Invenio Pro Adventures

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I've had the Invenio Pro since January 16, 2025. I had hoped to be out using it by now, but no such luck. There's only so much I can do inside my garage to learn the machine. Snow cover has really begun to melt in the last couple days, but the cold air seems to return when I am not at work. Saturday and Sunday in the lower to mid-thirties when I'm off. For some reason I just don't do well with the cold this year. It has been colder and windier than the last couple years though.

Anyway, my goal is to post a diary of my adventures with the machine. I'll post pics of recovered targets as well as images downloaded from the control box showing the targets in the ground. I did actually get a couple hours out in my side yard with the machine. Ground was mostly frozen, so I didn't dig anything, but I had one or two non-ferrous targets that showed 10+ inches deep. Unfortunately, I thought I had downloaded the images from the control box and deleted them. I had forgotten since the control box runs on a Linux system that I needed to use FAT 32 formatted flash drive. Mine was formatted NTFS for Windows. That was a bummer, but I’ll find the targets again.

The Invenio machine is more geared toward large items or hoards. I don’t have much of a chance of finding a hoard in my nek of the woods, but I do have the opportunity to find larger items. I have seen a few videos of the machine being used to find smaller items that were fairly deep. So, I’ll take my time and have some fun going over some of my permissions again using the Invenio and see what I find.

I have some experience making videos, so I thought about making a video of the machine in action. We’ll see how that goes.

 

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To start I'll post some of the images I've downloaded from the control box while playing around in my garage. We'll start with some screen captures. The first two images show how you can see coverage of the area.

Next two are swinging over a memorial penny.

Next a scanned view of a horseshoe. I think these images will come out better once I scan at the correct height for the IPTU sensor. I've realized since taking these that my coil was too low to the ground or too high above.

I'm getting flags to mark targets since I can't carry my digging tools while using the machine. I have a harness that holds the control box and a strap around my neck so my other harness with the tools will be in the car. Can't wait to get out and start using this machine.

 

[fishstick]

Looks really interesting, keep us posted

 

[sibbley]

More learning in the garage. Here are two images of a buckle.

In the ground. (Well, not really)

Scanned image.

Scanned image panned up.

The buckle.

 

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Gold plated brass ring. I was surprised this one came out yellow in the scan. Alot of the plating is gone.

Again, not really in the ground but for the sake of demonstration.

Scan.

Scan panned up.

Ring.

 

[sibbley]

The depth stated in the scans seems to be fairly accurate. The machine seems actually capable of determining metal composition between ferrous - gold - other non-ferrous. Of course, this will need to be tested in real world situations with buried items. Point me in the direction of parks with lost gold rings!

 

[TruthbeTold]

Thanks for posting!

The Invenio Pro looks to be an awesome machine!

 

[beepbleep]

Sounds like a cannonball hunters dream. I wonder how far it could identify one buried in the hillside.