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Recent content by thedeserttortoise

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    Here's that G1 in action..

    I went ahead and shortened the original video to give you guy's and gal's some idea of how this G1 works.... enjoy. PS> I know that I look like a plumber in some of the shots.... my shorts were slipping down and I didn't know... Tortoise PS> What's really cool is the speed that you can feed...
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    Back in the gold fields..

    Hi all. It's been awhile. I haven't been using my MD's much other than to check my tailing pile on my sluice's. I just bought a new sluice and have finished running some material through it. It's a G1 and I really like it. I put a link to a video of it working too (sorry, just a setup vid...
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    Dr. Mossman Responds With Details Of His Colonial Coin Research

    I wrote Dr. Mossman and it seems that you can keep your information as private as you wish when reporting a colonial coin find. I encourage you guys to lend a hand if you can. My friend was involved in the Richard A Fox study of the Little Bighorn and speaks highly of the detectorists that...
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    Custer's Last Stand......

    I just finished reading about the archaeologist Richard Fox who was instrumental in rewriting the history of Custer's last stand. He used approx. 60 volunteers with metal detectors to map primarily the firearms artifacts and to scrutinize those in a forensic manner to determine the eb and flow...
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    Cooperating in a study like this bids well for our hobby.

    I just discovered this on the Minelab site. The following link is to a professor at Notre Dame I believe. Its voluntary actions such as the sharing of data that will help to legitimizes our hobby both now and in the future. Please consider sharing your colonial coin information with this...
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    Is the output power to the search coil the same as....

    I really like my Xtera 70 and have been using it for prospecting. What I am wondering is since the Whites, Fisher, and Tesoro all use 8 size AA batteries are they producing a deeper penetrating detector? Does this higher operating voltage equate to a higher power coil and transmitter? Any of...
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    Test Driving My New GoldQuest SS

    Bought a used GQ SS from Mr Bill and just started playing with it yesterday. Went out to the gold fields yesterday and forgot my camera. I found about the same amount of stuff as I found today (these are todays finds from a different location which I've pictured too). I haven't had a lot of...
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    Will an Explorer ll lower shaft fit an Etrac upper?

    Never had an Explorer and I see the shafts and coils for sale. Just wondering if their compatible.
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    My FBS Etrac or my Xtera at 18.75 kHz for gold nuggets?

    Can anyone recommend which machine would serve me better for hunting gold nuggets exclusively? Is the FBS technology superior to the single frequency for detecting nuggets? I notice on a few dealer sites that they recommend the GPX machines first, the Eureka second, and the Xterra 70 last...
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    Any Idea What This Button Is?

    Just dug this today. I believe soldiers were at this site in 1880 and again in 1916. I was wondering if any one has an idea as to what branch it belongs and what era they used it. Thanks for the help...PS found in a desert ghost town in southwestern New Mexico
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    Should your threshold stay constant?

    I was working the worst sight imaginable today. I started in auto coin. This place has so much iron and steel in it that without exaggerating I would guess that there's some kind of junk metal every 3 or 4 sq. inches. My threshold was constantly void due to the masking. I would still get...
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