9 hours ago, Bootscrape said:

I made my own version of the Predator Phoenix shovel from a plough disc. The steel in these discs is ideal for prospecting picks and shovels. The curvature is similar to the Phoenix blade and cuts a perfect plug.

 

That is NICE!   If you could make one of those with an inverted V (like on the rootslayer nomad pictured above) for the tip I would buy it from you.  

Here’s what I’ve been using for the past 4 or 5 years.  I’m on my third one now.  The other two cracked about a third of the way down from the top of the blade.  However, I get a LOT of usage out of them before they crack.  I still want to try a predator but, like someone mentioned above, I can’t decide on which one to get although I’m leaning towards the phoenix model.  I really like the inverted V tip f the nomad.  It holds on and cuts right through a root instead of glancing off to the side.  

Did I miss what size coils come in the multipack?   I’ll be watching this one once it’s released.  

10 hours ago, SwiftSword said:

How does it fit at the top end? Does it have the same cross section as the OEM shaft, or did you have to modify anything there? 

Same cross section, but slightly larger diameter.  Mine fits tighter than the stock plastic lower.  The cam locks very tightly on the nokta shaft making it very secure.  The only thing I wish it had were the numbers and hash marks like the xp lower does.  I took a sharpie and made a mark at the length I like to extend it, so not a big deal.  

Going off topic a little, but I must be one of the few that likes the stock backphones.  The thing is I’d thought I would hate them (this was before my D2 arrived) because I thought they wouldn’t stay put on my skinny head.  However after many hunts in the woods going through very tight areas of rhododendrons and mountain laurels, the backphones are much less prone of being knocked out of place by rogue branches.  
 

I also like the fact that I can hear my surroundings much better than over the ear muffs.  That can turn into a negative though when it’s really windy or in other noisy conditions.  The only other negative for me is that the side where the puck attaches is heavier than the other side which gives a feeling of being unbalanced.  If I bought another set of headphones, I’d probably opt for the WSA-II model, which are the backphones that don’t use the puck.  

Bob, I think you’re starting to become a silver addict!  Congrats!

Wow!  That pendant is awesome!!   That military medal is nice and

pretty old too!   Lol

Hell yeah!!   I figured you’d hit on some silver around the house area.  Way to go!   Now that you’re hitting silver, don’t be surprised if a gold ring turns up.  Congrats!!

Very nice belt buckle!   Nice pics too!

13 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Hell yeah NC! Nice! 🏆 As Jim wrote, Seated is seated 👍 looks like a date might be possible.

Hey if you find your photos are turned sideways, edit them a tiny bit before uploading and they'll be straight. If they're not right you should be able to rotate them, I always have to do stuff like that. 

Cool token too! Congrats man. 🙂 Glad you got out there, you always find something good when you post.

Hey Bob

this was one of those spots that I had the gut feeling on.  
 

Yeah, I usually rotate my photos correctly before I upload, but forgot to do it this time. 
 

That part where you said that I always find something good when I post.  Well, it’s more like I always post when I find something good.  Lol!

Your friend is in Canada?

2 hours ago, Cheddar said:

well the good thing is the remote unhooks from the stem. so honestly just sit there on the couch or computer chair and mess with it. watch some videos and move along. no substitute for hands on experience.

^This is how I learned to navigate the menu. I just took the remote off the stem and took it to bed with me and fooled around with it.  I know this sounds a little perverted, but it worked!  LOL!   I set the lower stem with coil beside the bed so it didn’t lose connection.  I also had the owner’s manual on the nightstand next to me in case I needed it. Pretty easy to learn. 
 

Congrats on picking the D2.  I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.  

Hell yeah!  All 14k too!

7 hours ago, GeoBill said:

Found the Quick Start Guide for the V80 on the Quest website. Here's what it says about the Gyro Sensor

Gyro Sensor
Instruct the detector to automatically initiate ground
balance without manual button press. Enable the
detector to automatically enter power-saving mode if
there is no motion detected for 5 seconds. Activate
motion detection for the detector to measure swing
speed and angle for improved accuracy.

 

 

I like that idea of not having to press a button to ground balance.  It senses the pumping motion and ground balances whenever you pump the coil.  Nice!

