- Jul 4, 2009
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Things I'v learned about the beach so far
Been visiting the beach for the last several days got to admit it used to be a complete mystery to me now I think the fog is starting to clear.
I would like to share what I would hope would be useful tips for those beginning this form of metal detecting.
The first day I walked around in a random pattern hoping to hit lucky gotta tell you not much luck.
So starting from scratch read quite a lot about tidal patterns gravitation moon effects sand bars minus tides, and the rest of the information overload resulting in a severe head ache.
Sometimes the detecting starts before you even start using the detector. I went for a walk down the site for three days in a row detector left in car.
Began to notice the beach altered day by day after the recent gales and huge waves it was radically different to the previous day.
Piles of pebbles began to be organised in to neat piles an even distance apart Hmm the sea acting like a sorting algorithm interesting?.
The next observation was the sand doing a kind of dance across the beach blowing in this case from the top to the sea.
So I went to where the sand was been blown from and eye balled several coins just lying on the surface the best being an 1899 Penny this thing was in brilliant condition better that coins I've dug of a similar age.
Went back the following day and the sand had blown from the bottom back to the top almost breaching the pier wall.
Again I went to where the sand was blowing from found a child's bracelet at about three inch's.
And several modern coins I noticed I was finding soda cans that weren't there the previous day and seeing as no one was mad enough to be there apart from myself due to the horrific weather conditions this could only mean that the wind was shifting sand at the rate of approx 13 inch's in a 24 hr period. And putting it higher up the beach at a rate of approx three feet in the same time period.
I found a steel ruler to be useful pushing it down far as it would go and only detecting in the areas where my machine could handle the distance between the sand and the underlying pebbles I Know that theres a layer of clay under that at about 8 inch's.
Must go back when I get the sea hunter 2.
Ps met two guys using an whites Dfx only thing was my finds where older than theirs just go to show knowledge is power best wishes MM
Been visiting the beach for the last several days got to admit it used to be a complete mystery to me now I think the fog is starting to clear.
I would like to share what I would hope would be useful tips for those beginning this form of metal detecting.
The first day I walked around in a random pattern hoping to hit lucky gotta tell you not much luck.
So starting from scratch read quite a lot about tidal patterns gravitation moon effects sand bars minus tides, and the rest of the information overload resulting in a severe head ache.
Sometimes the detecting starts before you even start using the detector. I went for a walk down the site for three days in a row detector left in car.
Began to notice the beach altered day by day after the recent gales and huge waves it was radically different to the previous day.
Piles of pebbles began to be organised in to neat piles an even distance apart Hmm the sea acting like a sorting algorithm interesting?.
The next observation was the sand doing a kind of dance across the beach blowing in this case from the top to the sea.
So I went to where the sand was been blown from and eye balled several coins just lying on the surface the best being an 1899 Penny this thing was in brilliant condition better that coins I've dug of a similar age.
Went back the following day and the sand had blown from the bottom back to the top almost breaching the pier wall.
Again I went to where the sand was blowing from found a child's bracelet at about three inch's.
And several modern coins I noticed I was finding soda cans that weren't there the previous day and seeing as no one was mad enough to be there apart from myself due to the horrific weather conditions this could only mean that the wind was shifting sand at the rate of approx 13 inch's in a 24 hr period. And putting it higher up the beach at a rate of approx three feet in the same time period.
I found a steel ruler to be useful pushing it down far as it would go and only detecting in the areas where my machine could handle the distance between the sand and the underlying pebbles I Know that theres a layer of clay under that at about 8 inch's.
Must go back when I get the sea hunter 2.
Ps met two guys using an whites Dfx only thing was my finds where older than theirs just go to show knowledge is power best wishes MM
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