Keeping The Silver Coming Anyway (shrug)

[F350Platinum]

35 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

Consider getting this and drilling your own holes.

I wonder if polycarbonate could hold up to dumping a heavy scoop of pebbles and silt would work, this one beach is almost all pebbles 🤔. The other I don't need one, the fine white sand washes right out of the scoop leaving maybe a couple shell bits and your target. Easy. Thanks for the thought. 👍

 

27 minutes ago, Skull diver said:

This could be a good solution, but perhaps a plastic sheet of the same size, drilled (several times) with a drill, would be preferable.

I would drill slightly smaller holes in it though.

While I'm no stranger to chasing stud earrings, that is important. 👍 My pending review of the float on Amazon mentions it. I have a smaller sifter with the Kevlar on it, works good with my small scoop. 👍

I can get perforated poly from other manufacturers like this one:

https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=34318

https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=34317

It's just that it's $50 more.

[phrunt]

Thanks for doing your story posts F350, they're an excellent read with great pictures.  

[GB_Amateur]

1 hour ago, F350Platinum said:

I wonder if polycarbonate could hold up to dumping a heavy scoop of pebbles and silt would work,...

Apparently it isn't so good around salt water.  (See here.)

Here's an alternative.  If it were me I'd try cutting and drilling this before paying $50 for perforated PVC.  You can also get 1/8" thickness (12"x12") at Amazon for about the same price.

[Skull diver]

4 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

I can get perforated poly from other manufacturers like this one:

I'd go with this...

 

[F350Platinum]

2 hours ago, phrunt said:

Thanks for doing your story posts F350, they're an excellent read with great pictures.  

Thanks phrunt (Simon),

Sure am enjoying being here and hopefully posting stuff that inspires lurkers and maybe longtime members to get out there. Sometimes I don't find much and don't post, but if the day is even remotely interesting I'll post something, in the summer it gets sort of lean. 😅

I appreciate the encouragement. 🙂 I've also been reducing my photo sizes to save space for the forum 🤣

[TampaBayBrad]

Always fun to find junk jewelry, I don't care what anybody says. 🙂 Thanks for the pics and great write-up. Always enjoy your posts.

There is quite an assortment of cheaper plastic mesh on Amazon. Looks like some of it has small enough holes to trap studs. Link 

I have seen a number of home-made contraptions on youtube made with pool noodles and pvc pipe.

[TampaBayBrad]

15 hours ago, maxxkatt said:

My ocean beaches are about 7 hours from Atlanta.

I lived/worked up there for 3 years in the 90's. You should hit some of the lake beaches around Atlanta. Bunch of lakes up there. Lanier was popular back then.

[Valens Legacy]

Once again another great hunt with some nice finds.

Good luck on your next outing and stay safe.

[F350Platinum]

2 hours ago, TampaBayBrad said:

Always fun to find junk jewelry, I don't care what anybody says. 🙂 Thanks for the pics and great write-up. Always enjoy your posts.

There is quite an assortment of cheaper plastic mesh on Amazon. Looks like some of it has small enough holes to trap studs. Link 

I have seen a number of home-made contraptions on youtube made with pool noodles and pvc pipe.

Thanks!,

I have another one but at the beach in this post it is too light to handle all the rocks and pebbles. It's PVC and Kevlar screen mesh. Dump a big scoop of the rocks and fine sand in it and it tips or sinks. 😵 Works ok with my smaller scoop.

Looking forward to next week, big beach in NC.