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A DD coil will work in both DD or mono modes, but a mono coil will not work in DD mode. A DD coil is essentially two separate D shaped coils side by side and overlapping in the centre by an inch or so along their straight sides. When a mono signal is used it feeds to only one coil (the right...

Nor am I a fan of the fly droppings. Had a 2300 for a couple of years and while it kept me busy with heaps of nuggets over the duration in the end it was not really satisfying. Despite hundreds of small nuggets, I could barely remember having to dig more than a few inches to uncover a small bit...

Back in the 70s used to play squash competitively in Sale, Vic. One of the other players was training for his pilots license at the time and he told me one of the things he had to learn that was worrying him for an upcoming test was chart navigation. Confident that I was more than passable at...

The 5000 is probably the most versatile machine (excepting maybe the 7000) that Minelab have produced. Works well on very small gold in fine gold setting with smaller coils and can still go deep in normal setting with the larger coils. Have had almost all the ML machines and IMHO the 5000 is the...

Gina and I went for a drive up to Blackwood today. Checked out a few of my old panning spots on the Lerderderg, a bit of lunch and a bit of tourism. Stopped off at Ballan on the way back and saw these signs in the window of the local hardware store.

Like most social and technology "progress" nowadays. Why do something when you can have a gadget or pay someone to do it for you.

Wow. Awesome find. Most importantly I would try to keep the finds together to form a complete picture of the find. I wouldn’t give up on the historical societies just yet and maybe worth contacting the local council to see if they can provide the telephone number of someone to actually speak...

Apart from trying to determine what you could find, think about how. A good panning kit including a small shovel and crevicing tool would be a good start. If you have access to some clayey or gravelly soils near where you live, also maybe do a bit of panning practice on those materials before...

It is doubtful that aurorae would directly cause EMI interference in coils as their output is in the visible EMF spectrum. That said, aurorae are the effects of ionised particulate solar wind bursts on our atmosphere and there are other effects that are less understood. A recent example was the...

Yes exactly the idea. I used a neutral silicone around the top inside gaps and it made a long lasting seal as there is no abrasion there. Can't say whether there would be any difficulty removing the silicone stuck skid plate as I never got around to taking it off before I sold it with my...

Would a 19” solid evo skid plate fit on a 19” open evo? That would give you a lighter option than a solid while preserving some of the lighter weight benefits of the open. Used to do that with a NF 17 x 11 advantage elliptical. Used sealant around the inside to prevent water and dust entry that...

From memory the actual site of the discovery is about 50-100 m into the scrub behind the track side sign. The PMAV have supplied and installed a plaque set in concrete to mark the exact spot.

Bring it into the edge of a hot gas flame. The presence of copper would be indicated by a blue tinged flame. Whether an ore or rock might be indicated by the geology maps or mining history of the area where it was found.

That is a sad state of affairs for the Welcome Stranger monument. I would not necessarily blame local historical societies for the state of many of our historical markers. I think the importance of the Welcome stranger monument and even the Hand of Faith marker (installed by the PMAV) require...

Thinking overnight how to put things better, the full sequence of modes seems to be as follows starting from the manual default mode. 1. Manual with threshold on (default) + button 2. Auto with threshold off (default) Soil button (2.5”) 3. Auto with threshold on - button 4. Manual with threshold...

That was an option and both are viable, but manual 1-6 also allows in a lot more noise than seems apparent in auto with threshold on which can only be accessed via the soil button.

Just following up from a discussion on another thread. I have been getting used to using my 6000. Up to recently I had been running it in difficult soil and Manual 1. Even with those settings in certain places and times the noise level was much higher and more uncomfortable to deal with than I...

Just trying to get the 6000 to run as quietly as possible so that I can concentrate better on a lesser number of sounds. Running in difficult would defeat that purpose. Maybe with that approach I was able to pick up signals that others may have overlooked had they been overwhelmed with too much...

The large bit a faint but clear down signal a good 12" under tree roots in a partially dug hole in white pipe clay. The two other gram sized bits also down signals around 6' to 8"in yellow clay. The rest at varying shallower depths. All were found in ground worked by old timers. Whilst not...

Yesterday's result. 13 bits for 4.8gr. My best for a long time. Getting to grips with the sounds of the 6. Pity as have to head home today.