Tricked by the Evil Ventriloquist Nail

[Rusted_Iron]

I was reading on a very informative website created by an experienced Explorer user, Charles from upstate NY, where he says nails can "throw" their signal. He did say, however, to dig those "iffy" signals. Well today I was out with my Tejon, thinking "At least I won't have any pinpointing troubles with *this* machine". (Little did I know how wrong I'd be.)

Today I went out and got one of those "iffy" signals. It was faint but seemed consistent. It didn't break up even in high disc. So I started digging. It was still in the hole. Dug some more. Still in the hole. Dug some more. Still there, sounding off dead center where I was digging. I dug some more. Down into the hardpan, clay and rocks. Tree roots galore. It was miserable. I was really hoping I'd at least get a wheat cent for all this work.

After my hand was in up to my elbow, I decided something was wrong. I have read about people finding quarters at 15" with the Tejon, finding Minie balls at 18", and such. I started to feel as though my chances were getting slimmer of finding something as I passed the 18" mark.

I dug out the sides of the hole and sure enough, there was a rusty old nail.

It had "thrown" its signal a good 3 inches. Charles wasn't kidding.

 

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[Jeffro]

D'OH! hate it when that happens.... It caught me one too many times so I went out and splurged on a pinpointer. And I'm not a splurgin' type of guy, LOL!

 

[jeff of pa]

a trick I'v learned.

Most of the time those nails will make you think there are 2 targets 2" to 3" apart. (both the same sound.)

Find the center of both Signals & dig.

Remember rusted Nails will Null. and the signal your getting is off the edge of it, most likely because of the detectors Circuits being pushed to
work faster then normal.

I hope I explained that right :P

 

[Gabbit]

Have the same problem with coins on edge -- seems like I am always a couple inches off when pinpointing them --- at the park I am working now that's a problem because the hole I make is about the silze of a silver dollar. It really helps if you buy the sunray probe. WHen your pinpointing a real iffy signal try pinpoint -- turn 90 deg and pinpoint again -- is the pinpoint in the same exact spot? Iron nails tend to move from pinpoint to pinpoint. Just something I do on occasion if I get a broken up coin / iron signal.

 

[EDDE]

i had the same issue come up yesterday but this was with a large cooper plate as thin as a soda can pinpointed it dead on
i thought well come to find out i was 3 inchs of the edge after digging the hole stuck the coil in it it
"OH MAN" so pressed for time i didnt bother making the hole digger
BIG MISTAKE was an old cooper ornament of somesort i mangled it all to hell, speared it 6 times was so mad at my self was a very cool old item was 9 inchs deep easy or was it 12 resembles a belt buckle(in size ,shape,design,etc) but way to thin to be one.....still burns me oh well live and learn...

 

[Gabbit]

i had the same issue come up yesterday but this was with a large cooper plate as thin as a soda can pinpointed it dead on
i thought well come to find out i was 3 inchs of the edge after digging the hole stuck the coil in it it
"OH MAN" so pressed for time i didnt bother making the hole digger
BIG MISTAKE was an old cooper ornament of somesort i mangled it all to hell, speared it 6 times was so mad at my self was a very cool old item was 9 inchs deep easy or was it 12 resembles a belt buckle(in size ,shape,design,etc) but way to thin to be one.....still burns me oh well live and learn...

Gotta hate that when your digging carelessly becuase you think it is just junk -- Nicked my walking liberty the other day cuz the signal was just to good to be true -- had to be a pop can lol oops -- I feel your pain

 

[slow sweeper]

Rusty nails and steel bottle caps.

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Hey UBA-5150

You weren't the guy md'ing in front of you house and used your detector there, are you?

But on a serious note, I did fine a nice rusty one last night, but I was lucky. I was in nice wet sand. Using that EX2, show as coin, or jewelry. Man, have I long ways to go. The only blessing was it in nice wet sand, and clean too.

Hiya Paul Can't Read,
You talkin' bout the guy who dug 60 ft deep in front of his house? Heh. Yeah that guy is 5150. But it wasn't me. I'd have stopped around the 20 ft. mark.