Prospecting / Miners pick information and questions

[Mick64]

Just received my Pick today from Potbelly....Very happy with it.
Thank you

 

[Reno_86]

Whats sort of price are you looking at?

 

[aussiefarmer]

Just to add to the hardend metal side of this , when i made my pick i only used thick checker plate , so mild steel , so i run all my welds in one go and had it glowing red then dunked it into sump oil and the quick cooling and carbon in used sump oil hardends the steel. It is guess work on how hot and how soon to dunk it , as this is the key in to soft or to hard.
But any way its all fun , over welding a plow disc will also make the steel mild again , but the pics on here look fine in my book.
I posted pics of my pick in "today i made " if anyones interested or i can repost em here.

Nice picks by the way look good.

 

[cecc]

Thanks Aussifarmer, yeah I will go and have a look at your pick, and why not, post it here I reckon.

 

[MikeB05]

I just bought a pick from member Bluejeansronald....it's a great unit and works well. I got a longer handled version to use for detecting and it works a treat.

Got it based on a recommendation from Cecc and a couple of goes using Cecc's pick.

It's good that PA members can support other PA members who make good quality gear.
cheers

 

[cecc]

I just bought a pick from member Bluejeansronald....it's a great unit and works well. I got a longer handled version to use for detecting and it works a treat.

Got it based on a recommendation from Cecc and a couple of goes using Cecc's pick.

It's good that PA members can support other PA members who make good quality gear.
cheers

I agree Mike, support each other.

 

[Tassie Daz]

check out my thread on leaf spring picks. I bought a spring from the wreckers for $5 and made 4 picks. $1.25 each because I had the steel for the handles in the shed. Cant do much better than that surely? And my pick is great

 

[aussiefarmer]

I built mark 1 of my detecting pick complete with neodymium magnets to speed up getting the nails and junk out of trashy ground , it started as a test to see if I could make the tapered handle holder like a mattock and also how the bends would work out , only zapped it up with arc welder as I wasn't planning on using it but its good enough I will use it ,wish I had of fired the mig up now but any way
the head is 320 mm long and 130 mm wide and the handle is a half size mattock handle that is 900 mm long.

 

[Nachos]

if you are in the market for a new pick you should check out blujeansarnold on ebay hand made picks $90.00 and it was delivered in three days and looks/feels like a really tough pick just gotta get out and try it.

 

[Heatho]

Cheers mate, yeah he is a member here, his picks are highly regarded by the people who have bought them.

 

[Martin]

blujeansarnold on ebay

Can't find that seller on ebay, "seller user IDs you entered was not found"

 

[Tathradj]

I have a Little Ripper and it stands up to it's name.
Ron only has his store open when he has the stock to sell.
Please, Look him up on here and send him a PM.
He will answer you.

 

[LORD]

Its bluejeansronald. Not arnold :lol:
I have one and there great

 

[Martin]

Its bluejeansronald. Not arnold :lol:

That's better thanks!

 

[Nachos]

1000 apologies

 

[LORD]

Mine is the little brother pick, i have dug plenty of large holes and some in hard calcrete material. cant fault his picks.
Occasionally it even finds me gold lol

 

[silver]

There is a thread by bjr. 8)
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15914

 

[cecc]

I have the little ripper and it's a top rated pick, tough and will last the distance. Right down to the hard wood handle. Spotted Gum wood handle.

 

[cecc]

Found this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Little-R...ting-mining-/182368505331?hash=item2a76028df3

 

[MikeB05]

I bought ther Little Brother with 70mm handle as a detector pick. Excellenmt workmanship and great quality product fro bluejeansronald.