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Anyone use metal detectors?

By phil-lee

3 years ago


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#17 3 years ago

I have a Whites Classic IDX and some headphones. I've had it for several years. I don't think White sells that model anymore. I haven't used it for some time and I take the batteries out when it is in storage. It works great and I found a lot of stuff, but nothing of any significant value. I do have several glass jars of dirty coins. The thing about metal detector hunting is that you have to dig up a lot of metal trash if you want to find anything interesting and it is a lot of trouble. You also have to careful about where you are hunting so people don't get upset by some guy digging holes in places that they are not wanted. It is very easy to find coke cans, metal beer can tabs, metal bottle caps, tin foil rappers, etc, etc, etc. And if you ignore signals that resemble trash, you can miss good items that are not trash. I have used it to find a ring that someone lost or keys, etc, etc. It works great for that. And if you only want to look for coins, this one will identify signals that could be coins and ignore some trash. However, you get generally the same signal from a metal beer can tab, that you get from a nickel or a penny... I like to use it when I go near a beach, where it is really easy to dig up the target and no one cares about holes in the sand.

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#55 3 years ago
Quoted from Coyote:

Thanks!
Okay, this caught my attention. How do the different frequencies help identify items?
I'm putting this into perspective with the work I do -.

Through practice, the sound that you hear can help to determine how solid and large that the target is.
This doesn't always work, but it will help in many cases.
For instance:
A coke can makes a loud warbling sound over several inches most times, because the signal is deflected in many directions.
A pipe will make a distinct boop type sound, if you go over it perpendicular.
A coin is like a pop.
A metal surveying stake should have a distinctly loud signal over a relatively small area.
Unfortunately, trash of many kinds will have similar sounds to these.

#58 3 years ago

Another good idea is to carry a bag on your belt that you can put trash that you dig up in.
It also allows you to rescan areas that you dug up trash from to make sure you don't miss anything.
And there will be lots of trash in almost all cases.
A long line of holes and trash everywhere that you dug up is a sure way to get in trouble.

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