F350Platinum

Here ya go...

But I think that's an Axiom. 🤔

21 hours ago, palzynski said:

Hi Basstrackerman ,

I plan to use a Simplex shaft for my D2 too ... I like the rectangular shape of the Nokta shaft system , which prevents the stems by design

I have a question , what did you do to adapt the Simplex lower shaft coil connector to the D2 coil connector ? They are very different ... thx ...

Hey Palzynski,

Have you looked into getting the newer carbon fiber XP lower?

I looked up the part number "D03-B", and it's available in some places.

It may not be as stiff as the Nokta lower, but it is an improvement, and will take the least amount of work to get it right.

BTman does great mods, I'm just suggesting an easier path. I'm working on better ways to mount the 13" on other shafts myself.

Remember it's all about pushing the coil to the bolt head side, and not doing stuff that bends the bolt. 🤔

I bought a used Tesoro Vaquero some time ago, and do like to use it now and again, as it does well with nails.

However, I am not turned off at all by the "cell phone on a stick" but do hope not to see actual cell phones replace dedicated machines on a stick. 🙄 Apps are toys. The framework isn't there.

Specialty miniaturization has always improved certain industries, I for one am glad to see that I don't have to lug a 5 pound box around to find history and valuable stuff. I think the power is there now to make Pulse Induction more popular again with lighter machines, and am cautiously excited to see what Garrett and others might bring soon.

I do not fear having many options to adjust over a few potentiometers. The more I do this the more I see the need for control over the ever changing environments I visit each year, and not having to have one machine for each place makes my wife happy. 😏

1 hour ago, meehalych said:

Good afternoon, mates!

Joined the forum yesterday.

I'm the XP metal detector's owner from 2018: started with Gmaxx, then changed it to Deus 1, which was replaced by Deus II in the end of 2022. But my passion to a coin detecting had begun long before - I used to spend the summer vacations in a village in my childhood, some 250km away from Saint-Petersburg. By that time I was using only a spade (it was in 199x), but managed to find coins though 🙂 The end of school, study at the university, the start of a career in the aviation - that was why I had to set my hobby aside for a long time until the time a colleague from our work purchased a metaldetector of his own.

Since 2018 I have found some good and bad coins: silver and copper, but never gold ones; lot of old buttons (olds ones), seals, parts of horse harness and lot of trash. Last season was one of the coolest: I found my first gold - a partially damaged cross, a rear silver coin in an excellent condition and a silver part of horse harness. So I definitely love Deus II.

Hope this year will bring lot of good finds too and the gold coin at last

P.S. I wish I had bought a detector earlier...

Best regards

Mikhail

 

Welcome Mikhail,

Thanks for translating, most members have English as their primary language here. It must be difficult sometimes but you are doing well. 👍

I started metal detecting in 2021, and also now own a Deus II. I found gold my first year, a ring in back of my house on a hill, but I didn't know it was until I learned to test it from the good people here.

I have found almost as many gold rings in the field as I have on beaches, but again thanks to what I have learned from people on this forum and my dedication to the hobby, the number gets greater every year.

I also have not found a gold coin, not for lack of trying 😅 I live in one of the oldest English settlements in America, and expect to find one at least before I can't detect anymore, I retired from work in 2021 and detecting is my main hobby. I have already found about the oldest silver coin I will ever find.

I'm just writing all this because we seem to have a similar interests, and I wish you the best of luck in your detecting and look forward to your input and questions in the future.

🍀

1 minute ago, meehalych said:

What I didn't like was that there was too much mumbling to my ear. P1 did well (I use full tones also). I guess it is a matter of habit only. Tekkna is saved along with modified P1 and P6 so I gonna work with it anyway

As for undesirable junk - it is no problem cause I tend to dig almost every target that rings nicely, so every time it ends up with a pouch full of trash (wire, shell fragments etc)

Yes, I think that is the reason most lower iron volume to 7. 👍

In a clean field I use Relic with many modifications, the 00-00 notch being the most important. I can tell most times that a target is aluminum, but do the same as you mostly.

32 minutes ago, Alexnov said:

Добрый. Делаю tekkna  на базе 1й в таких местах. Железо выше 7 не ставлю,,,и так шумновато. Успехов

Translation:

Kind. I make tekkna based on 1st in such places. I don’t set the iron above 7, and it’s too noisy. Good luck

1 hour ago, meehalych said:

Good evening lads! 

