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Ouch! The sky is falling. What detector would be best for meteorites?

Just thought I would share this picture!?

My Technetics G2 with a NEL 9.5 x 5.5 Sharpshooter coil has turned into a new machine. I'm getting 2.5 - 3" more via air test. Very stable. I'm near a TV transmission tower and the EMI is terrible. With this coil I get set the sensitivity up 3 more notches. Out in the field away from EMI I can crank the sensitivity up to 8-9 out of 10. in mineralized rocky soil.  I'm liking this coil !

My first detector I bought was from Jack's advice; The El Dorado in 1984 I think. I kept it and a Silver Sabre until about a year and a half to 2 yrs. ago. I really like the simplicity and power of the Tesoro's. Very sad to hear that they may close. Their customer service was excellent!

I repaired the coil ears on my Teknetics G2. I bought a sheet of ABS plastic on Amazon .177" thickness. I made a paper template by laying a piece of paper between the ears and shaping the paper to fit. I cut 2 pieces of ABS to stack between the ears for support of the new ears. I roughed the ABS a bit, then used Oatley's ABS glue(medium black); The Oatley's contains acetone and MEK which melts the ABS surface. I put glue on the coil surface, glue on the first bottom piece, clamped those together for 15 minutes. Then added the second piece on top, glued them together and clamped again for 15 minutes. Then I cut a couple of squares off of the sheet big enough for the ears(a little bigger than the original), I clamped them together and the shaped them on my belt sander copying the original. After shaping, then while still clamped, I drilled a pilot hole for the rod/shaft. I grounded off the remains of the coils original ear sides with my Dremel to make a flat surface to glue the ears onto. When gluing the ears to the sides, I placed the rod/shaft end with the rubber washers in between, as to not allow the clamp to cave inward. I glued and clamped the ears for 2 hours. After 2 hrs. I removed the clamp and let it cure overnight. Done! 10 times stronger than the original.

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Just got back from Golden, Oregon. They did some serious hydraulic mining there, late 1800’s I took my Teknetics G2 with a 10x5.5” Nel shooter coil. I was impressed. All I got was a piece of tiny lead, unless gold can be grey. But if it were gold I would be very happy with the performance!  I left my MX Sport at home. I didn’t want to get it dirty or scratched. I have only used it for 1-2 hrs. It’s a bit heavy for me. I had a neck surgery and it’s a bit much for me for any extended time. Therefore I am selling it in favor of a lighter detector. If anyone is interested in it message me. I bought it in February. A few months after surgery.

One thing to be aware of in southern Oregon when you are out there...poison oak. It’s everywhere. I’ve caught it twice since living in S. Oregon. You will be miserable for 10-14 days.

So, If there’s 3, let it be!(3 leaves).

I’m in Roseburg and will be going to Josephine county soon if any of you are interested in the discovering of some of the areas around there, message me!