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Please note that Dankowski Detectors now has Terms of Use provisions. Nothing has really changed, its just now everything is written down for the sake of those who in the past liked to argue. To view, CLICK HERE. If anybody sees anything unreasonable or disagreeable in the Terms of Use, please let me know.
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
So how do you determine your best GB...... turn SB OFF then set it first? Is it like raw gold hunting where you hunt just below GB.... which means you hear more minerals as well? Ive not dirt hunted in years since i moved to Fl.by dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
Obviously there is a way ..... they were changed. But how difficult is it to do. We were talking yesterday about the AM single tone. It would sure make it easier since the signal is being process to give a high/low tone and reduce the amount of time we push those buttons for reverse disc. The newer machines use their coil pins for updates. might be something to look at. But .... i think tby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Nokta Makro Legend compared to Equinox wet salt sand - video. - 2 months ago
I just saw another video..... Im not sure we dont need an Update on these issues.... at least it can be updated.by dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
Its been mentioned. It would require a total redesign..... hopefully if he comes out with a redesign it will incorporate tones, longer length, handle angle adjustment .... because my hand really pushes on the box and the headphone connector is in the wrong direction. I had Tony change mine to have the headphone cable go over the shaft. I also like your lower shaft Steve..... it just displacesby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Tarsacci - 2 months ago
As a beach guy whos used a good many of the beach machines me and the guys who own them here havent put um down. Ive sold 3 Xcal, a CTX and my Nox. I just have this one unit now. For my use its just that good. With any machine there will be "ACCEPTABLE LOSS". I agree with Steve..... not sure id use it as a cherry picker, but on the beach most of us just need to know ferr and non-fby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
I got a look at the coil mentioned .... its the 12". On update couldnt he use a coil pin to do that much like the Nox or are all those in use? I dont necessarily mean on line but at his shop? The way i run mine... HOT flipping back to disc to do an ID would be hard to improve.by dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
Its likely he has two machines when testing and it was a simple way to do it. Tom, i just got an Email asking what i knew about a NEW 12" Oval coil for the machine as well..... can that be confirmed by you dealers? Looks like hes been busy. It will be interesting to see other changes he might be making.... like lengthening the upper shaft for better balance and cuff movement. Ive seenby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
Gotta love SteveG custom shafts. Guys he will basiclly make them way you want it length wise. For those who dont like the tones or may find them difficult to distinguish ...... i was just sent a video, looks like Aaron is posting videos again. This one is of the tones.... seems hes working on moding them. Not certain how many tones there are now..... did i see 5? They clearly were easieby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 2 months ago
I like the coverage of the 12" .... but length wise there seem to be the same size. I switched back to the standard this winter there seems to be a good difference in settings in the water enough to make me go hum. Salt setting can be run very smooth 4 digits less...... if what Aaron says is true then that could make a difference in small gold. I dont dirt hunt anymore so i dont try to tby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Like to Have the Old Site Back - 2 months ago
I have a FB page and i use the Iphone. Unfortunately i cant get my phone to work here. Ive change site setting but still a no go. So i have to break out the computer which i rarely use. Down loading photos takes time as well. A lot of people like FB because its their page with their controls. It gives them a place to complain without doing it on the Forums. The problem with dedicated FBby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Nokta Makro LEGEND Production Unit IFFY SIGNALS RETEST
- 2 months ago
What impresses me is how quickly this company will FIX issues. Most put the machine out and ..... this is it buddy. I watched a u-tube of it in the wash i assume showing its ability to transition in moving water. I see they added a salt balance. Thou im not certain why they used a huge copper coin which MOST any of our detectors would have killed. Bury it 10" would have impressed morby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: What's a reasonable asking price for dug silver coins? - 3 months ago
Send to a refinery ..... someone like Midwest they pay 90% spot. BUT if you can find someone in the area willing to pay you 80% you maybe better off simply because they will weigh it and there isnt any argument over weight and you avoid shipping costs. The problem now days is coin collection has become big business so they beat you down.... its got to be perfect and a lot of times graded which cby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Tarsacci Cookbook and best ideas - 3 months ago
I know Aaron discussed questions some posted on his forum with Dimitar and made his reply based on this info. He worked pretty closely it seems with him while getting his site up and being a dealer passing on into of changes we'd like to see. Dimitar has a FB page i believe but its not suited for what you are wanting done i dont believe. Hes one busy guys as well. However, im hoping Dimiby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Calabash using Deus 2 hunting for micro jewelry on beach - 3 months ago
Id sure like to see Tom do a little testing with the Deus. I say that because ive seen just a small portion of the micro GOLD he used when testing another machine. Most all the gold we use to test is gold we have found with our beach detectors with a set salt setting and we do air tests. Toms got some that is hard for our beach machines to hit on..... i know i tried the CTX and my Xcal.by dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Tarsacci Cookbook and best ideas - 4 months ago
When the machine first came out Tom said this was a machine for a those with a certain skill set. SteveG...... it reminds me of learning the Explorer it really took time to understand that smart screen and those weak signals. Then came the E-Trac that shortened that curve for the average hunter. No one to my knowledge had gotten in the water very deep with it when i got it...... simply becauseby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: TARSACCI Demo of Seeing Through Coke & Foil, At Same Time - 4 months ago