Tried the Tekkna today and found it a kind of uncomfortable on the wet grounds (although a snow melted about two weeks ago there is still too much water in the fields), so had to switch to the first program (which is deemed to be good for this conditions).  Or I haven't got used to it yet....

So I wonder if this program is meant for dry grounds? What is your experience?

Thanks

I have wondered why the people that created Tekkna would use a Frequency Addition program instead of basing it on a program like General.

So I tried it, using many of the same parameters, and it wasn't good.

I've used Tekkna on the day after a rainstorm, and it worked just fine. We don't get much snow here but we get a lot of rain this time of year, I usually wait until the second day to go out, but I have no problem using it when it is wet or dry.

What specifically did you encounter when using Tekkna that caused you to not like it?

I will say that varying reactivity in almost any program will produce similar results, but Tekkna gives less false signal on iron.

It may be "witchcraft", but it is not a magic perfect program, if there is a lot of non ferrous undesirable junk (can slaw, pull tabs, bits of wire), it will identify it all as good by giving you a repeatable positive tone and ID.

About the only thing you won't dig is iron if you hold yourself to only digging good repeatable tones and ID.

A good trick even with Tekkna is to notch 00-00 like in Relic, it works even better with iron.

Welcome to the forum! 🙂

4 hours ago, Rattlehead said:

You sure that was a hip-clip? Mine are only one piece and only use one bolt. If it was a hip-clip, let me know and I’ll send you a replacement.

Sorry about that! I had a DetectorPro and broke it, and the Ready Shovel that a bolt fell out of. 😅 Not the Hip Clip.

Here's a general site for the United States and some other countries can be found there as well:

https://www.mdhtalk.org/maps/fp-map-regulations.htm

Nothing is all that great, but this gives you some general guidelines.

Here's some general info:

https://detecthistory.com/metal-detecting-laws-in-different-countries/

Just general guidelines, it's difficult to say what really goes on. Lots of rumors and speculation, some you can do just about whatever you want, others will throw you in jail just to get you to pay to get out. 😵 

It will depend on where you are and who sees you 🤔

Welcome from Virginia. 👍

Do you have a detector or are you just starting to think about one? This is the best place to be. 

15 minutes ago, midalake said:

Question for you experts in manual GB on the D2. Let's say your machine picks "80" after doing the GB procedure. 
Does anyone see an advantage being a couple of points higher or lower in ground balance from what the machine picks?  Thanks. 

Not especially, might give you a little more accuracy.

When it's 10 points or more, I'm getting 75 at some of my places, it means a lot for the deep stuff. 🙂

16 hours ago, Rattlehead said:

I have Hip-Clips on all of my shovels, which lets me carry them on my belt whenever I want to free up a hand.

Tried one of those, first time out one of the screws came apart and I lost half of it. Should have used Loctite on 'em. Sure was nice tho.

Just do shoulder carry now. 🤔

12 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

Back in the groove today with a couple of hours of snow free digging. 👍

In 40* and 40kt gusts.

Needed to layer up and only lasted 2 hours (probably would have only made it to 3 hours if it was warm and calm.anyway.🙄)

5 clad dimes , 3 zincolns , 1 key and a ring . Relax , it was bling , adjustable and almost nothing but rust. But it IS a RING !   

Glad ya got out. 👍 Should be getting warmer soon. 

Even 65 degrees with winds up to 40 isn't fun, but 40°/40 is worse, don't think I could take that. 🤔

I have a legendary horse track near me, and the only way I found it was from verbal historical accounts, and just plain searching. Sadly it was hit before. Aerial  photos dating to the 60s show some things, but current Lidar gives no indication.

I ended up finding places where there were cooking pits, buttons and horse tack, got a lot of stuff there, found two spots with heavy iron and dug lots of stuff there. I even found a couple broken stopwatches in the middle. A few coins were found but the bulk of stuff was probably taken by someone that did not have permission.

11 hours ago, schoolofhardNox said:

The octagon piece may be a saddle stud or other horse decoration. Would have looked good polished up brass, or even plated. Does the other thick piece have any indication of a way to mount it? If not I would not rule out some kind of old coin. You are in an area where who knows what might have been brought over from Europe in the 1600's  Could be ancient.  It doesn't seem to serve a purpose just being a copper or bronze disc, so I'm thinking maybe coin.

