foodgem
Clancy
Rock, get a pinpointer - seriously. It's a whole new world!
Aldi Junk
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We all dig rubbish. No matter how expensive the detector you own. With experience you will dig less rubbish and more treasure. After 12 months or so I got to the stage where I dig more treasure than trash. Keep at it. A pinpointer is a must have item in my humble opinion.
Paulmarr
Paul
Ramjet is right - if you are doing your job you should be getting the bottle caps and pull tabs because on most detectors there is almost no difference in detecting a gold ring or earring. You might pull 100 or even a 1000 bottle caps but you will eventually find one! My son and I have been detecting for just over 12 months and we have found plenty.
Lesson #1 - pin pointer
Lesson #2 - location, location, location - you may never find good treasure if you don't walk over it. You need to do some homework on the best place to hunt in your area. Sydney is an old place so there is bound to be lots of parks that contain goodies - maybe Parramatta or somewhere that has some history. This is the hardest lesson to learn but once you do you will see your finds pics grow and improve in quality.
Like any hobby - the more you do it the better you become - keep on swinging!
Lesson #1 - pin pointer
Lesson #2 - location, location, location - you may never find good treasure if you don't walk over it. You need to do some homework on the best place to hunt in your area. Sydney is an old place so there is bound to be lots of parks that contain goodies - maybe Parramatta or somewhere that has some history. This is the hardest lesson to learn but once you do you will see your finds pics grow and improve in quality.
Like any hobby - the more you do it the better you become - keep on swinging!
foodgem
Clancy
I ended up getting the Minelabs one.
http://www.minersden.com.au/minelab-pro-find-25-pinpointer/
Picked it up from Miner's Den in Sydney
http://www.minersden.com.au/minelab-pro-find-25-pinpointer/
Picked it up from Miner's Den in Sydney
foodgem
Clancy
The minelab didn't skip a beat. Found everything no problems at all.
This was my route today.
About 1 1/2 hrs to go 43 odd meters. I only did the north side of the benches too. Need to go back and do the south side.
That being said, I dug everything today. Didn't leave anything behind.
This was my route today.
About 1 1/2 hrs to go 43 odd meters. I only did the north side of the benches too. Need to go back and do the south side.
That being said, I dug everything today. Didn't leave anything behind.
G
Guest
top stuff mate, told ya the pinpointer would make ya smile 
foodgem
Clancy
Oh it did. Takes so much frustration out. Especially when the little Aldi units aren't always the best at locking down an exact location.
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reminds me a lot of my first attempts. Trust me it gets better once you can read a target. At the beginning it may seem like a pain but as you get more experience you will hoan down the better targets, if you keep at it.
Peace
Peace
Hey Foodgem, if you find the Aldi falsing a bit just knock the sensitivity down a few notches, should sort it out.
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Finding that the aldi detects the target, right of where the find actually is?
I would be interested to know what the battery life on these is like, I just bought two. Two 9V is a fair bit of battery power for a VLF.
foodgem
Clancy
I'm up to about 6hrs on a couple of Duracell 9Vs and still going strong as far as I know.
I have swapped them a couple of times as recommended by the manual. Someone who bought one last year would probably be able to tell you.
I have swapped them a couple of times as recommended by the manual. Someone who bought one last year would probably be able to tell you.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Could be worse, the Garrett Scorpion took three 9v batteries, and required the dismantling of half the detector to get to them. Go out and buy a charger and a couple of rechargeable 9v batteries, they will pay for themselves in no time at all, especially if you have a pinpointer as well.
Goldfield Joe said:
Usually quite a few days even with pretty heavy use.
foodgem
Clancy
Had to wait for the floor guy at my unit early this morning so I hit up a local park this morning.
Now I know this park has been in place since at least 1943 because it's on the 1943 aerial survey.
Found a lot of junk as seen below, but you will notice three coins on the left. Started off with another 2 center and I'm thinking that's apparently all I can find. but soon enough I found a 10c and then a dollar!
I want to do the high side of the park that used to have buildings but the council guys were working up there so I settled for the shade of the trees down the bottom.
Heaps of junk and the metal I found was quite degraded. Picked up a mower blade and a chunk of alloy. Nothing super exciting.
I've been using the 1943 aerial survey to try and work out where to hunt. What other resources do people use? I'm based around Western Sydney.
Now I know this park has been in place since at least 1943 because it's on the 1943 aerial survey.
Found a lot of junk as seen below, but you will notice three coins on the left. Started off with another 2 center and I'm thinking that's apparently all I can find. but soon enough I found a 10c and then a dollar!
I want to do the high side of the park that used to have buildings but the council guys were working up there so I settled for the shade of the trees down the bottom.
Heaps of junk and the metal I found was quite degraded. Picked up a mower blade and a chunk of alloy. Nothing super exciting.
I've been using the 1943 aerial survey to try and work out where to hunt. What other resources do people use? I'm based around Western Sydney.
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