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auminesweeper Wrote:
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> Keith Southern Wrote:
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> > I wouldn't hunt gold with a BBS or FBS..
> >
> > but there far from pathetic detectors..
> >
> > By the way I believe Dave says the design of
> the
> > MXT is comparab
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
When I get myself some spare time I'll fix you up a few pics of my homemade balance system for the X-terra.
Turns it into a great swing.
It's my third 705, because each time I sold it. Well the replacement just didn't feel wright and it always seems to pull a couple
of good finds.
auminesweeper Wrote:
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> Seems like
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
You want to leave the left side open,... that's where small stainless steel and small Pt comes in.
Take a small shard of iron and just disc that,... dig the rest on the wet beach :-)
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Those settings are pretty much what I use at the beach.
I like manual for depth and feel, but auto sens is a lot quieter in the swash or when the beach is infested with remnants from fires.
The only pattern I use is a little iron blocked out.
And smooth tones.
I prefer to hunt with the Excal, it has a much nicer swing and I like the simplicity of the All Metal hunt.
But the CTX has dept
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
When I started detecting, I googled a lot, discovered lots of forums and decided this was the one that most peaked my interest.
Because I wanted to learn about my tools at hand,... I wanted to learn the trade.
People were using such a weird and wonderfull jargon I didn't understand,... detectors came and went, finds were made,... I started to understand
what people were saying.
I sti
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scoopjohnb
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Kemper94 Wrote:
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> What is mostly missing on any forum is people
> having fun and joking around.
I'm middleaged, got 2 daughters, 2 son in laws, 1 son, 3 grandkids, 1 wife, A Dog, business, 3 weeks of holiday each year, gimpy leg, bad shoulder, overweight
AND
too many detectors,... do you really expect me to go crack
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Thx a bunch.
Mandatory viewing this evening :-)
TDI Pro sounds like my minelabs, steady threshold, but the occassional waver. You get use to it.
I guess the TDI SL will be next on the list to try out, it just sounds SWéét.
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
My only gripe on the CTX is that it hasn't got a SAT All-Metal like my Excalibur.
It would be wicked deep!
However the FBS/2 has great tone ID at depth, especially on sites where all the big iron is gone.
Amazing what I've seen it pull.
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
As of lately I'm a bit into PI units myself.
Just fell in love with the SDC2300 for the word go.
Recently aquired a Dual Field and seriously thinking about a TDI.
We can only get the TDI SL here in Europe, sure would like to know if the threshold and VCO tone is as buttery smooth as the vids on youtube of the TDI Pro.
The Dual Field really likes the swash zone, it seems to totally
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scoopjohnb
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Kevin B Wrote:
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> I purchased a brand new one around a month ago. I
> read through the manual, fired it up, and headed
> to my test garden. My dealer had been told by
> White's that the machine was upgraded. But when I
> received it, not only would the (SAT), or
> whatever it's called would only go up to
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scoopjohnb
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auminesweeper Wrote:
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> scoopjohnb Wrote:
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> > 2 Men On A Mission to rid the World of the Evil
> > MXS Monster.
> >
> > And then to think I traded 2 Tectors yesterday
> for
> > a Whites Surfmaster Dual Field.
> > Am I going
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
2 Men On A Mission to rid the World of the Evil MXS Monster.
And then to think I traded 2 Tectors yesterday for a Whites Surfmaster Dual Field.
Am I going to Burn in H&LL for my sin?
Anyway,... I feel a little ashamed of myself,... I should of asked Mr & Mrs Kempie-Pbminesweep for their blessing :-(
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Last year they slapped a "Free Detectorist Permit" on us for dirt-fishing.
Everyone and their dog got one. Thinking,... nice now we can more easily get permission from a private landowner.
Because now we are "Certified Detectorists",... even I am a Certified.
This year they slapped some additional laws on the Certified Detectorists.
Everything before 1965 has to be d
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Yep,... Real Tectors,... Real Finds,... Real People.
