Why I hate my leshe

[metaldetecta]

Darn it, I hacked up a 40 dollar made in the USA knife today that I found at a park and pierced a hole through a dime. That thing is too sharp for my Eddie Bauer knife to be playing with! Can't wait for the snow to melt!

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

you dig enough targets you are bound to damage something, which is a great reason to have, and use a pin pointer. I wouldn't leave home without one.

 

[metaldetecta]

you dig enough targets you are bound to damage something, which is a great reason to have, and use a pin pointer. I wouldn't leave home without one.

I used a pin pointer it was just extremely hard to dig today in the ice. My brother tried to dig around the stuff but it didn't work out. On the bright side I got a great new knife for detecting.

 

[jewelerguy]

dang... it did a number on that dime

 

[metaldetecta]

dang... it did a number on that dime

It obliterated the dime! That gash was nasty! Imagine what it would do to something more rare like a seated dime!

 

[Davers]

IMO
Pinpointing & Frozen Ground are your problems ; not the Leshe.



But hey ; It happens..

 

[Jason in Enid]

If you did that damage to the dime, then the problem is NOT with the lesche! You need to learn better recovery methods.

 

[Helix]

Say What!??.... Just be patient Daniel son.

 

[metaldetecta]

If you did that damage to the dime, then the problem is NOT with the lesche! You need to learn better recovery methods.

True that, I have spent about 1000 hours if not more of my life detecting and have never damaged anything even close to what I have today. I think my luck is just not too great right now.

 

[metaldetecta]

IMO
Pinpointing & Frozen Ground are your problems ; not the Leshe.

But hey ; It happens..

Thank you, I learned my lesson today to never dig in the snow again!

 

[metaldetecta]

Say What!??.... Just be patient Daniel son.

Okay, I think the new shovel might take some time to get used to.

 

[Helix]

Yeah you must of been digging in some rock hard frozen ground to put a hole in a dime. LOL!

 

[Graysondigger]

I'd try digging a bigger plug with a garden spade. It's much easier to replace the plug and causes less damage than using just a leshe. I usually use the leshe to dig the hole deeper, or in the sides of the hole. Using this method it is very rare that I damage the target. Hope this helps! HH!

 

[metaldetecta]

Yeah you must of been digging in some rock hard frozen ground to put a hole in a dime. LOL!

It was rock solid, I couldn't dig deeper than an inch. I hope it gets warmer soon.

 

[metaldetecta]

I'd try digging a bigger plug with a garden spade. It's much easier to replace the plug and causes less damage than using just a leshe. I usually use the leshe to dig the hole deeper, or in the sides of the hole. Using this method it is very rare that I damage the target. Hope this helps! HH!

Thanks for the advice! I will try that out, but the only problem was that I was in a very popular park and had to use a semi small shovel. In my other spots the garden spade sounds like a great idea!

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Its a clad dime just hit it with a hammer it'll be fine... The only suggest I can think of is start doubling the size of your holes, hopefully that way the targets will escape the blade.

 

[Doc Arey]

You were in solid ice! You did great...

 

[metaldetecta]

You were in solid ice! You did great...

Thank you! I think today digging in the ice payed off, but it was very hard and I think I will wait until the spring before I do again.

 

[CASPER-2]

YOURS MAY BE SHARP - BUT DIGGER GUYS USE LESCHE ON THEIR SHOW AND THEY MANGLE THEIR PLUGS AND THEN TEAR THE CRAP OUT OF THE HOLE
I USE A LARGE SHARP KNIFE TO CUT MY PLUGS - ALWAYS BIG ENOUGH SO I WONT HIT TARGETS AND WHEN I PUT IT BACK - YOU NEVER KNOW I WAS THERE

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

It obliterated the dime! That gash was nasty! Imagine what it would do to something more rare like a seated dime!

Imagine what it would do to a finger or hand! I've cut mine with my sod cutter so I can't imagine!