DownNDirty
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"If your metal detector is held together with duct tape, you might be a redneck" lol
About three weeks ago the plastic (design flaw) posts that held the screws through the housing and shaft on my AT Pro broke and the housing fell off. The machine is still under warranty and Garrett will repair it for free, but I have a had time doing without my metal detector for two weeks-yes I am addicted.
So I duct taped the housing to the shaft and it works fine-it just doesn't look so great. I think I'll upgrade to electrical tape this weekend lol.
Continuing the advenure, I revisited a 1700s home site that I have hit very hard. The site is covered in 2-3 inches of pinestraw, leaves and limbs. This time I brought a short-toothed rake to clear the debris. I raked a 10 X 15 foot section that I know I have detected 5 or 6 times before. I turned on the detector and started swinging the coil. I literally walked three steps and the Pro registered a faint high-tone signal. I dug and pinpointed a target at eight inches, which turned out to be a well-worn King George II half penny. First good signal and the first target dug for the day!
If I hadn't raked away the debris I would never have found that coin-I learned a new trick that day. Here are all my finds from that hunt
Another day I did some detecting at an early 20th century home site after work. The place is loaded with iron but I did manage to find this brass snuff box lid, an oil lamp part and part of a brass horse comb
Also did a little detecting around a well I found a couple of weeks ago. Finds were sparse-square nails and two flat buttons-but they did confirm that the well was in existence during the 18th century. I will do an extensive walkabout in that area tomorrow to try and locate a home site.
Another evening I hit a small field with a friend. Didn't find much but I did go home with two nice pieces of 2,000 year old Deptford (Native American) pottery that I glued back together.
So tomorrow morning I'm back in the woods with my redneck detector in search of more colonial goodies. Catch you later
About three weeks ago the plastic (design flaw) posts that held the screws through the housing and shaft on my AT Pro broke and the housing fell off. The machine is still under warranty and Garrett will repair it for free, but I have a had time doing without my metal detector for two weeks-yes I am addicted.
So I duct taped the housing to the shaft and it works fine-it just doesn't look so great. I think I'll upgrade to electrical tape this weekend lol. Continuing the advenure, I revisited a 1700s home site that I have hit very hard. The site is covered in 2-3 inches of pinestraw, leaves and limbs. This time I brought a short-toothed rake to clear the debris. I raked a 10 X 15 foot section that I know I have detected 5 or 6 times before. I turned on the detector and started swinging the coil. I literally walked three steps and the Pro registered a faint high-tone signal. I dug and pinpointed a target at eight inches, which turned out to be a well-worn King George II half penny. First good signal and the first target dug for the day!
If I hadn't raked away the debris I would never have found that coin-I learned a new trick that day. Here are all my finds from that hunt
Another day I did some detecting at an early 20th century home site after work. The place is loaded with iron but I did manage to find this brass snuff box lid, an oil lamp part and part of a brass horse comb
Also did a little detecting around a well I found a couple of weeks ago. Finds were sparse-square nails and two flat buttons-but they did confirm that the well was in existence during the 18th century. I will do an extensive walkabout in that area tomorrow to try and locate a home site.
Another evening I hit a small field with a friend. Didn't find much but I did go home with two nice pieces of 2,000 year old Deptford (Native American) pottery that I glued back together.
So tomorrow morning I'm back in the woods with my redneck detector in search of more colonial goodies. Catch you later
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