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Thanks for the information - think I need to look at how much it will cost and where in Victoria I can get this made. Would only be a few bucks in Russia, any one from there reading this??? In the meantime - might have to look at other ways or types of pick to lighten the weight....

Does anyone know where or even "if" you can buy full size prospecting pick heads made of titanium? I know I'm going to get all sorts of opinions here but MY reasoning is existing injuries that are aggravated by carrying weight, but I still have no problem giving it a full over-head swing if...

Took mine out for a spin yesterday - first time with the Z-Search, no color unfortunately. The EMI kicked in around lunch and was near unusable (same with the wife who had the original 14 inch coil). Add to that constant planes and jets overhead and we were in prospectors hell..... 8.( On a...

A little thing like Covid has changed pretty much everyone's way of life plus on-again-off-again lock downs. Also seasonal creek flows have been erratic, I'd say; "in time, gold things come" :goldpan: We all want to get out there more than we are able lately, hopefully the "jab" will have...

Looks like a bit of fun to be had there? Lots of nice ground to investigate.....

...I wonder if we are going to see a whole bunch of 6000's on the next series of Aussie Gold Hunters? My conspiracy is that Minelab are holding off releasing the 6000 till AGH has been filmed with all its cast using it and collecting plus size gold all day long? :lol: :lol: :lol:

There is a lot more to the Texas story including a power station that accidentally powered down instead of ramping up - that certainly didn't help. I was there in the big freeze around 2004 (hope I got my dates right?) when the country was frozen north to south. Had -21c in Chicago, woke up to...

See here: https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=596499#p596499

Well, much smaller than expected but EVERYONE must agree, finding that "anywhere" near Slaty creek is pretty EPIC... Talk about a "well visited area". Got to say, I love my Zed and would never turn back, but still have to give the 5000 credit as one of the most versatile detectors in existence...

That's old news...photo was taken in 2015. Apparently now they design the blades with de-icing by a carbon fiber covering like a planes wing and also by pumping warm air inside the blades. They are fully automated with ice detectors etc... Standard practice in most of Europe, the USA is getting...

Thanks for the update, looking forward to seeing/hearing more. Good to hear there are still some sizable finds around Creswick, well done!

So all good points! Geosense = geology sensing; ground sensing algorithm to return the best settings/timings for detected soil etc... don't think this is geographic sensing as that make no sense, pun intended. So with this new technology, surely an algorithm can be designed to automatically...

I'm thinking this should read 100 grams, as this is one 100 oz nugget - clearly bigger than 2 women's full hands! IMAGE COURTESY: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/17/california.nugget.auction/ Rumors are just that.....got some facts?? Then I am interested! Got any pictures, accurate...

Type in Google "camp shower" - click images....many an idea there. Both existing designs and a few DIY set ups. Might give some inspiration? Then if you are feeling real adventurous, this time type in "diy camp shower" and click images. Some super awesome ideas out there. Let us know what you go...

Haven't had any issues with either of our zeds (as yet) with wet, damp or highly mineralised ground, even EMI hasn't been an issue. Previously had many problems in the same areas with the 2300 and 5000 though. Zed problems: in high yield you get to many lead shot and, it loves to tell you tree...

Ended up ordering a larger one on eBay: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2L-Digital-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-Stainless-Steel-Industry-Heated-Heater-w-Timer/313345403849 That way I can use it for a whole bunch of things around the house. Also caters for my yet-to-come retirement nugget :lol:

I use to stick a galvanized bin (i know, dangerous fumes if it gets to hot) over a gas pot heating element. Let it warm up, then use a car battery and cheap bilge pump with a DC push-on push-off switch. Garden hose and a cheap shower rose from Bunnings. If anyone remembers, it got me through...

Maybe I will ask the obvious, how much better were the X-coils? Obviously the Z-search didn't measure up - but why?? We have a Z-search coil on order, would I do better to look at the X??? I so enjoy my zed! I know you said you prefer the 10 inch, but surely there must be more to it....oh...

C'mon.... 5 stars to the 6000 and 1 star to the 7000 for .05 nuggets?? My Zed picks up .04 down to around 100mm size all day long, clear as day. :playful:

Loving it.... "Pump the coil up-and-down approximately 1 "metre" [3.3 feet) above the ground." How tall are you? be "casued" by Conductivity - a little dyslexia? "Use of the Double-D coil is only recommended if good results cannot be achieved using a Monoloop [Mono] coil." This is a very...