Definitely strange, here they are with a penny for comparison. They almost look like they would fit together, the raised portion is the same size, but the one on the right is all brass. 🤔

Thanks for weighing in! 🙂

4 hours ago, strick said:

The octagon..reminds me of some tokens I’ve found...are you sure it’s a button?

strick

I'm not sure... It had some kind of iron in it:

And the oddly shaped one is flat on the other side.

They're both thick and heavy.

My vote is for Predator Tools, specifically the Ranger. It is a D handle shovel made with the strongest steel possible, has double serrations like the Nomad, and the cutting blade is 11". It's a bit shorter than some of the other ones on the site in length of handle, which makes it a lil easier to go in the woods with.

https://www.predatortools.com

This thing is an absolute beast and won't break.

I've had mine for 4 years now and you know how much I get out. 🙂 It doesn't even creak.

Even if I'm in the woods I keep it over my shoulder like this, but on my left instead of my right. 😀

GL, HH 🍀

2 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

 Nice pic of all the buttons 350 . The lone shank probably surrendered to be with his friends ?

The junk pic had several items I would have put in the good finds pic ! You're welcome to toss them out here for me to find . 😏 

7 miles....hmmmm I was just thinking about driving the car over to the infield so I don't have to walk the 1/4 mile RT.  🙄 The vehicle gate near me is locked again and the pedestrian entrance is on the other end ... 

40* and the same 40 for the wind gusts.

 

 

Yikes, yeah the wind got really brutal. It was warm, around 67, but ya wouldn't have known it 🤬 yep it's all yours now.

I put most things I find in display cases, I have quite the collection now, and common objects like shotgun head stamps and bullets, especially buckshot, get round filed. The larger brass that's identifiable goes in a box.

If I ever get up there I could bring the box... 🤔

10 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Once again some nice finds in the books for you.

Glad to see you having so much luck with your permissions.

Good luck on your next hunt and stay safe out there.

Thanks VL,

I'm beginning to wonder if it's time to cut and run for the year 😅 a recap would astound me, I think. 🤯

13 hours ago, JCR said:

Nice hunting and some good finding too.

Thanks JCR,

Another possibility for all these different buttons and no coins could be that it was a training spot for the militia around 1776. 🤔 There is an account of one being raised in this area. Could have been active, like combat training, which could explain why buttons fell off.

Shame we will probably never know. 😵

2 hours ago, Tyler said:

Has anyone used the 10x5 around iron infested home sites. Does it fair any better than the stock 11? I’ve had some success with the stock 11 in colonial and civil war era houses. Would the 10x5 do any better than the 6? 

In my opinion yes, it's still on my Equinox. Ran it against the Deus 2 9" in a real scenario, and really can't say which did better.

There are some who like the 6" and some who like the 10x5. The 10x5 did great for me especially around trees and in tight spaces.

🍀

I thought it was going to be a nice day today, sunny and in the 60s with a bit of wind, but not what it ended up being.

There was no wind at all when I got there, it was cloudy and kinda cold, in the 40s. My goal was to check out the last spot Chase and I didn't get to, about an 8 acre spot. I found nothing there. 🫤 Nothing.

But, in 7 hours and 7 miles of walking, I managed to get a few things, random stuff here and there:

7 more buttons, two of which may not be, the octagon and the misshapen one 3d from the left. A few buckle bits and a whole buckle. Only 4 came from the button hotspot.

What really stands out is the smallest thing in the button row, I've found plenty of buttons with no shanks, but never a shank with no button! It was about 4" deep, a solid 51. The Deus hit it like it was on the surface.

Also dug a 1945 wheat.

I don't get much trash using relic with the 13", and today was no exception.

By the end of they day the wind was blowing 20mph with gusts to 35, I really couldn't hear targets through the WSA II headphones, so I called it early.

Great hunt, looks like you're getting back to typical now 🤔 🥲

Ok, I didn't know what your going to do after this, but the thing you asked about is indeed lead, it's a Shamans' medallion. 😬

I already dug an Indian artifact that may have changed the rain to the work days, but that thing may put it back on the weekend! Yikes! 😬😬

https://www.shamansmarket.com/products/lead-amulet-figures-pagos-de-plomo

Apparently they have different configurations, but the central figure from yours is missing. 😬

I completely dislocated my left shoulder back in November, the orthopedic specialist I went to see poked and prodded a bit and told me I could get back to detecting immediately. He said it would be better for me to use it than keep it in a sling, that's the new way.

He simply said "if it hurts too much don't do it".

Digging makes it feel better, it still hurts from time to time.

I'd get a doctor's advice for a rib.