You know how much discussion we had when the Nox came out. Im watching as well for its ability on the small stuff and where targets might ID..... especially deep ones. Im still looking for a good small gold machine that might hit stuff like you showed me just a little deeper..... its there we just aint getting it. It also has a great warranty which off sets that price. Its rated to a good dby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Does the D2 infringe any of Dimitar's Tarsacci Patents ? - 4 months ago
Absolutely agree..... i had 2 of um bought from the guy who was doing the coils for Rudy. HOT HOT HOT ..... IF there was no black sand. My problem with those machines is my ears would ring for hours after using them...... you hit a bobby pin and you dang near pulls those phones off. They were like $3000 new..... $400 to change a battery and $500 for a coil which was like a huge disk. But yby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: TARSACCI Demo of Seeing Through Coke & Foil, At Same Time - 4 months ago
I think a lot of us are just stepping back and watching these new machines compete. You are NOT tanking your forum Tom. It doesnt help that these new machines havent given you a machine for a good review..... especially if they a totting them to have beach abilities. You test the heck out of stuff. Ive seen ya do it. Many hunters are on FB sites..... thats great for finds and some discussionby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: ON THE HORIZON = MDT-8000 - 4 months ago
I have a couple of the stock coils, but for my use found the 12" a better choice in the water here in the Gulf. What i like about this machine is you constantly learn something from the targets you dig. SteveG you know the learning curve the Explorers had..... like this machine it starts to click. Its not a out of the box average hunter machine. Toms always said he likes machine that skiby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Does the D2 infringe any of Dimitar's Tarsacci Patents ? - 4 months ago
I think the MDT has tech beyond just salt balance. Hes not the first to do it. Tendall of Nautilus designed the AquaSound for a treasure hunter by the name of McDonald here in Fl. You salt balanced and GB in the water. I tell you..... SB definitely should be incorporated into beach machines. At various depths things change .... and im no just talking about dive depths. From surf to neck youby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Shaft and stork leg - 4 months ago
It appears Chuck from Owl Engineering has designed some shafts that could be helpful for the water guys using the Nox and Xcal. For those who dont know him hes the guy who designed the Stealth scoop. I didnt order one because my Nox is a back up and im using an Anderson given to me to test early on. It doesnt appear to be a balanced shaft like SteveGs thou.... and i dont see, or maybe theresby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Andy Sabisch Deus test - 4 months ago
One of the FB pages has a video now with Andy Sabisch testing and discussing a couple of targets on the wet sand. Heres what he said: I have had a number of people ask for feedback on how the Deus II handled wet saltwater beaches since one area where the original Deus was challenged – as are all single frequency VLF detectors – was on saltwater beaches especially those containing black sand.by dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Christmas Eve give back - 5 months ago
Tom i think most of us who has been doing this very long have these touch your heart kind of stories ..... that just make us feel good. Steve this one move about 30 yards straight in. We had one really big storm about that time that did crazy cuts and push ups ..... its just taken time for that sand to start moving. This time of the year if we get more N. winds it starts moving the sand Souby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Christmas Eve give back - 5 months ago
This is the second time this happened on Christmas Eve to make someone very happy. The last time it was a young couple in their teens who was living in a one bedroom trailor their dad said and didnt have two nickels to rub together. After the give back on Christmas to the young lady the Dad gave me $100 which i gave to her saying you need this more than i do. Her husband who lost the ring andby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: 2 videos Eqx 800 compared to Deus 2 beach setting, both wearing 11" coils I think - 5 months ago
It appears the Deus is like most machines.......it doesnt like coil flip especially going against the grain.by dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Deus 2 compared to Eqx 800 extreme depth tests. - 5 months ago
Tom the splash zone can give detectors hick ups. But out farther its again unique as to how you might have to run it. To me a quiet machine sometimes concerns me. I like knowing the detector knows im hunting fluff sand and gives me just a bit of chatter in the troughs where minerals and tiny trash gather. Down here we also have that gray mud which is tuff for a detector to see thru. The CTXby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Calabash digger's Deus 2 videos - 5 months ago
That kind of what i was thinking about that the size of the coil. Hopefully they will have an 11" as well. In the water it should move well and ill wait and see how it does in salt water with this coil because i already know how the Nox and MDT do. One of my hunting buddies needs to buy one so i can check it out lol. I still have some reservations about the build for salt water huntingby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Possibly worth Repeating - 5 months ago
I have no problem flying a flag...... after all, unlike many of them wishing to call me names or disrespect the colors.... i served over 20 years. I was in when we still had the military pay lines..... go in one end of a tailor where there were 2 armed guards and the pay master. He would count out you monthly pay.... then of course there were people on the other ends taking up collections beforby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: New Deus 2 video. - 5 months ago
I too wonder how much they may have infringed on Dimitars' tech. Im not keen on coil ear connection point for water hunting. People tend to lean on those shafts when getting pushed around and trying to dig. That means twisting and the farther back on that coil the more torque seems to be put on those ears. External speaker.... bad idea IMO. Im wondering if you can use single freq in tby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Mondays MDT gold find - 5 months ago
Tom .... they make them single like this..... or together. I went back the next day and spent some time in that area. But no go.... im hoping if it did have the other half out there i can get my coil over it. Good breeze coming Sunday..... out of town for 3 days but ill get back there again and grind it out. I was really surprised how deep it got..... or was covered much like the buffalo niby dewcon4414 - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
