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Thanks guys. The purpose of this thread is to start a conversation. Putting forward opinions and points of view gives others information to ponder and get the ”grey matter“ working. If it works and you are happy with what you use, that’s all that matters. Greenhornet, I would love to hear about...

Hi Folks, Recently a mate bought me a new scoop after I commented on how good his was to use. Have you ever thought about scoops and their design? There are so many possibilities and variations on what is essentially a small plastic hand spade. And yes, there are many of you who don't use them...

It’s pretty sad that we have to brag about how small the gold is. Still, there is hope. I did find a few of the little tackers siblings as well today. Unfortunately, they were not much older than the youngster.

A definite find of the month contender. Come on 20xwater and Solid Luck, top that……

Went back to the same spot to have a bit more of a scratch around. The last two afternoons didn’t turn up much except for a few sinkers and a few coins. One nice little worn sixpence (that I did clean up) and a couple of toasted half pennies The interesting part of the detect was that most...

Hi Folks, Needed to get out for a while yesterday so I decided to have a play on a beach that had quite a bit of exposed rock shelf from the recent big swells. I have found coins there before but I was really only expecting a few sinkers to build up the lead collection. Found a few spendables...

A good write up Wal. We got back a day or so before the school holidays started. There was a constant stream of caravans and campers heading north at that time. Thank goodness the area is quite large as there would be a lot of coils on the ground. If you were up there at the moment we’d be able...

Yep. That’s what I’m thinking. Picked up a couple of 9k gold rings a few months ago that I thought were 5c pieces. You just never know what’s going to turn up.

It Was good to get back on the beach on the first sunny day that we’ve had in a while. Was hoping for a bit of sand movement after the recent bad weather but there wasn’t enough swell to do much in my area. Was content to pick up scraps just for fun. It was a 5c day today with enough money made...

Was just flicking through a few posts and saw some responses from walnLiz. Thought they must have been old ones so I started looking in more detail to see what was going on. Thought my iPad was playing up for a minute. Gee Wal, it’s good to see you back on here. Some of your early video clips...

Not sure. I think the 7k uses a different system.

Hi Ozzie. We camped on Mt Stuart for a few days. Flies were pretty good. A couple of days were coolish so I reckon the flies camped up in front of a warm fire. No need for a veil when we were there.

Hi Folks Just put together a bit of a clip on some of the small Tibooburra yellow I found last week. Although the gold was small, the atmosphere of the place was terrific. What a great place to visit. cheers Les

Tibooburra is an “awful” place to visit. Here is a pic of sunset a few days ago from camp on Mt Stuart. Picked up a nice signal on the last day of the trip in a water worn, smooth and rounded pebble. As you do, it was placed into the only moisture holding vessel on the body and sucked like a...

Yesterdays effort at Tibooburra. Should be a millionaire in about a thousand years. Gee this stuff is small.

Hi Folks, Just finished making a crevicing tool made from 3mm stainless and Paracord. Ideal for scratching out coins in really narrow crevices around the rocks or cleaning out those narrow slits in rock bars when searching for gold. Just need a chance to get out and use it. cheers Les

Sometimes you find things that you don’t expect to see. I was detecting up close to the dunes this morning and almost stood on a 7’ diamond python sunning it’s self. Didn’t have my phone with me to get a shot. About 20 minutes later I looked out to sea and watched this form. unfortunately...

Thought about it Ramjet but another interesting find came up when I went back and finished the beach area I was working. It’s a 1975 2 Toea coin from PNG. Thought it was a 2 cent coin. It may be worth saving so I’ll pop it in olive oil and see what happens. Had a good morning out and found...

PhaseTech’s method does work well. The only drawback is when you have a good day out, you end up rubbing your thumb print away and sore fingers as as a result. It’s a bit embarrassing when you then go in to buy a coffee and use your phone to pay. Thumb print recognition doesn’t work and you have...

A small, elliptical coil with sensitivity close to the edge will have its uses. When detecting rocky areas or in tight situations, these little coils should shine. If these coils are also stable in ground that is reasonably mineralised, they could end up as “go to“ bits of gear for quite a few...