Equinox Golden Mask Shaft Conversion

[steveg]

Hi all!

I just wanted to mention that there is another possible solution, though I'm not sure if it would work the way everyone would prefer, or not.

The issue I have found with the idea of a "middle" shaft telescoping into the "upper" shaft, is that the Equinox includes two "protrusions" into the upper shaft, that are problematic (with respect to the desire for a telescopic middle/upper rod)  One of these "protrusions is the arm cuff bolt, but the other, more difficult one, due to location, is the little "nipple" on the bottom of the handle assembly that protrudes into the inside of the upper rod.  Presumably, in the mods shown in this thread, that "nipple" was cut or sanded off, so as to allow the "middle" rod to "telescope" into the upper?

With the complete shaft system I'm working on, which will be ready soon, I had not been considering the idea of a "travel-rod-type" three-piece option, as it was my assumption that anyone wanting a "travel rod" would simply use the stock shaft (with that shaft already being able to be collapsed in a relatively compact manner).

HOWEVER, this thread suggests that there are folks who want something other than the Minelab shaft as a "travel shaft."   So, from that perspective, one option I could offer for a "custom" design would be a slightly shorter lower rod, which would telescope into the "upper" via a clamping cam lock (the same cam lock that will be included in the "standard" shaft setup I will offer).  HOWEVER, I could then also "split" the upper shaft into two roughly equal, relatively short lengths, via use of a stainless-steel threaded connector (similar to what I do with my CTX 3030 travel shafts -- see the attached picture).  I could locate this connector at a position within the upper shaft just "below" the handle assembly, similar in position to where the current "upper" twist lock is located on the stock Minelab shaft.  Built in this way, this would result in a compact, collapsible shaft system that would include a lower rod that telescopes into the "lower" section of the "upper" rod, and then -- by unscrewing via the connector -- two separate, relatively short sections of upper rod.  While the stainless connector would add a bit of weight, that weight would reside very close to the handle of the machine, thus not upsetting the "balance" of the machine in any way.

Anyway, this is another possible way of fulfilling an apparent desire amongst at least some Equinox users to have a fully collapsible, compact carbon-fiber shaft system.  If this is something anyone would be interested in, please contact me with your thoughts.

Thanks!

Steve

[Nakky]

https://www.lovecpokladu.cz/eshop/produkt/set-pro-pripojeni-jednotky-minelab-equinox-600-800-k-teleskopicke-tyci

Here the loose and complete set is for sale

Nakky

 

[echidna]

21 hours ago, Nakky said:

https://www.lovecpokladu.cz/eshop/produkt/set-pro-pripojeni-jednotky-minelab-equinox-600-800-k-teleskopicke-tyci

Here the loose and complete set is for sale

Nakky

 

Hi Nakky,

As I stated earlier, they don't don't ship overseas.  Thanks for posting the link.

[EL NINO77]

Echidna...  I contacted LovecPokladu and told me that I was sending an adapter across the sea to Australia, USA ... Write to Lovecpokladu Email ...

[echidna]

5 hours ago, EL NINO77 said:

Echidna...  I contacted LovecPokladu and told me that I was sending an adapter across the sea to Australia, USA ... Write to Lovecpokladu Email ...

Thank you El Nino.  I will try to email them and ask if they will send to Australia.

[Luis]

Where can you buy that adapter?

[EL NINO77]

 Luis... can find it in this article ...saludos..

[echidna]

18 minutes ago, Luis said:

Where can you buy that adapter?

https://www.lovecpokladu.cz/eshop/produkt/set-pro-pripojeni-jednotky-minelab-equinox-600-800-k-teleskopicke-tyci

[Luis]

Thanks