Today I BOUGHT

[G0lddigg@]

When i say its near new it's still square front and back and its 2 inches longer than any iv3 seen. Mostly they ended up sharpened to a point but this miner mustn't have done much work

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Hmmm, again with the axe type profile, I would have thought a straight shaft better for strength, and also if you wanna use the blunt end.

Thanks heaps for the info mate.

http://www.krugers.com.au/pick1.html

Will be in contact with them monday, hopefully they've got something close.

 

[Chewy]

Very nice PICK up Gd. :lol:

 

[TheFossickingKid]

Looks like my one

 

[Westaus]

Love the stories and photos of the old picks. A little bit more information for those playing at home.

The thin style of hammer/pick combos are called escutcheon hammers The are designed to chip an area and leave the surrounding area undamaged, hence "escutcheon" you also see these with teeth inserts at hardware stores. These are the older variations.

Edit - Modern version, they are called scutch hammers these day, probably because no one could remember or spell escutcheon http://www.bunnings.com.au/trojan-38mm-single-slot-scutch-hammer_p5560174

As for the Pelican pick this is different again, it has a curved base with a larger hollow near the rounded end. These are great for moving a lot of material and I am surprised I have not seen anyone using them? We used to sell hundreds of these years ago. https://www.blackwoods.com.au/part/09798711/pick-pelican-cw-handle-115kg

The adze handle mentioned looks close as well http://www.bunnings.com.au/810mm-hardwood-replacement-adze-handle-_p3360754

Great find on the old hammers and picks good to see someone is going to look after them and not be lost to rust away.

 

[MJB]

Ha ha...

Nice find GD, looks really nice mate.

Cheers for the other one too...My mate the chippy will sort out a good handle from spotted gum no probs. Have you got an old photo of an original one so we can get the profile right?

 

[G0lddigg@]

Thanks for the info westaus.

MJB the maker is hytest if you google it you will see a plethora of amazing engineering over many years. Around here they are known as a ballarat pick as the only miners who didnt seem to use them were the Cornish who cane with their own style of tools. Heres an earlier one with an extra bit of support at the back of the handle. I reckon this is what the handles would have looked like in their hay day.

 

[Gravity]

Today I thought it would be fun to try and attach my new GoPro Hero 4 to the shaft of the ATXThe harness works ok but the image is to shaky especially when digging a hole and the camera gets in the way, this way I can just gut the detector down and watch myself digging. I've still to try it out in the field but so far it looks promising.

 

[MJB]

Thanks for the info westaus.

MJB the maker is hytest if you google it you will see a plethora of amazing engineering over many years. Around here they are known as a ballarat pick as the only miners who didnt seem to use them were the Cornish who cane with their own style of tools. Heres an earlier one with an extra bit of support at the back of the handle. I reckon this is what the handles would have looked like in their hay day.

http://www.roycroftauctions.com/files/cache/2b16bc90f7fbe214e1552d13a903b6dd.JPG

Thanks for that GD, I will have a look and get a design going

 

[MJB]

These 2 look great and original.....handles appear a little straighter than an axe.

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Yead, that's more the profile I had in me noggin, though an axe's palm swell is a good idea too.

 

[dwt]

Love the stories and photos of the old picks. A little bit more information for those playing at home.

The thin style of hammer/pick combos are called escutcheon hammers The are designed to chip an area and leave the surrounding area undamaged, hence "escutcheon" you also see these with teeth inserts at hardware stores. These are the older variations.

Edit - Modern version, they are called scutch hammers these day, probably because no one could remember or spell escutcheon http://www.bunnings.com.au/trojan-38mm-single-slot-scutch-hammer_p5560174

As for the Pelican pick this is different again, it has a curved base with a larger hollow near the rounded end. These are great for moving a lot of material and I am surprised I have not seen anyone using them? We used to sell hundreds of these years ago. https://www.blackwoods.com.au/part/09798711/pick-pelican-cw-handle-115kg

The adze handle mentioned looks close as well http://www.bunnings.com.au/810mm-hardwood-replacement-adze-handle-_p3360754

Great find on the old hammers and picks good to see someone is going to look after them and not be lost to rust away.

Love the pelican pics Westaus, don't care to much for the straight handle ones, got a few timber ones in the shed though

 

[TheSilentBugler]

SDC2300

came with a X-Terra 305

In the doghouse, thought the promise of shiny things helped.

Now, I need some shiny things, where's mrgold with his treasure maps.

 

[SCROUNGER]

Cool TSB, welcome to the sdc club, and the doghouse :lol: :lol:

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Cheers.

Haven't fire up yet and already a complaint.

Headphone socket, what the hell is wrong with a phono plug?

Only been standard for a gazillion years, we're not even talking stereo signal here, you need 2 connections, not some onholy 6 pin connector.

/rant

 

[walshie1000]

Yeah what a wank. Then you have to buy an adapter lead to run other headphones or external audio.

 

[Jaros]

Those small stereo plugs don't have the durability of the old phone plugs. They were around in my early PMG days having the connections titled : Tip, Ring Sleeve. Very rarely failed.
Jaros

 

[TheSilentBugler]

humbug

 

[Keano]

Gotta remember the water proofing component to mate. That may determine what is required!

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Nah, dont buy that, easier to waterproof a phono plug I reackon.

But yeah, maybe I'm too cynical.