Hell yeah Chase!   Those are some awesome finds for an abbreviated hunt.   Actually those are some awesome finds for an all day hunt too! Lol.  If I’d have found that pipe tamper I’d still be scratching my head trying to figure out what it is.  Thanks for posting!

26 minutes ago, Commonwealthdetector said:

This is true and it's always been the toughest place I've ever swung. This should be factored more when going probably as I know what it could turn into but I also know it's a only I've swung cw camp plus wealthy 1800 speaking slave owning first few family in county kinda farm so I guess expectations contribute. Darn Shame it seems the square nail watchers dumped the square nail heaven on the grounds. And now that I'm actually thinking slowing down wouldn't hurt lol damnit it sucks when one realizes many many lessons still await!?

Yes, slowing down is a major factor.  Try roping off a small area and concentrating just on that one small area. Go slow!

Seriously though.  If you’ve hit a site so much that you’re just digging non- ferrous signals, you need to turn your silencer and bottlecap reject both to zero.  Then you will dig nails that sound good.  But that’s what you’re gonna have to do in hopes to find something good intermingled with iron.  

Before you wrap your D2 around a tree, send it to me…I’ll give it some love!  

2 hours ago, George Kinsey said:

Send in your warranty card. Problem arises send in your control box and coil to determine if the problem is a warranty or an abuse issue. If it is warranty you will receive a new detector and coil .No expensive repair centers or Technicians to pay. It's cheaper to keep her if you run a small company.

7 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Thanks NC, it was great to finally find one. I walked a very long way hearing absolutely nothing, and had this premonition that if I went "over there", I'd find something unique. Sure enough. 🥳 A hard won goal. I always follow these thoughts.

I have those “gut” or “hunch” feelings every so often and most of the time they do pay off!  Just the week before last I had about 45 minutes after work before it got dark.  There’s an old spring in the woods about 100 yards from my house.  About 30 yards from the spring is a huge oak tree about 3-4’ in diameter.  Tons of trash around that tree; aluminum pop cans and lots of iron.  Anyways in that short time before it got dark I figured I’d try around the base of that tree one more time.  I used my nox with the six inch coil.  Amongst all the iron and trash signals I got a fairly decent tone ringing up 20-21.  About 3” down was a 189? indian head penny!   My first ihp for the year.  I just had that hunch that there had to be a coin around the base of that tree!

1 hour ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Now I'm rethinking this whole thing. I mainly just want another coil to make a WS Master rig and to also have as a backup. I got the 9" with the D2 almost a year ago and haven't really needed a larger coil. 

I had the 6", 11", and 12x15" with my previous detector and 98% of the time I just used the 11", until the 10x5" came out, then I just used the 10X5" and never used anything else. I originally got the 12x15" coil for large sports fields and the few times we went to the beach on vacation, but in both types of locations, I remember I ditched the 12x15" and just went with the 11" and 10x5" to save weight, which at my age is preferable to gaining an inch or two coverage per swing.

I realize the D2 and D2 coils are much lighter, but let's look at the breakdown:

9" coil = 345g (12.17oz)

11" coil = 470g (16.57oz)

11x13" coil = 570g (20.11oz)

9.5x5" coil (if it existed) = 300g (10.58oz)

To go from the 9" to 11" coil adds 125g (4.4oz), but to go from the 9" to 11x13" coil adds 225g (7.95oz). 

I can handle lifting a quarter pound. I do it at McDonalds all the time. But adding a half pound is something I'll have to think more about.

Now if the imaginary 9.5x5" coil weighed 300g (10.58oz), then that would knock off 45g (1.59oz)!

So add 1/4 pound or 1/2 pound or lose a couple of ounces... I think I see which would be the best way to go. 😏

To be honest, I would have no problem ever buying another coil and just continuing to use the 9” coil.  That 9” coil is the goldilocks of coil sizes….at least for the D2 and the hunting I do.  If I need something smaller I have my nox set up and ready to go with the 6” coil.  In reality I don’t think a larger or smaller coil for the D2 would pay for itself with finds over and above what the 9 will get.  Maybe if I did a lot of beach hunting…maybe?  BUT, it’s always fun to buy a new toy and have specific tools for specific jobs!  I guess I’m just rambling here.  Lol

Hell yeah!  There’s probably more out there where you got the slq.