Metal Detectors
Metal Detectors
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I'm contemplating the purchase of a metal detector, but don't know where to start. A quick reading of the Cabela's catalog shows that I can spend anywhere from $70-700. Anyone got suggestions? My main use would be for locating things that get lost in the grass--small tools, tractor linch pins, ejected cartridges, etc.





RE: Metal Detectors
Here's what we found:
http://2007philippines.blogspot.ca/2007/08/treasur...
RE: Metal Detectors
My daughter's Ipod fell out of her pocket in some grass 6-9" tall. The kids used it to try to find it. No luck. When I told her to retrace her exact steps, I found it by eye.
That's my experience with them.
I'd recommend buying a cheap one and see if it holds your interest.
Good luck,
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RE: Metal Detectors
RE: Metal Detectors
First attempt failed, so I seeded the area with a half-dozen pseudo 'rings' made of 14-ga copper wire (purpose was to calibrate my confidence level) - easily found all of those. So I searched for the lost ring again, this time outside the boundaries of the supposed area where it was reported to have been lost, and found it almost immediately.
The human factors seem to swamp the equipment limitations.
RE: Metal Detectors
Never Mace a Skunk by Butch Holcombe.
(Also, Never Mace a Skunk II by Butch Holcombe and Charles Harris, but that book doesn't list metal detectors by maker and model)
In the first, Holcombe specifically recommends detectors made by
White's Electronics; Sweet Home, OR; 541-367-6121
Tesoro Electronics; Prescott, AZ; 520-771-2646
Fisher Research Laboratory; Los Banos, CA, 209-826-3292
Garrett Metal Detectors; Garland, TX; 800-527-4011
Minelab Electronics; 888-959-9599
Nautils Metal Detectors; Coats, NC; 910-897-7950
RE: Metal Detectors