oneguy Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 hour ago, jasong said: It's a great detector - when it works. The stability definitely varies highly by location though, so there will probably always be those who claim it runs perfect, and those who can't understand how anyone can possible detect with it at all. Gotta say though, while I'll be glad to have a working machine, this whole experience has left a pretty sour taste in my mouth regarding Minelab and their complete lack of resolution or communication on the issue, so eventually I'll probably get an Axiom anyways when time isn't of the essence like it is right now. Just because I don't really think Minelab deserves any kind of public support for selling what appears to be a defective product and leaving some customer's out to dry to fix the company's mistake. A lot of people here are retired or have extra money, can shrug things like that off. I'm not one of them. I expect $6k detectors to work if I drop a chunk of change like that on one. Kinda my sentiments also.... Knowing the smaller aftermarket coils were gonna arrive soon I was thinking "you watch...the smaller coils will most likely eliminate most the aircraft/emi and I'll regret selling the 6, sure as shit!" Then the other frustrated side of me said " already spent enough $ on my 6 and I have another machine that's always stable so I'm not spending anymore on extra coils for the 6". I'll hide and watch for awhile and see how the Axe performs over time and MAYBE take a look in the future? Cash wise I lost $1100 selling my 6 but also dug an ounce + or -. So a tad better than the cost plus got to use it for a year, 100-110 nuggs of fun and some frustration.... Leaves the door open for....?????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, oneguy said: Kinda my sentiments also.... Knowing the smaller aftermarket coils were gonna arrive soon I was thinking "you watch...the smaller coils will most likely eliminate most the aircraft/emi and I'll regret selling the 6, sure as shit!" Then the other frustrated side of me said " already spent enough $ on my 6 and I have another machine that's always stable so I'm not spending anymore on extra coils for the 6". I'll hide and watch for awhile and see how the Axe performs over time and MAYBE take a look in the future? Cash wise I lost $1100 selling my 6 but also dug an ounce + or -. So a tad better than the cost plus got to use it for a year, 100-110 nuggs of fun and some frustration.... Leaves the door open for....?????? For sure. Same thoughts been running through my mind going back and forth. In my case, I vacillated back and forth long enough, waiting for the Axiom, that it looks like the coils arrived to help in time before selling. In the end I figured the only that matters to me right now is just not wasting a season though, so I decided to get whatever I could to keep me running right now. Had the Axiom been available for purchase last Friday, I'd have sold this 6000 to fund that purchase in a heartbeat though. Still planning on doing just that once the Axiom is released or the snow hits, whichever comes first, just on principle and to support a company that hopefully places a bit higher value on their customers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotAU? Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, jasong said: “Still planning on doing just that once the Axiom is released or the snow hits, whichever comes first, just on principle and to support a company that hopefully places a bit higher value on their customers.” I certainly agree with this, and if I ever do buy it, will from a local dealer that definitely places high value on his customers, not something to find from online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotAU? Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 @phrunt Hey have you tried this? Put snug fitting dry O-rings on each of the rod ends and reinsert them. They may compress enough to help keep the rods from spinning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldchaser Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 4 hours ago, GotAU? said: Both rods are 22mm OD on the control end, I’m sure it will work. The Tele-Nox rod is well built and the adjustable cam locks hold each section tightly. The rod shape is basically round with a closed channel running through the length of them. This makes them ridged and they cannot spin when nested together. The only thing I’m not sure of is how easily the existing 6K rod can be removed from the box. There are 10 small plastic tabs holding part of the box around the rod, but there may be another clamp inside the box that I cannot see… It's a no go,the arm cuff is bonded to the shaft,looked at that but i can't see a way to unbond it safely... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldchaser Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 8/14/2022 at 12:31 AM, Jeff McClendon said: I have no doubt that the GPX 6000 is killing it in many areas of Australia. There is plenty of YouTube proof of that from well respected prospectors. It is doing well in some areas of the USA too. I just did not experience that at all. Most of the places I tried to detect with it, the lightweight 11" mono coil was totally unusable and all the great ergonomics and balance of the GPX 6000 were negated by having to use the 14" DD along with loss of sensitivity on the specie and smaller gold that I was after and which the 11" Mono was designed for. Just for information, I actually owned two GPX 6000s and the first one had the exact same type of performance problems using the 11” coil in the same places….. I had seller’s remorse, thinking maybe it was me and not the detector so I bought a second one used…….Nope! Yeah id be peed off to,it can throw a tantrum on the odd occasion for no reason i've noticed but it's nothing heading towards unusable where we are,good luck out there mate... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotAU? Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, goldchaser said: It's a no go,the arm cuff is bonded to the shaft,looked at that but i can't see a way to unbond it safely... I was afraid of that. So besides other coils, I guess we can’t easily use custom rods for it either. It looked pretty solidly inserted into the box/cuff. I am going to try out some o-rings, I think they may help when you tighten up the lock ring… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldchaser Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 1 hour ago, GotAU? said: I was afraid of that. So besides other coils, I guess we can’t easily use custom rods for it either. It looked pretty solidly inserted into the box/cuff. I am going to try out some o-rings, I think they may help when you tighten up the lock ring… I hate them twist locks gotau Early in the game i bought bits and pieces to fix ours up hopefully,i ended up finding a supplier overseas but i had to buy in bulk,im a prospector,i didn't want to be selling products in this game,buying in bulk i had no choice though,i'll post a link below,it's a good setup,there on ebay or available through Finders Keepers in Kalgoorlie WA. If you can source clamps and suitable yokes it's easy done,carbon tube is readily available anywhere online,the cam lock clamps are the tough ones to find,if you look at my ebay listing you can get the jist of how to go about it. Im not here to sell,it's ended up this way by default really,quite a few in oz have swapped them over,big improvement,cutting the old ferrule off is the biggest hurdle... Yes o rings might help,give it a go. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/175362680247?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=TZ_np61lTXu&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=TZ_np61lTXu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aureous Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, goldchaser said: Im not here to sell,it's ended up this way by default really,quite a few in oz have swapped them over,big improvement,cutting the old ferrule off is the biggest hurdle... I'm expecting to receive one of these kits next week. I'll let everyone know what I think of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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