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    Hello From Washington State

    in Meet & Greet

    Posted

    Welcome aboard BF. Yes, there are tons of information here and (I think) a great bunch of nice people, for sure.👍😊

    The tool for printing was mentioned above via copy/paste. May be Steve H., the site owner, may give a better solution/tool to your hands.

    Most web browser will give you the opportunity to save a web-site to your computer. So this is for Firefox:

    In the very upper left corner you may see the menu bar with the pull-down menus. Here you hit /file/save page as/. The next window leads to the download section (you may chose a different) and you can change the name for the download. And for the file-type chose [web page, complete (*.htm;*.html)].

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    This will save the shown page, not the whole thread. To save the whole thread you have to repeat this for all thread-sites.

    Hope this will help a little...

    More Great Advice For Newbies..

    in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics

    Posted

    On 9/15/2021 at 2:27 AM, Erik Oostra said:

    A recent post offering advice to newbies has inspired me to put in my own two cents worth.. My advice to those wanting to take up metal detecting is: Don’t! You’ll be far better off trying another hobby like banging your head against a brick wall, pulling out your hair in sheer frustration, or crying yourself to sleep at night.. 

    Of course I’m only joking but any newbie has to prepare for the never-ending toil of digging junk, lots of it.. If you can handle this without having a nervous breakdown or flinging your detector out to sea, you’ll be amply rewarded when you finally hear that magic sound telling you there’s buried treasure below your feet.. A hard-won experience like no other! Metal detecting truly is a game where dogged determination and persistence will eventually pay off.. 

    The only problem is that when you finally get to this stage, all you’ll ever think and dream about is metal detecting.. Your marriage will fail and your kids will starve but none of this matters as long as you can get a few more swings in.. In metal detecting there’s no such thing as an unhealthy obsession.. A house filled to the brim with all the latest detectors that you’ll never use is not weird at all.. Just rest assured that there’s many others just like you! 

    YEAHH... you name it all. But what should I say.... 🙄 ... here we go! 😂

    How To Ignore Users On The Forum

    in Meet & Greet

    Posted

    On 6/18/2018 at 7:27 PM, mn90403 said:

    I think this is a pretty awful title to greet me every time I open this forum.  Is there any way to get it off of the top and the first thing I see?

    Now that's easy...use the [IGNORE]-button on the OP.🙄🤣(sorry Steve, couldn't resisit lOl)

    Hello From Nj

    in Meet & Greet

    Posted

    On 9/9/2021 at 1:01 AM, Tahts-a-dats-ago said:

    I've long been a lurker here, and have learned a lot in the process (thanks to all for sharing your knowledge). And thanks to Steve for sharing his incredible wealth of knowledge.

    I live in southern NJ (close to the DE bay). Mostly I hunt old permissions - sites that date back 200+ years. For me it is more about the hunt than it is about the find. I like the unknown aspect of it - who lost it, how did it impact them, what was their life like, etc..

    My user name is derived from a Louis L'Amour book - Tahts-a-dats-ago was a character in one of his books (I used to collect books by L'Amour). I mention that because people often ask where the moniker came from.

    ....

    Best of luck to all

    Hi Tahts. Welcome aboard. I like your attitude towards this hobby. (hopefully it is a hobby, as to some it is their profession).

    Good Luck & Happy Hunting

    Which Metal Detector Manufacturer Did Give You The Most Fun / Success ?

    in Metal Detector Advice & Comparisons

    Posted

    1 hour ago, GB_Amateur said:

    I like these surveys so kudos to you, locator, for creating this one.  I do see a couple (minor) deficiences which I'll quickly point out and then procede to my details:  1) 'fun' and 'success' are two different things and I have different answers (see below).  2) Fisher m-scope specifically?  All other Fisher detectors go under 'misc'?  And who/what is Wilson (besides a huge sporting goods company)?  Is that an early European brand?

    "You always remember your first..."  leads to my 1st and 2nd in the 'fun' subcategory:

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    Nothing like the fun of finding your first 'treasure' (early Wheat cent in my case) with a detector.  That's the Heathkit GD-48 which was a DiY assembly project (that I screwed up by getting a diode in backward 🙄).  Was still in high school ~ summer of 1970.  Hammer (head only) shown in photo was also a find which I still use today.  2nd most fun (I won't include photo since it's well known) is the Fisher Gold Bug Pro I bought in August 2015 and proceded to find my first silver coin, first Indian Head penny, first gold ring, and first Civil War relic (button), all with the 5" round stock coil.  I was digging it all back then (except low conductive ferrous) -- those were the good old days.

    Most success easily comes from the ML Equinox.  Part of that is because I have by far the most hours with it.  It's my detector of choice with others relegated to the 'specialty' category.

     

    Hello GB_Amateur.

    Thanks for asking. Yes, I know fun and success are two different things. But to me success with no fun is hard work. So what is a detector worth if you have to have degree in electronics and physics to find stuff without digging piles of rusty iron? To me the hunt itself is the goal. Fresh air, spending time with friends/family, talking to people... and not fiddeling to the instrument for the best find, the oldest coin and things that are not under your coil 😉. Yes, a few goodies are a welcome gift beside 😎😁. But that's only my opinion.

    Oh, and messing with a manufacturer isn't fun at all, too. And I never, never had a problem with Minelab, White's or Wilson. To me that counts, too.

    About the Fishe m-scope... the idea was to put all Fisher detectors (former Los Banos, now FTP) into that, and not the pulse ones from JW Fisher, which has it's own index. I know there are some brands missing, but you're only allowed to do 20 😒. but otherwise it may become confusing.

    When I started detecting the first ones were handcrafted. They worked, but you know, there must be something better...😅. So the Wilson Relic & Coin IV was the first "real" detector, manufactured by Wilson Electronics, South Bend, Indiana.

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    Which Metal Detector Manufacturer Did Give You The Most Fun / Success ?

    in Metal Detector Advice & Comparisons

    Posted

    Hello. I had the idea to start this poll because I did own a lot of detectors from different manufacturers myself. Some things differ between the models, but some things are equal, depending to the brand. To me White's is my absolute top favorite. I like the tones, displays, the balance of the detectors and how easy they are to master and to have fun and success in the field. It is not only depth, it is also the amount and quality of finds and how much fun the hunt was. If I let all my hunts pass in review... White's is the winner. Only very few problems and Top Notch service. Oh, did I mention the fun?

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