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    Securing your coil cable

    Here's a great new way to secure the coil cable to your detector. First, get rid of the Velcro loops and replace them with 1\8 inch stretch paracord, also known as shock cord. Cut to about 10 inches, form a loop and tie a knot as pictured. Make three of these shock cord loops, unwrap the coil...
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    Tesoro Tejon settings for deep coins

    I know some people want to claim that their machine is somehow the deepest or best, I’m not that person. What I will show you is how you how to set your Tejon up to hit 15” quarters and 12” dimes. This demonstration is done with in ground clad coins from my test garden. The 4 and 6 inch coins...
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    F75 My first display machine ever

    Just got my first two hours on the F75 gold model Fisher put out for under $600. I'm a long term Tesoro user with my primary machine being a Tejon. I am impressed with the F75, the weight and balance of the machine is good, depth in discrimination mode is every bit as good as my Tejon, but the...
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    Ghost stories at the scout camp

    As an adult boy scout leader I have the opportunity to metal detect various scout camps. I have an Ace 250, Lesche tool, and a Propointer II just for the boys to use (I use a Tejon). Each boy must ask the camp director for permission first and then I show them how to use the detector and how...
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    Tesoro Tejon on 15 inch quarter and 12 inch dime

    I know some people want to claim that their machine is somehow the deepest or best, I’m not that person. What I will show you is how you how to set your Tejon up to hit 15” quarters and 12” dimes. This demonstration is done with in ground clad coins from my test garden. The 4 and 6 inch coins...
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    War nickels...I can't figure em out

    It's not your machine. I hit a 43 war nickel last week with an analog machine (Tesoro Tejon) that came in below a modern nickel, between foil and nickel to be exact. I dug it because it just sounded good, like a small ring. Was surprised to see a bright silver nickel.
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    Anyone know about horseshoes?

    I've found my share of horse shoes before, but I have never seen one like this. It is made out of a light weight silver colored metal, probably aluminum, with a leather pad glued to the back. Anyone ever heard of an aluminum horseshoe?
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    Unusual beer can

    I came accross this beer can today while detecting in the woods. When I picked it up I thought it was just another 70s era ring pull can, but when I turned it over I noticed there is a modern bar code printed on it. I've never seen an old ring pull can with a bar code on it. I scaned the bar...
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    Wide scan ground balance issue

    Anyone have issues ground balancing the 10x12 wide scan coil? On my Tejon it appears to GB fine but move a few feet away and I find I have to turn the GB knob up to one full turn to bring it back into GB. On the stock concentric coil and the 5.75 concentric it takes only 1/8 to 1/4 turn of the...
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    Three hours at a Boy Scout Camp

    I just got back from a weekend camp out with The Boy Scouts. We went to a camp I've never been to before. The typical "80 year old scout camp camp" which most of the time means hunted out, you'll fine newer clad nothing more. This one surprised me with two wheat pennies in the first hole...
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    Don't try this

    I found a crusty Indian penny a few days ago, 1898, not worth much, so I tried to clean it up a little using my small cheap ultrasonic cleaner. I usually use warm water and a little Dawn dish soap then a soft tooth brush but this coin didn't clean up. I then added a small amount of CLR...
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    Why I haven't been out detecting much

    It's Perch season here on the south shore of Lake Erie.
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    Predictions for the future...

    In 10 years detector manufactures will develop new discrimination technology that uses something other than conductivity to choose targets. With this new technology we will be able to discriminate gold rings and gold coins from aluminum junk. In 9 years all parks, schools, and public land...
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    Tried something different

    After a couple of hours without a decent find I decided to try something different. I dug targets based only on how they sound as they discriminate out and discriminate back in again. I ignored what the dial showed when they discriminated out and in. I read that Tesoro machines tend to disc...
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    A landscaper

    Believe it or not, the technique of
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    Winter ground heaving

    The picture shows classic winter ground heaving. The raised area with snow on top is five inches higher than the ground in front of it. This ground returned to level a few days after this picture was taken. Any object in the ground is subject to being moved up or down by this phenomena. It...
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    Why I like Tesoro the best

    Last fall I took my son
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    The taps are in, sap is flowing, spring is near!

    It's maple sugaring time again in northern Ohio. Time to collect the maple sap from the trees to make maple syrup. Now I can talk about "sweet nectar coming from the hole".
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    Opinions...What is the best "bang for my buck"?

    Back in September MarkCZ posted a chart of how a Tejon responds to a small 14K necklace. I found it to be spot on when I tried it with my Tejon except I don't have a 5 3/4" Wide scan coil. When I priced one out with a lower rod it came to within $30 or so of a new Compadre. Your opinion...
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    Manufacturers mark on silver bar

    I found this silver bar in the late 1970s using a Whites TR Discriminator (sold under the Sears Ted Williams name). It was found in an old barn foundation in an area that was being cleared for a housing development. The area was rumored to have been used by the underground railroad to smuggle...
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