tomahawk Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Has anyone here ever made their own gold detector from scratch or a kit? Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Yes I have. I used 18" of coat hanger wire, bent 90 degrees at 6". It swung around toward my gold tooth and poked me in the eye. The above is an official Klunkers' Welcome To The Forum. Years ago an outfit called Heathkit sold one but I have never heard of any other home built. If any body on the planet knows of one it will be Mr. Herschbach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I have not but the place to be if you are interested is the Geotech Projects Page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Steve Herschbach said: I have not but the place to be if you are interested is http://www.geotech1.com/cgi-bin/pages/common/index.pl?page=metdet&file=projects.dat If you're serious, strongly consider buying these guys' (George Overton and Carl Moreland = Geotech) book titled Inside the Metal Detector ($29 online). I don't like to make superlative statements in general and especially about things I'm not expert in, but if there is a book on the subject that is even close to this one I'll be surprised. There are a handful of do-it-yourself detectors here and they tell you *why* they work on top of it. Even if you're not looking to DIY (I'm not) this book is easily worth more than the online price. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomahawk Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Thanks! I'll check those out and try not to poke myself in the eye. Lol! tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomahawk Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 I ordered the book "Inside the Metal Detector" (2nd edition, May 2015) and should have it Friday. Thanks GB! I am checking out the web site (a "gold mine" of detector info). Thanks Steve! tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickUK Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 54 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said: If you're serious, strongly consider buying these guys' (George Overton and Carl Moreland = Geotech) book titled Inside the Metal Detector ($29 online). I don't like to make superlative statements in general and especially about things I'm not expert in, but if there is a book on the subject that is even close to this one I'll be surprised. There are a handful of do-it-yourself detectors here and they tell you *why* they work on top of it. Even if you're not looking to DIY (I'm not) this book is easily worth more than the online price. I also have a copy of the book 'Inside the Metal Detector' a very indepth read and for the most part all the information goes over my head,but can understand the logic behind most of what is written.Both the writers of the book are in the top league in detecting design and knowledge. On a different note,i own one of the original Crossbow classic PI machines built by George Overton,only 13 original machines have ever been built,he is the co writer of the above book.So these detectors are very rare machines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakofday Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Cemelec.com electronic projects, great advice, plans and parts including pulse machines and coils . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakofday Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Sorry guys forgot the H in chemelec. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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