Costs a little more than Banana smoothies :-)
Don't run comparison videos,... they are so Boring,... and then the Brand Wars start,.... phew!
After the dust has settled on the MX Splash,... Have at It!!
tboykin Wrote:
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> GreenMeanie Wrote:
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scoopjohnb
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Bayard Wrote:
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> I don't have enough years of experience to
> understand what you're saying. If a person hunts
> with an open screen on a CTX, Etrac, or Explorer,
> how is that different from the all metal mode you
> want?
Have the CTX, had the Etrac, no experience with the Explorer.
It is different becau
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I haven't been hunting in a while, think my last hunt was about 6 months ago.
A certain "Dipstick" lost his ring in the garden,... called out the wife for her ring,... threw it extacly the same way into the garden,... figuring he'd see it land.
Lost His and Hers,... She called him "Dipstick" after that,...
X-terra 705 to the rescue,... 2 ring and a cup of coffee
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Don't spend those modern coins on something utilitairy, parking meters, daily coffee, daily newspaper or such.
Spend it on something you will cherish.
During strawberry season the wife and I regularly drive to the nearest farmer and grab a few small baskets from the vending machine.
Bought with "beach money".
As jewelry doesn't fit my person,... sold a few rings and bo
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Well there are 2 of us,... bought a TRX and haven't looked back.
In fact the thing instills so much confidence in the brand, that it's a real shame they messed up "Thé Other Launch".
But maybe,... time permitting I need to try some other flag ship of theirs.
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
diggwr27 Wrote:
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> Hey Kemper...bite me.
I'm pretty sure you don't want to get bit by "THAT"
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
ncwayne Wrote:
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> If discrimination doesn't do the job, just turn
> down the sensitivity until the noise stops.
>
> Wayne
He or She is like a bottlecap on a high power DD coil,... persistent to the point of selling the darn detector!
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Pimento Wrote:
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> But... it doesn't even have any hot Australian
> girls to draw you in (like Neighbours, Home&
> Away.....mmm, Holly Valance...), just a
> middle-aged guy with soil-stained hands.?
Now you've got me extra worried about my present psychological state!
LOL
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
If someone feels the need to delete this thread,... please do,... I just felt the need to air.
You know those braindead TV programs called soaps around dinner time.
You sit down,... have a bite and watch,... not having the foggiest idea what is going on.
After a few weeks,... you start to recognise faces, characters, plots,...
Suddenly you've got a favourite character,.... addictio
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
As a rule,... allthough there are exceptions,... I prefer not to engage in "Hobby Related Politics".
Because as with all Politics they are just Point Of View.
Providing the event didn't break any park imposed rules, then who are we to judge?
Off course you can always state a concern,... a concerned citizen.
How should a metal detector manufacturer draw young people into the
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
What level of experience does one need to consider your own written words as more than "Jibber Jabber"?
And how do we quantify that level?
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Last time I looked the forum wasn't full of salesman,... these guys have people skills,... :-)
Anyway glad the technical and analytical guys and girls are around,... or we would be stuck in the stone-age.
As with our guy Kemper,... still trying to figure out his great skill in life :-)
Maybe a very specific niche orientated skill like forum trafic provider??
Does it provide him with
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Lawrenzo Wrote:
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> > You would think that in England they would be
> > using PI but from the forums I read not many do.
> I
> > guess I understand VLF better and when I see
> more
> > using for relic hunting ma
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
master_cat Wrote:
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> i had a ctx 3030 some one stole it so i got a deus
> i just can not get my head around this thing i
> mostly dig junk and zinc pennys havent found a
> silver since iv gotten it maby im just not using
> it right
Problem is you got a CTX before the Deus.
Allthough the CTX is Minelabs top dog, it i
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
namm69 Wrote:
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> we all have our favorite detector and it may not
> be perfect but it is what we like if you like
> supporting turkey which is near the terroist of
> the middle east thats fine not me so dont try to
> stuff one machine down my throat like mr. Trump
> said america will be great again and we will get
&g
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scoopjohnb
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum