DianneB
Newbie
I am not a "treasure hunter" - don't think there is any kind of "treasure" to be found in this part of the world - but I am interested in the technology of metal detecting.
I built a BFO type detector over 20 years ago to clear the nails and screws out of my driveway, an old farmstead, and it worked fantastic: it would indicate a pinhead piece of rust on the surface up to a 12" metal disk 2 feet below grade. I also built a magnetometer a few years later to locate a steam engine on the bottom of a lake - unfortunately the rest of the team didn't follow through so the magnetometer never got a real-world test.
I am still interested in detecting but with metal detectors ranging from $50 to over $3,000 and nothing potentially valuable to be detected unless I design and build one.
I built a BFO type detector over 20 years ago to clear the nails and screws out of my driveway, an old farmstead, and it worked fantastic: it would indicate a pinhead piece of rust on the surface up to a 12" metal disk 2 feet below grade. I also built a magnetometer a few years later to locate a steam engine on the bottom of a lake - unfortunately the rest of the team didn't follow through so the magnetometer never got a real-world test.
I am still interested in detecting but with metal detectors ranging from $50 to over $3,000 and nothing potentially valuable to be detected unless I design and build one.
Canada
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