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Teflon Washer For Coil Bolt/nut - May Help Ear Breaking Problems


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7 hours ago, midalake said:

I like my coil ears locked down TIGHT!

Do you ever adjust the angle?

When I did that with the 3030 one side of the eye broke out with the screw and bolt.  If I made it a bit less tight it would slide but not damage the ears.

The replacement for ears I found at the time was not any glue or epoxy that worked but a separate yoke for the end of the shaft and then attach that system to the coil with tie straps.  Minelab was not giving out a replacement coil for the 3030s.  The 17" still works with the aftermarket materials.  

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I just make shims out of 1 gallon milk containers.  I also make my own replacement U channels out of pvc pipe when the originals break. Even one I made broke.... It’s from side pressure when I accidentally use it as a support when I’m digging the target hole.

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  • 2 weeks later...
One more way of cheaply obtaining some of this PTFE/glass sheet:
Air fryers are now very popular, and there are liner sheets for the innards of these being made, including by the previously-mentioned Toastabags brand. An example:
Air fryer liner

You may find these in local stores, or searching eBay etc for:
"air fryer liner"; "air fryer PTFE"
should turn up the right product.
Clearly they are riddled with holes .... but with some skillful cutting, you should be able to make the washers OK.
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